Chicken thigh vs. Lamb shoulder — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between chicken thigh and lamb shoulder

Chicken thigh has more vitamin B6, vitamin B5, and polyunsaturated fat; however, lamb shoulder is higher in vitamin B12, zinc, selenium, iron, and monounsaturated fat.
Lamb shoulder covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 93% more than chicken thigh.
Chicken thigh has 3 times more vitamin B6 than lamb shoulder. While chicken thigh has 0.38mg of vitamin B6, lamb shoulder has only 0.12mg.
Chicken thigh has less saturated fat.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Chicken, broilers or fryers, thigh, meat only, cooked, fried and Lamb, domestic, shoulder, arm, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked, roasted.

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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 thigh

Lamb shoulder

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+13%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+28.6%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+38.5%
Contains more IronIron	+39%
Contains more CopperCopper	+25.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+60.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-31.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+23.9%

~equal in Potassium ~259mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~183mg

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 thigh

Lamb shoulder

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+81%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+216.7%

Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+672.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+122.2%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.09mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.25mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~6.66mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.33µg	2.55µg	93%
Saturated fat	2.78g	8.74g	27%
Vitamin B6	0.38mg	0.12mg	20%
Fats	10.3g	20.24g	15%
Zinc	2.79mg	4.48mg	15%
Vitamin B5	1.285mg	0.71mg	12%
Monounsaturated fat	3.82g	8.3g	11%
Protein	28.18g	22.53g	11%
Selenium	20.5µg	25.4µg	9%
Iron	1.46mg	2.03mg	7%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.43g	1.61g	5%
Folate	9µg	20µg	3%
Vitamin B3	7.12mg	6.66mg	3%
Calories	218kcal	279kcal	3%
Cholesterol	102mg	92mg	3%
Copper	0.09mg	0.113mg	3%
Phosphorus	199mg	183mg	2%
Vitamin E		0.14mg	1%
Vitamin D	0.2µg		1%
Calcium	13mg	18mg	1%
Magnesium	26mg	23mg	1%
Vitamin D	8IU		1%
Sodium	95mg	65mg	1%
Carbs	1.18g	0g	0%
Net carbs	1.18g	0g	N/A
Potassium	259mg	259mg	0%
Manganese	0.027mg	0.021mg	0%
Vitamin B1	0.088mg	0.09mg	0%
Vitamin B2	0.255mg	0.25mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.329mg	0.263mg	0%
Threonine	1.188mg	0.964mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.486mg	1.087mg	0%
Leucine	2.115mg	1.753mg	0%
Lysine	2.384mg	1.99mg	0%
Methionine	0.778mg	0.578mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.121mg	0.917mg	0%
Valine	1.397mg	1.216mg	0%
Histidine	0.874mg	0.714mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.01g		N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.05g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.03g		N/A