Chicken neck vs. Pork shoulder — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between chicken neck and pork shoulder

Chicken neck has more iron; however, pork shoulder has more vitamin B1, selenium, vitamin B12, vitamin B6, phosphorus, zinc, and vitamin B2.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B1 for pork shoulder is 60% higher.
Pork shoulder has 2 times less iron than chicken neck. Chicken neck has 1.9mg of iron, while pork shoulder has 1.05mg.
Pork shoulder is lower in cholesterol.

Food types used in this article are Chicken, broilers or fryers, neck, meat, and skin, raw and Pork, fresh, shoulder, whole, separable lean, and fat, 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.

Chicken neck

Pork shoulder

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+20%
Contains more IronIron	+81%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+200%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+38.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+120.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+45.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+62.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+112.5%

~equal in Copper ~0.084mg

~equal in Sodium ~65mg

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.

Chicken neck

Pork shoulder

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+3150%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+57.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+18.2%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1531.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+44%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+104.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+184.6%

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~3.833mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

~equal in Folate ~5µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B1	0.047mg	0.767mg	60%
Polyunsaturated fat	5.68g	1.92g	25%
Selenium	12µg	25.5µg	25%
Vitamin B12	0.26µg	0.74µg	20%
Vitamin B6	0.17mg	0.348mg	14%
Fats	26.24g	17.99g	13%
Choline		60.6mg	11%
Iron	1.9mg	1.05mg	11%
Phosphorus	112mg	182mg	10%
Cholesterol	99mg	71mg	9%
Vitamin D		70IU	9%
Vitamin D		1.7µg	9%
Zinc	1.86mg	2.7mg	8%
Vitamin A	65µg	2µg	7%
Vitamin B2	0.191mg	0.275mg	6%
Protein	14.07g	17.18g	6%
Monounsaturated fat	10.55g	8.01g	6%
Potassium	137mg	302mg	5%
Saturated fat	7.27g	6.24g	5%
Vitamin B5	0.85mg	0.719mg	3%
Calories	297kcal	236kcal	3%
Vitamin B3	3.608mg	3.833mg	1%
Manganese	0.033mg	0.011mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.3mg	0.19mg	1%
Magnesium	13mg	18mg	1%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.7mg	1%
Calcium	18mg	15mg	0%
Copper	0.08mg	0.084mg	0%
Sodium	64mg	65mg	0%
Folate	5µg	5µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.137mg	0.208mg	0%
Threonine	0.545mg	0.768mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.588mg	0.781mg	0%
Leucine	0.933mg	1.36mg	0%
Lysine	1.005mg	1.531mg	0%
Methionine	0.332mg	0.441mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.514mg	0.681mg	0%
Valine	0.641mg	0.921mg	0%
Histidine	0.348mg	0.656mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.02g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.06g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.03g	0g	N/A