Lamb ribs vs. Lamb shoulder — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between lamb ribs and lamb shoulder?

Lamb ribs is higher in monounsaturated fat, yet lamb shoulder is higher in vitamin B12, zinc, selenium, and iron.
Lamb ribs's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 20% more.
Lamb ribs has 2 times more monounsaturated fat than lamb shoulder. While lamb ribs has 12.52g of monounsaturated fat, lamb shoulder has only 8.3g.
The amount of saturated fat in lamb shoulder is lower.

We used Lamb, domestic, rib, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked, roasted and Lamb, domestic, shoulder, arm, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked, roasted types 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.

Lamb ribs

Lamb shoulder

Contains more CalciumCalcium

+22.2%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+15%
Contains more IronIron	+26.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+28.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+10.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-11%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+10.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+16.5%

~equal in Potassium ~259mg

~equal in Copper ~0.113mg

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.

Lamb ribs

Lamb shoulder

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+40%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+19%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+12.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+14.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+33.3%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.09mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~6.66mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.12mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	12.77g	8.74g	18%
Fats	29.82g	20.24g	15%
Vitamin B12	2.23µg	2.55µg	13%
Monounsaturated fat	12.52g	8.3g	11%
Zinc	3.49mg	4.48mg	9%
Selenium	21.8µg	25.4µg	7%
Iron	1.6mg	2.03mg	5%
Calories	359kcal	279kcal	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.17g	1.61g	4%
Vitamin B2	0.21mg	0.25mg	3%
Protein	21.12g	22.53g	3%
Cholesterol	97mg	92mg	2%
Phosphorus	166mg	183mg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.63mg	0.71mg	2%
Folate	15µg	20µg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.11mg	0.12mg	1%
Vitamin B3	6.75mg	6.66mg	1%
Magnesium	20mg	23mg	1%
Calcium	22mg	18mg	0%
Potassium	271mg	259mg	0%
Copper	0.115mg	0.113mg	0%
Sodium	73mg	65mg	0%
Vitamin E	0.1mg	0.14mg	0%
Manganese	0.019mg	0.021mg	0%
Vitamin B1	0.09mg	0.09mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.247mg	0.263mg	0%
Threonine	0.904mg	0.964mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.019mg	1.087mg	0%
Leucine	1.642mg	1.753mg	0%
Lysine	1.865mg	1.99mg	0%
Methionine	0.542mg	0.578mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.86mg	0.917mg	0%
Valine	1.139mg	1.216mg	0%
Histidine	0.669mg	0.714mg	0%