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.
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.
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% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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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
Protein:
14.07 g
Fats:
26.24 g
Carbs:
0 g
Water:
59.99 g
Other:
0 g
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
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
7.27 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
10.55 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
5.68 g
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