Deer meat vs. Lamb shoulder — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between deer meat and lamb shoulder

Deer meat has more vitamin B12, vitamin B6, iron, vitamin B2, phosphorus, copper, vitamin B1, and vitamin B3; however, lamb shoulder is higher in selenium.
Deer meat covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 45% more than lamb shoulder.
Deer meat has 5 times more vitamin B6 than lamb shoulder. While deer meat has 0.614mg of vitamin B6, lamb shoulder has only 0.12mg.
Deer meat has less saturated fat.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Game meat, deer, tenderloin, separable lean, only, cooked, broiled 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.

Deer meat

Lamb shoulder

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+43.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+67.6%
Contains more IronIron	+109.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+124.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+63.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-12.3%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+260%
Contains more ZincZinc	+12.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+130.9%

~equal in Manganese ~0.021mg

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.

Deer meat

Lamb shoulder

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+342.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+188.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+125.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+31.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+20.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+411.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+42%

Contains more FolateFolate

+122.2%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	3.62µg	2.55µg	45%
Vitamin B6	0.614mg	0.12mg	38%
Saturated fat	1.142g	8.74g	35%
Fats	2.35g	20.24g	28%
Iron	4.25mg	2.03mg	28%
Selenium	11µg	25.4µg	26%
Vitamin B2	0.563mg	0.25mg	24%
Monounsaturated fat	0.554g	8.3g	19%
Phosphorus	299mg	183mg	17%
Copper	0.254mg	0.113mg	16%
Protein	29.9g	22.53g	15%
Vitamin B1	0.26mg	0.09mg	14%
Vitamin B3	8.78mg	6.66mg	13%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.127g	1.61g	10%
Calories	149kcal	279kcal	7%
Potassium	434mg	259mg	5%
Zinc	3.99mg	4.48mg	4%
Vitamin E	0.62mg	0.14mg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.856mg	0.71mg	3%
Folate	9µg	20µg	3%
Magnesium	33mg	23mg	2%
Calcium	5mg	18mg	1%
Cholesterol	88mg	92mg	1%
Sodium	57mg	65mg	0%
Manganese	0.022mg	0.021mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.266mg	0.263mg	0%
Threonine	1.133mg	0.964mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.287mg	1.087mg	0%
Leucine	2.28mg	1.753mg	0%
Lysine	2.434mg	1.99mg	0%
Methionine	0.7mg	0.578mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.133mg	0.917mg	0%
Valine	1.455mg	1.216mg	0%
Histidine	0.895mg	0.714mg	0%
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.001g		N/A