Lamb shoulder vs. Rib eye steak — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between lamb shoulder and rib eye steak

Lamb shoulder has more vitamin B12, vitamin B3, and polyunsaturated fat; however, rib eye steak is higher in vitamin B6, zinc, selenium, and monounsaturated fat.
Rib eye steak covers your daily need for vitamin B6, 27% more than lamb shoulder.
Lamb shoulder has 2 times more polyunsaturated fat than rib eye steak. While lamb shoulder has 1.61g of polyunsaturated fat, rib eye steak has only 1.027g.
Lamb shoulder 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, rib eye steak, boneless, lip-on, separable lean,, and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, cooked, grilled.

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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

Rib eye steak

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+63.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+41.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+20.4%

Contains more IronIron	+10.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+31.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-16.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+281%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+16.9%

~equal in Magnesium ~22mg

~equal in Potassium ~260mg

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

Rib eye steak

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+40%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+26.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+35.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+32.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+21.4%
Contains more FolateFolate	+233.3%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+14.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+297.5%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B6	0.12mg	0.477mg	27%
Vitamin B12	2.55µg	2.1µg	19%
Zinc	4.48mg	5.91mg	13%
Vitamin B3	6.66mg	4.908mg	11%
Choline		48.8mg	9%
Selenium	25.4µg	29.7µg	8%
Monounsaturated fat	8.3g	10.519g	6%
Phosphorus	183mg	152mg	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.61g	1.027g	4%
Cholesterol	92mg	80mg	4%
Copper	0.113mg	0.08mg	4%
Saturated fat	8.74g	9.684g	4%
Folate	20µg	6µg	4%
Vitamin B5	0.71mg	0.536mg	3%
Iron	2.03mg	2.24mg	3%
Manganese	0.021mg	0.08mg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.25mg	0.287mg	3%
Protein	22.53g	23.69g	2%
Fats	20.24g	21.81g	2%
Vitamin B1	0.09mg	0.071mg	2%
Vitamin K		1.6µg	1%
Calories	279kcal	291kcal	1%
Vitamin D		0.2µg	1%
Vitamin A	0µg	8µg	1%
Calcium	18mg	11mg	1%
Vitamin D		7IU	1%
Magnesium	23mg	22mg	0%
Potassium	259mg	260mg	0%
Sodium	65mg	54mg	0%
Vitamin E	0.14mg	0.1mg	0%
Trans fat		1.478g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.263mg	0.265mg	0%
Threonine	0.964mg	1.116mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.087mg	1.103mg	0%
Leucine	1.753mg	2.041mg	0%
Lysine	1.99mg	2.269mg	0%
Methionine	0.578mg	0.641mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.917mg	0.95mg	0%
Valine	1.216mg	1.184mg	0%
Histidine	0.714mg	0.888mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA		0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA		0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.038g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA		0.014g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.024g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.005g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.7g	N/A