Mutton vs. Pork shoulder — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between mutton and pork shoulder

Mutton is higher in vitamin B12, iron, zinc, selenium, vitamin B3, phosphorus, and choline; however, pork shoulder is richer in vitamin B1.
Mutton's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 154% higher.
Mutton has 5 times more iron than pork shoulder. While mutton has 4.76mg of iron, pork shoulder has only 1.05mg.
Pork shoulder has less cholesterol.

The food types used in this comparison are Mutton, cooked, roasted (Navajo) and Pork, fresh, shoulder, whole, separable lean, and fat, raw.

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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.

Mutton

Pork shoulder

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+72.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+35.4%
Contains more IronIron	+353.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+119.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+49.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+200%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+49%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+50%
Contains more CopperCopper	+35.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-51.9%

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.

Mutton

Pork shoulder

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+321.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+70.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+24.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+500%
Contains more CholineCholine	+66%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1178.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.275mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.348mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	4.44µg	0.74µg	154%
Vitamin B1	0.06mg	0.767mg	59%
Iron	4.76mg	1.05mg	46%
Protein	33.43g	17.18g	33%
Zinc	5.93mg	2.7mg	29%
Selenium	38µg	25.5µg	23%
Vitamin B3	6.52mg	3.833mg	17%
Phosphorus	272mg	182mg	13%
Cholesterol	109mg	71mg	13%
Fats	11.09g	17.99g	11%
Vitamin D		1.7µg	9%
Monounsaturated fat	4.459g	8.01g	9%
Vitamin D		70IU	9%
Choline	100.6mg	60.6mg	7%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.814g	1.92g	7%
Saturated fat	5.142g	6.24g	5%
Vitamin B5	0.897mg	0.719mg	4%
Vitamin E	0.8mg	0.19mg	4%
Magnesium	31mg	18mg	3%
Sodium	135mg	65mg	3%
Potassium	409mg	302mg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.3mg	0.275mg	2%
Copper	0.062mg	0.084mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.377mg	0.348mg	2%
Manganese	0.033mg	0.011mg	1%
Calcium	10mg	15mg	1%
Vitamin C		0.7mg	1%
Folate	0µg	5µg	1%
Calories	234kcal	236kcal	0%
Carbs	0.08g	0g	0%
Net carbs	0.08g	0g	N/A
Vitamin A		2µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.257mg	0.208mg	0%
Threonine	1.403mg	0.768mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.588mg	0.781mg	0%
Leucine	2.764mg	1.36mg	0%
Lysine	2.999mg	1.531mg	0%
Methionine	0.918mg	0.441mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.399mg	0.681mg	0%
Valine	1.678mg	0.921mg	0%
Histidine	0.975mg	0.656mg	0%
Omega-3 - ALA	0.147g		N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.025g		N/A