Lamb shoulder vs. Corned beef — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between lamb shoulder and corned beef

Lamb shoulder has more vitamin B12, vitamin B3, phosphorus, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, and vitamin B1; however, corned beef is higher in selenium and vitamin B6.
Corned beef covers your daily need for sodium, 39% more than lamb shoulder.
Lamb shoulder has 3 times more vitamin B1 than corned beef. While lamb shoulder has 0.09mg of vitamin B1, corned beef has only 0.026mg.
Corned beef 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 Beef, cured, corned beef, brisket, cooked.

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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

Corned beef

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+91.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+125%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+78.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+46.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-93.3%

Contains more CopperCopper	+36.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+29.1%

~equal in Iron ~1.86mg

~equal in Zinc ~4.58mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.022mg

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

Corned beef

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+246.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+47.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+119.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+69%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+56.4%
Contains more FolateFolate	+233.3%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+14.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+91.7%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Sodium	65mg	973mg	39%
Vitamin B12	2.55µg	1.63µg	38%
Vitamin B3	6.66mg	3.03mg	23%
Selenium	25.4µg	32.8µg	13%
Choline		69.2mg	13%
Saturated fat	8.74g	6.34g	11%
Protein	22.53g	18.17g	9%
Vitamin B6	0.12mg	0.23mg	8%
Phosphorus	183mg	125mg	8%
Vitamin B5	0.71mg	0.42mg	6%
Vitamin B2	0.25mg	0.17mg	6%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.61g	0.67g	6%
Vitamin B1	0.09mg	0.026mg	5%
Copper	0.113mg	0.154mg	5%
Folate	20µg	6µg	4%
Potassium	259mg	145mg	3%
Magnesium	23mg	12mg	3%
Iron	2.03mg	1.86mg	2%
Cholesterol	92mg	98mg	2%
Monounsaturated fat	8.3g	9.22g	2%
Fats	20.24g	18.98g	2%
Vitamin K		1.5µg	1%
Calories	279kcal	251kcal	1%
Vitamin D		0.1µg	1%
Zinc	4.48mg	4.58mg	1%
Calcium	18mg	8mg	1%
Vitamin D		4IU	1%
Carbs	0g	0.47g	0%
Net carbs	0g	0.47g	N/A
Vitamin E	0.14mg	0.16mg	0%
Manganese	0.021mg	0.022mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.263mg	0.119mg	0%
Threonine	0.964mg	0.726mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.087mg	0.827mg	0%
Leucine	1.753mg	1.445mg	0%
Lysine	1.99mg	1.536mg	0%
Methionine	0.578mg	0.473mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.917mg	0.718mg	0%
Valine	1.216mg	0.901mg	0%
Histidine	0.714mg	0.58mg	0%