Lamb shoulder vs. Beef — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

Summary of differences between lamb shoulder and beef

Lamb shoulder has more zinc and vitamin B3; however, beef is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin B6, iron, vitamin B2, and phosphorus.
Beef covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 69% more than lamb shoulder.
Lamb shoulder has 3 times more saturated fat than beef. While lamb shoulder has 8.74g of saturated fat, beef has only 2.595g.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Lamb, domestic, shoulder, arm, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked, roasted and Beef, loin, tenderloin roast, separable lean only, boneless, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, roasted.

Infographic

Infographic link

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 shoulder

Beef

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+64.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+38.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+16.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+21.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+133.3%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+35.9%
Contains more IronIron	+49.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+41.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-16.9%

~equal in Selenium ~25.4µg

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 shoulder

Beef

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+21.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+15.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+47.6%
Contains more FolateFolate	+185.7%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+78.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+60%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+457.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+65.1%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	2.55µg	4.21µg	69%
Vitamin B6	0.12mg	0.669mg	42%
Saturated fat	8.74g	2.595g	28%
Fats	20.24g	6.54g	21%
Monounsaturated fat	8.3g	2.734g	14%
Choline		75.6mg	14%
Iron	2.03mg	3.04mg	13%
Vitamin B2	0.25mg	0.4mg	12%
Phosphorus	183mg	259mg	11%
Protein	22.53g	27.55g	10%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.61g	0.532g	7%
Zinc	4.48mg	3.7mg	7%
Vitamin B3	6.66mg	5.76mg	6%
Calories	279kcal	169kcal	6%
Vitamin B5	0.71mg	0.481mg	5%
Potassium	259mg	352mg	3%
Folate	20µg	7µg	3%
Cholesterol	92mg	85mg	2%
Magnesium	23mg	14mg	2%
Copper	0.113mg	0.097mg	2%
Vitamin D		0.1µg	1%
Calcium	18mg	13mg	1%
Vitamin K		1.6µg	1%
Vitamin E	0.14mg	0.25mg	1%
Manganese	0.021mg	0.009mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.09mg	0.074mg	1%
Vitamin D		3IU	0%
Sodium	65mg	54mg	0%
Vitamin A	0µg	2µg	0%
Selenium	25.4µg	25.4µg	0%
Trans fat		0.375g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.263mg	0.359mg	0%
Threonine	0.964mg	1.534mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.087mg	1.52mg	0%
Leucine	1.753mg	2.833mg	0%
Lysine	1.99mg	3.178mg	0%
Methionine	0.578mg	0.871mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.917mg	1.299mg	0%
Valine	1.216mg	1.603mg	0%
Histidine	0.714mg	1.244mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA		0.002g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA		0.002g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.013g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA		0.011g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.017g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.002g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.349g	N/A