Lamb shoulder vs. Turkey leg — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are lamb shoulder and turkey leg different?

Lamb shoulder is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin B3, zinc, and monounsaturated fat; however, turkey leg is richer in vitamin B6 and vitamin B5.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for lamb shoulder is 90% higher.
Lamb shoulder contains 4 times more saturated fat than turkey leg. While lamb shoulder contains 8.74g of saturated fat, turkey leg contains only 2.06g.

Lamb, domestic, shoulder, arm, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked, roasted and Turkey, all classes, leg, meat, and skin, raw are the varieties used 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

Turkey leg

Contains more IronIron	+18%
Contains more ZincZinc	+45%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-12.2%

Contains more CopperCopper

+25.7%

~equal in Magnesium ~21mg

~equal in Calcium ~17mg

~equal in Potassium ~273mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~177mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.022mg

~equal in Selenium ~26.4µg

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

Turkey leg

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+16.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+18.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+126%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+553.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+100%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+53.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+183.3%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	2.55µg	0.39µg	90%
Saturated fat	8.74g	2.06g	30%
Vitamin B3	6.66mg	2.947mg	23%
Fats	20.24g	6.72g	21%
Vitamin B6	0.12mg	0.34mg	17%
Monounsaturated fat	8.3g	2.06g	16%
Zinc	4.48mg	3.09mg	13%
Vitamin B5	0.71mg	1.09mg	8%
Calories	279kcal	144kcal	7%
Cholesterol	92mg	71mg	7%
Protein	22.53g	19.54g	6%
Iron	2.03mg	1.72mg	4%
Copper	0.113mg	0.142mg	3%
Folate	20µg	10µg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.25mg	0.211mg	3%
Selenium	25.4µg	26.4µg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.61g	1.83g	1%
Vitamin E	0.14mg		1%
Phosphorus	183mg	177mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.09mg	0.077mg	1%
Magnesium	23mg	21mg	0%
Calcium	18mg	17mg	0%
Potassium	259mg	273mg	0%
Sodium	65mg	74mg	0%
Vitamin A	0µg	1µg	0%
Manganese	0.021mg	0.022mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.263mg	0.219mg	0%
Threonine	0.964mg	0.861mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.087mg	0.998mg	0%
Leucine	1.753mg	1.537mg	0%
Lysine	1.99mg	1.809mg	0%
Methionine	0.578mg	0.557mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.917mg	0.769mg	0%
Valine	1.216mg	1.028mg	0%
Histidine	0.714mg	0.598mg	0%
Omega-3 - DHA		0.03g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA		0.02g	N/A