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

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What are the differences between chicken thigh and pork shoulder?

Chicken thigh is higher in vitamin B3, vitamin B5, and iron, yet pork shoulder is higher in vitamin B1, vitamin B12, vitamin D, and selenium.
Pork shoulder's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 57% more.
Chicken thigh has 2 times more vitamin B3 than pork shoulder. While chicken thigh has 7.12mg of vitamin B3, pork shoulder has only 3.833mg.
The amount of cholesterol in pork shoulder is lower.

We used Chicken, broilers or fryers, thigh, meat only, cooked, fried and Pork, fresh, shoulder, whole, separable lean, and fat, raw types 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.

Chicken thigh

Pork shoulder

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+44.4%
Contains more IronIron	+39%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+145.5%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+15.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+16.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-31.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+24.4%

~equal in Copper ~0.084mg

~equal in Zinc ~2.7mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~182mg

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

Pork shoulder

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+85.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+78.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+80%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+750%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+771.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+124.2%

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.275mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.348mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B1	0.088mg	0.767mg	57%
Protein	28.18g	17.18g	22%
Vitamin B3	7.12mg	3.833mg	21%
Vitamin B12	0.33µg	0.74µg	17%
Saturated fat	2.78g	6.24g	16%
Fats	10.3g	17.99g	12%
Vitamin B5	1.285mg	0.719mg	11%
Choline		60.6mg	11%
Monounsaturated fat	3.82g	8.01g	10%
Cholesterol	102mg	71mg	10%
Selenium	20.5µg	25.5µg	9%
Vitamin D	8IU	70IU	8%
Vitamin D	0.2µg	1.7µg	8%
Iron	1.46mg	1.05mg	5%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.43g	1.92g	3%
Vitamin B2	0.255mg	0.275mg	2%
Phosphorus	199mg	182mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.38mg	0.348mg	2%
Magnesium	26mg	18mg	2%
Folate	9µg	5µg	1%
Calories	218kcal	236kcal	1%
Manganese	0.027mg	0.011mg	1%
Vitamin E		0.19mg	1%
Sodium	95mg	65mg	1%
Zinc	2.79mg	2.7mg	1%
Copper	0.09mg	0.084mg	1%
Potassium	259mg	302mg	1%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.7mg	1%
Carbs	1.18g	0g	0%
Net carbs	1.18g	0g	N/A
Calcium	13mg	15mg	0%
Vitamin A		2µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.329mg	0.208mg	0%
Threonine	1.188mg	0.768mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.486mg	0.781mg	0%
Leucine	2.115mg	1.36mg	0%
Lysine	2.384mg	1.531mg	0%
Methionine	0.778mg	0.441mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.121mg	0.681mg	0%
Valine	1.397mg	0.921mg	0%
Histidine	0.874mg	0.656mg	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