Oysters vs. Lamb shoulder — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between oysters and lamb shoulder

Oysters is higher in zinc, vitamin B12, copper, iron, selenium, manganese, vitamin E, and calcium, yet lamb shoulder is higher in vitamin B3.
Oysters covers your daily zinc needs 674% more than lamb shoulder.
Oysters contains 51 times more copper than lamb shoulder. While oysters contains 5.707mg of copper, lamb shoulder contains only 0.113mg.
The amount of saturated fat in oysters is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Mollusks, oyster, eastern, wild, cooked, moist heat and Lamb, domestic, shoulder, arm, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, 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.

Oysters

Lamb shoulder

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+52.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+544.4%
Contains more IronIron	+353.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+4950.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+1654.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+2714.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+55.5%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+86.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-60.8%

~equal in Phosphorus ~183mg

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.

Oysters

Lamb shoulder

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+1114.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+586.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+150%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+38.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+260%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+58.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+96.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+42.9%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Zinc	78.6mg	4.48mg	674%
Vitamin B12	17.5µg	2.55µg	623%
Copper	5.707mg	0.113mg	622%
Iron	9.21mg	2.03mg	90%
Saturated fat	0.948g	8.74g	35%
Vitamin B3	1.85mg	6.66mg	30%
Fats	3.42g	20.24g	26%
Selenium	39.5µg	25.4µg	26%
Manganese	0.591mg	0.021mg	25%
Choline	130mg		24%
Protein	11.42g	22.53g	22%
Monounsaturated fat	0.506g	8.3g	19%
Vitamin E	1.7mg	0.14mg	10%
Calcium	116mg	18mg	10%
Calories	102kcal	279kcal	9%
Vitamin B1	0.036mg	0.09mg	5%
Vitamin B2	0.18mg	0.25mg	5%
Vitamin B5	0.447mg	0.71mg	5%
Vitamin B6	0.061mg	0.12mg	5%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.056g	1.61g	4%
Sodium	166mg	65mg	4%
Potassium	139mg	259mg	4%
Cholesterol	79mg	92mg	4%
Vitamin A	26µg	0µg	3%
Magnesium	35mg	23mg	3%
Folate	14µg	20µg	2%
Carbs	5.45g	0g	2%
Phosphorus	194mg	183mg	2%
Vitamin K	2µg		2%
Net carbs	5.45g	0g	N/A
Vitamin D	2IU		0%
Sugar	1.23g		N/A
Starch	0.9g		0%
Trans fat	0.068g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.138mg	0.263mg	0%
Threonine	0.046mg	0.964mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.459mg	1.087mg	0%
Leucine	0.716mg	1.753mg	0%
Lysine	0.762mg	1.99mg	0%
Methionine	0.257mg	0.578mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.413mg	0.917mg	0%
Valine	0.523mg	1.216mg	0%
Histidine	0.22mg	0.714mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.353g		N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.271g		N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.163g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.02g		N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid	0.004g		N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.004g		N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.007g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.007g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.061g		N/A