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

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What are the differences between pork shoulder and chicken thigh?

Pork shoulder is higher in vitamin B1, vitamin B12, vitamin D, and selenium, yet chicken thigh is higher in vitamin B3, vitamin B5, and iron.
Pork shoulder's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 57% more.
Pork shoulder has 9 times more vitamin D than chicken thigh. While pork shoulder has 70IU of vitamin D, chicken thigh has only 8IU.
The amount of saturated fat in chicken thigh is lower.

We used Pork, fresh, shoulder, whole, separable lean, and fat, raw and Chicken, broilers or fryers, thigh, meat only, cooked, fried types 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.

Pork shoulder

Chicken thigh

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+15.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+16.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-31.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+24.4%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+44.4%
Contains more IronIron	+39%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+145.5%

~equal in Copper ~0.09mg

~equal in Zinc ~2.79mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~199mg

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 thigh

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+750%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+771.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+124.2%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+85.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+78.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+80%

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.255mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.38mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B1	0.767mg	0.088mg	57%
Protein	17.18g	28.18g	22%
Vitamin B3	3.833mg	7.12mg	21%
Vitamin B12	0.74µg	0.33µg	17%
Saturated fat	6.24g	2.78g	16%
Fats	17.99g	10.3g	12%
Vitamin B5	0.719mg	1.285mg	11%
Choline	60.6mg		11%
Monounsaturated fat	8.01g	3.82g	10%
Cholesterol	71mg	102mg	10%
Selenium	25.5µg	20.5µg	9%
Vitamin D	70IU	8IU	8%
Vitamin D	1.7µg	0.2µg	8%
Iron	1.05mg	1.46mg	5%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.92g	2.43g	3%
Vitamin B2	0.275mg	0.255mg	2%
Phosphorus	182mg	199mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.348mg	0.38mg	2%
Magnesium	18mg	26mg	2%
Folate	5µg	9µg	1%
Calories	236kcal	218kcal	1%
Manganese	0.011mg	0.027mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.19mg		1%
Sodium	65mg	95mg	1%
Zinc	2.7mg	2.79mg	1%
Copper	0.084mg	0.09mg	1%
Potassium	302mg	259mg	1%
Vitamin C	0.7mg	0mg	1%
Carbs	0g	1.18g	0%
Net carbs	0g	1.18g	N/A
Calcium	15mg	13mg	0%
Vitamin A	2µg		0%
Tryptophan	0.208mg	0.329mg	0%
Threonine	0.768mg	1.188mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.781mg	1.486mg	0%
Leucine	1.36mg	2.115mg	0%
Lysine	1.531mg	2.384mg	0%
Methionine	0.441mg	0.778mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.681mg	1.121mg	0%
Valine	0.921mg	1.397mg	0%
Histidine	0.656mg	0.874mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.01g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.05g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.03g	N/A