Pork shoulder vs. Chicken neck — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between pork shoulder and chicken neck

Pork shoulder has more vitamin B1, selenium, vitamin B12, vitamin B6, phosphorus, zinc, and vitamin B2; however, chicken neck has more iron.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B1 for pork shoulder is 60% higher.
Chicken neck has 3 times less vitamin B12 than pork shoulder. Pork shoulder has 0.74µg of vitamin B12, while chicken neck has 0.26µg.
Pork shoulder is lower in saturated fat.

Food types used in this article are Pork, fresh, shoulder, whole, separable lean, and fat, raw and Chicken, broilers or fryers, neck, meat, and skin, 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.

Pork shoulder

Chicken neck

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+38.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+120.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+45.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+62.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+112.5%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+20%
Contains more IronIron	+81%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+200%

~equal in Copper ~0.08mg

~equal in Sodium ~64mg

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.

Pork shoulder

Chicken neck

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1531.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+44%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+104.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+184.6%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+3150%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+57.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+18.2%

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~3.608mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Folate ~5µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B1	0.767mg	0.047mg	60%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.92g	5.68g	25%
Selenium	25.5µg	12µg	25%
Vitamin B12	0.74µg	0.26µg	20%
Vitamin B6	0.348mg	0.17mg	14%
Fats	17.99g	26.24g	13%
Choline	60.6mg		11%
Iron	1.05mg	1.9mg	11%
Phosphorus	182mg	112mg	10%
Cholesterol	71mg	99mg	9%
Vitamin D	70IU		9%
Vitamin D	1.7µg		9%
Zinc	2.7mg	1.86mg	8%
Vitamin A	2µg	65µg	7%
Vitamin B2	0.275mg	0.191mg	6%
Protein	17.18g	14.07g	6%
Monounsaturated fat	8.01g	10.55g	6%
Potassium	302mg	137mg	5%
Saturated fat	6.24g	7.27g	5%
Vitamin B5	0.719mg	0.85mg	3%
Calories	236kcal	297kcal	3%
Vitamin B3	3.833mg	3.608mg	1%
Manganese	0.011mg	0.033mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.19mg	0.3mg	1%
Magnesium	18mg	13mg	1%
Vitamin C	0.7mg	0mg	1%
Calcium	15mg	18mg	0%
Copper	0.084mg	0.08mg	0%
Sodium	65mg	64mg	0%
Folate	5µg	5µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.208mg	0.137mg	0%
Threonine	0.768mg	0.545mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.781mg	0.588mg	0%
Leucine	1.36mg	0.933mg	0%
Lysine	1.531mg	1.005mg	0%
Methionine	0.441mg	0.332mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.681mg	0.514mg	0%
Valine	0.921mg	0.641mg	0%
Histidine	0.656mg	0.348mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.02g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.06g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.03g	N/A