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Chicken neck vs. Lamb leg — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between chicken neck and lamb leg

  • Chicken neck has more monounsaturated fat; however, lamb leg is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin B3, selenium, zinc, phosphorus, and vitamin B1.
  • Lamb leg covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 93% more than chicken neck.
  • Lamb leg contains 2 times less monounsaturated fat than chicken neck. Chicken neck contains 10.55g of monounsaturated fat, while lamb leg contains 7g.
  • Lamb leg has less cholesterol.

Food varieties used in this article are Chicken, broilers or fryers, neck, meat, and skin, raw and Lamb, domestic, leg, whole (shank and sirloin), separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, raw.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 9.3% 5.4% 12% 71% 27% 51% 48% 8.3% 4.3% 65%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 2.7% 22% 62% 38% 91% 73% 7.3% 2.6% 113%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +100%
Contains more IronIron +14.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +65%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +76.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +81.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +41.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +78.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +51.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -12.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +72.5%

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 22% 6% 0% 12% 44% 68% 51% 39% 33% 0% 3.8% 0%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 4.2% 0% 33% 53% 117% 41% 35% 313% 0% 14% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +42.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +23.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +13.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +176.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +20.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +73.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +861.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +280%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chicken neck Lamb leg DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.26µg 2.5µg 93%
Polyunsaturated fat 5.68g 1.35g 29%
Vitamin B3 3.608mg 6.26mg 17%
Selenium 12µg 20.7µg 16%
Fats 26.24g 17.07g 14%
Zinc 1.86mg 3.32mg 13%
Cholesterol 99mg 69mg 10%
Monounsaturated fat 10.55g 7g 9%
Phosphorus 112mg 170mg 8%
Protein 14.07g 17.91g 8%
Vitamin B1 0.047mg 0.13mg 7%
Vitamin A 65µg 0µg 7%
Folate 5µg 19µg 4%
Copper 0.08mg 0.113mg 4%
Calories 297kcal 230kcal 3%
Vitamin B2 0.191mg 0.23mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.85mg 0.69mg 3%
Iron 1.9mg 1.66mg 3%
Potassium 137mg 249mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.17mg 0.15mg 2%
Magnesium 13mg 23mg 2%
Manganese 0.033mg 0.02mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.3mg 0.21mg 1%
Saturated fat 7.27g 7.43g 1%
Calcium 18mg 9mg 1%
Sodium 64mg 56mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.137mg 0.209mg 0%
Threonine 0.545mg 0.767mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.588mg 0.864mg 0%
Leucine 0.933mg 1.393mg 0%
Lysine 1.005mg 1.582mg 0%
Methionine 0.332mg 0.46mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.514mg 0.729mg 0%
Valine 0.641mg 0.967mg 0%
Histidine 0.348mg 0.567mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.02g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.06g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.03g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
14% 26% 60%
Protein: 14.07 g
Fats: 26.24 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 59.99 g
Other: 0 g
18% 17% 64%
Protein: 17.91 g
Fats: 17.07 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 64.32 g
Other: 0.7 g
Contains more FatsFats +53.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +27.3%
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Water ~64.32g
~equal in Other ~0.7g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
31% 45% 24%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 7.27 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 10.55 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 5.68 g
47% 44% 9%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 7.43 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.35 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +50.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +320.7%
~equal in Saturated fat ~7.43g

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Chicken neck - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172382/nutrients
  2. Lamb leg - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174311/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.