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Lamb shoulder vs. Bison meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between lamb shoulder and bison meat

  • Lamb shoulder has more vitamin B3, zinc, and monounsaturated fat; however, bison meat is higher in vitamin B6, selenium, iron, and vitamin B12.
  • Lamb shoulder covers your daily need for saturated fat, 39% more than bison meat.
  • Lamb shoulder has 9 times more monounsaturated fat than bison meat. While lamb shoulder has 8.3g of monounsaturated fat, bison meat has only 0.95g.
  • Bison meat has less saturated fat.

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 Game meat, bison, separable lean only, 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 5.4% 23% 76% 38% 122% 78% 8.5% 2.7% 139%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 19% 2.4% 32% 128% 36% 100% 90% 7.4% 1% 194%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +125%
Contains more ZincZinc +21.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +162.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +13%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +39.4%
Contains more IronIron +68.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +14.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -12.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +39.8%
~equal in Copper ~0.107mg

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 2.8% 0% 23% 58% 125% 43% 28% 319% 0% 15% 0%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 7.2% 0% 25% 62% 70% 0% 92% 358% 3.3% 6% 63%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +79.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +150%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +157.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +11.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +233.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +12.2%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.27mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lamb shoulder Bison meat DV% diff.
Saturated fat 8.74g 0.91g 36%
Fats 20.24g 2.42g 27%
Vitamin B6 0.12mg 0.4mg 22%
Choline 114.8mg 21%
Selenium 25.4µg 35.5µg 18%
Monounsaturated fat 8.3g 0.95g 18%
Vitamin B3 6.66mg 3.71mg 18%
Iron 2.03mg 3.42mg 17%
Vitamin B5 0.71mg 14%
Vitamin B12 2.55µg 2.86µg 13%
Protein 22.53g 28.44g 12%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.61g 0.24g 9%
Calories 279kcal 143kcal 7%
Zinc 4.48mg 3.68mg 7%
Phosphorus 183mg 209mg 4%
Folate 20µg 8µg 3%
Cholesterol 92mg 82mg 3%
Potassium 259mg 361mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.25mg 0.27mg 2%
Manganese 0.021mg 0.008mg 1%
Magnesium 23mg 26mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.14mg 0.36mg 1%
Calcium 18mg 8mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.3µg 1%
Copper 0.113mg 0.107mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.09mg 0.1mg 1%
Sodium 65mg 57mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.263mg 0%
Threonine 0.964mg 1.171mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.087mg 1.198mg 0%
Leucine 1.753mg 2.21mg 0%
Lysine 1.99mg 2.219mg 0%
Methionine 0.578mg 0.674mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.917mg 1.065mg 0%
Valine 1.216mg 1.287mg 0%
Histidine 0.714mg 0.754mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
23% 20% 56%
Protein: 22.53 g
Fats: 20.24 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 55.92 g
Other: 1.31 g
28% 2% 67% 3%
Protein: 28.44 g
Fats: 2.42 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 66.54 g
Other: 2.6 g
Contains more FatsFats +736.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +26.2%
Contains more WaterWater +19%
Contains more OtherOther +98.5%
~equal in Carbs ~0g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
47% 45% 9%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 8.74 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.3 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.61 g
43% 45% 11%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.91 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.95 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.24 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +773.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +570.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -89.6%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Lamb shoulder - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174329/nutrients
  2. Bison meat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173852/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.