Chuck steak vs. Lamb shoulder — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between chuck steak and lamb shoulder?

Chuck steak is richer in zinc, vitamin B12, vitamin B6, iron, and monounsaturated fat, yet lamb shoulder is richer in vitamin B3 and polyunsaturated fat.
Chuck steak's daily need coverage for zinc is 38% higher.
Chuck steak has 3 times more vitamin B6 than lamb shoulder. Chuck steak has 0.373mg of vitamin B6, while lamb shoulder has 0.12mg.

We used Beef, chuck eye steak, boneless, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, grilled and Lamb, domestic, shoulder, arm, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked, roasted types in this comparison.

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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.

Chuck steak

Lamb shoulder

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+25.5%
Contains more IronIron	+20.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+93.8%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+12.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+46.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+75%

~equal in Magnesium ~23mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~183mg

~equal in Sodium ~65mg

~equal in Selenium ~25.4µg

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.

Chuck steak

Lamb shoulder

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+210.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+18.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+40%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+36.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+30.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+42.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+233.3%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.71mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Zinc	8.68mg	4.48mg	38%
Vitamin B12	3.03µg	2.55µg	20%
Vitamin B6	0.373mg	0.12mg	19%
Choline	79mg		14%
Vitamin B3	4.663mg	6.66mg	12%
Iron	2.45mg	2.03mg	5%
Vitamin B2	0.191mg	0.25mg	5%
Protein	24.98g	22.53g	5%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.81g	1.61g	5%
Copper	0.077mg	0.113mg	4%
Folate	6µg	20µg	4%
Selenium	27.5µg	25.4µg	4%
Monounsaturated fat	9.457g	8.3g	3%
Potassium	325mg	259mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.066mg	0.09mg	2%
Cholesterol	87mg	92mg	2%
Vitamin D	5IU		1%
Vitamin A	7µg	0µg	1%
Vitamin D	0.1µg		1%
Vitamin K	1.6µg		1%
Fats	19.64g	20.24g	1%
Vitamin B5	0.752mg	0.71mg	1%
Phosphorus	193mg	183mg	1%
Calories	277kcal	279kcal	0%
Magnesium	22mg	23mg	0%
Calcium	16mg	18mg	0%
Sodium	71mg	65mg	0%
Vitamin E	0.1mg	0.14mg	0%
Manganese	0.012mg	0.021mg	0%
Trans fat	1.287g		N/A
Saturated fat	8.66g	8.74g	0%
Tryptophan	0.281mg	0.263mg	0%
Threonine	1.099mg	0.964mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.062mg	1.087mg	0%
Leucine	2.009mg	1.753mg	0%
Lysine	2.184mg	1.99mg	0%
Methionine	0.709mg	0.578mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.951mg	0.917mg	0%
Valine	1.129mg	1.216mg	0%
Histidine	0.809mg	0.714mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.001g		N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.041g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.004g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.006g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.619g		N/A