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

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Important differences between ground turkey and lamb shoulder

Ground turkey has more vitamin B6, vitamin B3, protein, selenium, phosphorus, and vitamin B5; however, lamb shoulder has more vitamin B12, fats, and zinc.
Lamb shoulder's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 50% more.
Ground turkey has 5 times more vitamin B6 than lamb shoulder. Ground turkey has 0.633mg of vitamin B6, while lamb shoulder has 0.12mg.
Ground turkey is lower in saturated fat.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Ground turkey, cooked and Lamb, domestic, shoulder, arm, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked, roasted.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Ground turkey

Lamb shoulder

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+30.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+55.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+13.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+33.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+38.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+22.4%

Contains more IronIron	+33.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+44.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-16.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+90.9%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Ground turkey

Lamb shoulder

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+31%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+68%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+427.5%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+27.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+16.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+18.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+90.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+185.7%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	1.34µg	2.55µg	50%
Vitamin B6	0.633mg	0.12mg	39%
Saturated fat	2.669g	8.74g	28%
Fats	10.4g	20.24g	15%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	2.508g		15%
Choline	78.2mg		14%
Vitamin B3	8.724mg	6.66mg	13%
Zinc	3.11mg	4.48mg	12%
Monounsaturated fat	3.458g	8.3g	12%
Protein	27.37g	22.53g	10%
Phosphorus	254mg	183mg	10%
Selenium	31.1µg	25.4µg	10%
Vitamin B5	1.193mg	0.71mg	10%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.917g	1.61g	9%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.136g		9%
Iron	1.52mg	2.03mg	6%
Calories	203kcal	279kcal	4%
Copper	0.151mg	0.113mg	4%
Vitamin A	24µg	0µg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.211mg	0.25mg	3%
Folate	7µg	20µg	3%
Magnesium	30mg	23mg	2%
Vitamin D*	8 IU		1%
Vitamin D	0.2µg		1%
Calcium	28mg	18mg	1%
Potassium	294mg	259mg	1%
Sodium	78mg	65mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.077mg	0.09mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	13g	8.1g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	74kcal	124kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	49g	36g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.4	1.1	N/A
Cholesterol	93mg	92mg	0%
Vitamin E	0.11mg	0.14mg	0%
Manganese	0.011mg	0.021mg	0%
Trans fat	0.134g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.312mg	0.263mg	0%
Threonine	1.258mg	0.964mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.227mg	1.087mg	0%
Leucine	2.262mg	1.753mg	0%
Lysine	2.452mg	1.99mg	0%
Methionine	0.806mg	0.578mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.068mg	0.917mg	0%
Valine	1.27mg	1.216mg	0%
Histidine	0.811mg	0.714mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.01g		N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.009g		N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.012g		N/A
Omega-3 (Eicosatrienoic acid)	0.001g		N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)	0.008g		N/A
Omega-6 (Dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid)	0.011g		N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)	0.019g		N/A