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Chicken thigh vs. Lamb — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are chicken thigh and lamb different?

  • Chicken thigh is higher in vitamin B6, vitamin B5, and polyunsaturated fat; however, lamb is richer in vitamin B12, zinc, selenium, iron, and monounsaturated fat.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for lamb is 93% higher.
  • Chicken thigh contains 3 times more vitamin B6 than lamb. While chicken thigh contains 0.38mg of vitamin B6, lamb contains only 0.13mg.
  • Chicken thigh has less saturated fat.

Chicken, broilers or fryers, thigh, meat only, cooked, fried and Lamb, domestic, composite of trimmed retail cuts, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked are the varieties used in this article.

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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 19% 3.9% 23% 55% 30% 76% 85% 12% 3.5% 112%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 5.1% 27% 71% 40% 122% 81% 9.4% 2.9% 144%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +13%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +22.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +30.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +19.7%
Contains more IronIron +28.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +32.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +59.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -24.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +28.8%
~equal in Phosphorus ~188mg

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% 0% 0% 3% 22% 59% 134% 77% 88% 41% 0% 6.8% 0%
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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% 2.8% 1.5% 25% 58% 125% 40% 30% 319% 12% 14% 51%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +100%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +94.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +192.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +13.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +672.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +100%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.25mg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~6.66mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chicken thigh Lamb DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.33µg 2.55µg 93%
Saturated fat 2.78g 8.83g 28%
Vitamin B6 0.38mg 0.13mg 19%
Choline 93.7mg 17%
Fats 10.3g 20.94g 16%
Zinc 2.79mg 4.46mg 15%
Monounsaturated fat 3.82g 8.82g 13%
Vitamin B5 1.285mg 0.66mg 13%
Selenium 20.5µg 26.4µg 11%
Protein 28.18g 24.52g 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.43g 1.51g 6%
Iron 1.46mg 1.88mg 5%
Calories 218kcal 294kcal 4%
Vitamin K 4.6µg 4%
Vitamin B3 7.12mg 6.66mg 3%
Copper 0.09mg 0.119mg 3%
Phosphorus 199mg 188mg 2%
Potassium 259mg 310mg 2%
Cholesterol 102mg 97mg 2%
Folate 9µg 18µg 2%
Vitamin E 0.14mg 1%
Vitamin D 8IU 2IU 1%
Sodium 95mg 72mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.088mg 0.1mg 1%
Vitamin D 0.2µg 0.1µg 1%
Magnesium 26mg 23mg 1%
Net carbs 1.18g 0g N/A
Carbs 1.18g 0g 0%
Calcium 13mg 17mg 0%
Manganese 0.027mg 0.022mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.255mg 0.25mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.329mg 0.287mg 0%
Threonine 1.188mg 1.05mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.486mg 1.183mg 0%
Leucine 2.115mg 1.908mg 0%
Lysine 2.384mg 2.166mg 0%
Methionine 0.778mg 0.629mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.121mg 0.998mg 0%
Valine 1.397mg 1.323mg 0%
Histidine 0.874mg 0.777mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.01g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.05g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.03g 0g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
28% 10% 59%
Protein: 28.18 g
Fats: 10.3 g
Carbs: 1.18 g
Water: 59.31 g
Other: 1.03 g
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25% 21% 54%
Protein: 24.52 g
Fats: 20.94 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 53.72 g
Other: 0.82 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +14.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +25.6%
Contains more FatsFats +103.3%
~equal in Water ~53.72g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
31% 42% 27%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.78 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.82 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.43 g
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46% 46% 8%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 8.83 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.82 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.51 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -68.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +60.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +130.9%

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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 thigh - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172387/nutrients
  2. Lamb - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172480/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.