Grouse vs. Lamb shoulder — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are grouse and lamb shoulder different?

Grouse is higher in vitamin B6, vitamin B3, vitamin B12, and phosphorus; however, lamb shoulder is richer in zinc, iron, and copper.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B6 for grouse is 89% higher.
Grouse contains 5 times more vitamin E than lamb shoulder. While grouse contains 0.73mg of vitamin E, lamb shoulder contains only 0.14mg.
Grouse has less cholesterol.

Ruffed Grouse, breast meat, skinless, raw and Lamb, domestic, shoulder, arm, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked, roasted are the varieties used 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.

Grouse

Lamb shoulder

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+39.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+20.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+25.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-23.1%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+260%
Contains more IronIron	+250%
Contains more CopperCopper	+94.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+778.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+31.3%

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.

Grouse

Lamb shoulder

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+421.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+12%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+74.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+962.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+13.7%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1

+114.3%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B6	1.275mg	0.12mg	89%
Selenium		25.4µg	46%
Saturated fat	0.13g	8.74g	39%
Zinc	0.51mg	4.48mg	36%
Vitamin B3	11.6mg	6.66mg	31%
Fats	0.88g	20.24g	30%
Monounsaturated fat	0.042g	8.3g	21%
Iron	0.58mg	2.03mg	18%
Cholesterol	40mg	92mg	17%
Vitamin B12	2.9µg	2.55µg	15%
Vitamin B5		0.71mg	14%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.132g	1.61g	10%
Calories	112kcal	279kcal	8%
Protein	25.94g	22.53g	7%
Phosphorus	229mg	183mg	7%
Copper	0.058mg	0.113mg	6%
Folate		20µg	5%
Vitamin E	0.73mg	0.14mg	4%
Vitamin B1	0.042mg	0.09mg	4%
Vitamin B2	0.28mg	0.25mg	2%
Potassium	311mg	259mg	2%
Magnesium	32mg	23mg	2%
Vitamin A	5µg	0µg	1%
Sodium	50mg	65mg	1%
Calcium	5mg	18mg	1%
Manganese	0.016mg	0.021mg	0%
Tryptophan		0.263mg	0%
Threonine		0.964mg	0%
Isoleucine		1.087mg	0%
Leucine		1.753mg	0%
Lysine		1.99mg	0%
Methionine		0.578mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.917mg	0%
Valine		1.216mg	0%
Histidine		0.714mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.003g		N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.009g		N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.008g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.008g		N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.001g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.001g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.071g		N/A