Lamb shoulder vs. Chicken wings — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between lamb shoulder and chicken wings?

Lamb shoulder is higher in vitamin B12, zinc, iron, phosphorus, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, and copper, yet chicken wings are higher in vitamin B6.
Lamb shoulder's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 96% more.
Lamb shoulder has 3 times more zinc than chicken wings. While lamb shoulder has 4.48mg of zinc, chicken wings have only 1.38mg.
The amount of saturated fat in chicken wings is lower.

We used Lamb, domestic, shoulder, arm, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked, roasted and Chicken, broilers or fryers, wing, meat, and skin, cooked, fried, batter 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 shoulder

Chicken wings

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+43.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+87.7%
Contains more IronIron	+57.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+79.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+224.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+51.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-79.7%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+11.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+185.7%

~equal in Selenium ~25.7µg

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

Chicken wings

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+64.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+26.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+920%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+17.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+150%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.71mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Folate ~18µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	2.55µg	0.25µg	96%
Zinc	4.48mg	1.38mg	28%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.61g	5.07g	23%
Vitamin B6	0.12mg	0.3mg	14%
Saturated fat	8.74g	5.83g	13%
Sodium	65mg	320mg	11%
Vitamin B3	6.66mg	5.265mg	9%
Iron	2.03mg	1.29mg	9%
Phosphorus	183mg	121mg	9%
Vitamin B2	0.25mg	0.152mg	8%
Copper	0.113mg	0.063mg	6%
Protein	22.53g	19.87g	5%
Cholesterol	92mg	79mg	4%
Carbs	0g	10.94g	4%
Vitamin A	0µg	34µg	4%
Potassium	259mg	138mg	4%
Monounsaturated fat	8.3g	8.96g	2%
Calories	279kcal	324kcal	2%
Magnesium	23mg	16mg	2%
Manganese	0.021mg	0.06mg	2%
Fats	20.24g	21.81g	2%
Selenium	25.4µg	25.7µg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.09mg	0.106mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.14mg		1%
Fiber	0g	0.3g	1%
Folate	20µg	18µg	1%
Net carbs	0g	10.64g	N/A
Calcium	18mg	20mg	0%
Vitamin B5	0.71mg	0.71mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.263mg	0.219mg	0%
Threonine	0.964mg	0.795mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.087mg	0.941mg	0%
Leucine	1.753mg	1.421mg	0%
Lysine	1.99mg	1.474mg	0%
Methionine	0.578mg	0.499mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.917mg	0.785mg	0%
Valine	1.216mg	0.953mg	0%
Histidine	0.714mg	0.547mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA		0.01g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA		0.04g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA		0.02g	N/A