Ground beef vs. Lamb shoulder — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between ground beef and lamb shoulder

Ground beef has more vitamin B6 and zinc, while lamb shoulder has more vitamin B3, selenium, vitamin B2, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat.
Lamb shoulder's daily need coverage for vitamin B3 is 16% higher.
Lamb shoulder contains 3 times less vitamin B6 than ground beef. Ground beef contains 0.311mg of vitamin B6, while lamb shoulder contains 0.12mg.
The amount of saturated fat in ground beef is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are Beef, ground, 70% lean meat / 30% fat, loaf, cooked, baked 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.

Ground beef

Lamb shoulder

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+83.3%
Contains more IronIron	+11.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+30.4%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+35.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+43%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+10.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-11%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+133.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+33%

~equal in Potassium ~259mg

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.

Ground beef

Lamb shoulder

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+159.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+16.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+76.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+46.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+65.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+38.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+185.7%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~2.55µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B3	4.026mg	6.66mg	16%
Vitamin B6	0.311mg	0.12mg	15%
Choline	73.2mg		13%
Zinc	5.84mg	4.48mg	12%
Saturated fat	6.073g	8.74g	12%
Selenium	19.1µg	25.4µg	11%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.408g	1.61g	8%
Fats	15.37g	20.24g	7%
Vitamin B2	0.171mg	0.25mg	6%
Vitamin B5	0.512mg	0.71mg	4%
Copper	0.079mg	0.113mg	4%
Iron	2.27mg	2.03mg	3%
Protein	23.87g	22.53g	3%
Folate	7µg	20µg	3%
Vitamin B1	0.051mg	0.09mg	3%
Vitamin K	2.9µg		2%
Vitamin B12	2.49µg	2.55µg	2%
Monounsaturated fat	7.322g	8.3g	2%
Calories	241kcal	279kcal	2%
Phosphorus	166mg	183mg	2%
Calcium	33mg	18mg	2%
Manganese	0.009mg	0.021mg	1%
Magnesium	17mg	23mg	1%
Cholesterol	88mg	92mg	1%
Potassium	241mg	259mg	1%
Vitamin D	2IU		0%
Sodium	73mg	65mg	0%
Vitamin A	3µg	0µg	0%
Vitamin E	0.12mg	0.14mg	0%
Trans fat	1.173g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.121mg	0.263mg	0%
Threonine	0.923mg	0.964mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.055mg	1.087mg	0%
Leucine	1.861mg	1.753mg	0%
Lysine	1.976mg	1.99mg	0%
Methionine	0.614mg	0.578mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.931mg	0.917mg	0%
Valine	1.172mg	1.216mg	0%
Histidine	0.775mg	0.714mg	0%
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.008g		N/A