Pork shoulder vs. Grouse — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between pork shoulder and grouse

Pork shoulder has more vitamin B1, zinc, and iron, while grouse has more vitamin B12, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, and phosphorus.
Grouse covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 90% more than pork shoulder.
Pork shoulder contains 48 times more saturated fat than grouse. While pork shoulder contains 6.24g of saturated fat, grouse contains only 0.13g.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Pork, fresh, shoulder, whole, separable lean, and fat, raw and Ruffed Grouse, breast meat, skinless, 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

Grouse

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+200%
Contains more IronIron	+81%
Contains more CopperCopper	+44.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+429.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+∞%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+77.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+25.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-23.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+45.5%

~equal in Potassium ~311mg

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

Grouse

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1726.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+150%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+284.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+202.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+266.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+291.9%

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.28mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.74µg	2.9µg	90%
Vitamin B6	0.348mg	1.275mg	71%
Vitamin B1	0.767mg	0.042mg	60%
Vitamin B3	3.833mg	11.6mg	49%
Selenium	25.5µg		46%
Saturated fat	6.24g	0.13g	28%
Fats	17.99g	0.88g	26%
Monounsaturated fat	8.01g	0.042g	20%
Zinc	2.7mg	0.51mg	20%
Protein	17.18g	25.94g	18%
Vitamin B5	0.719mg		14%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.92g	0.132g	12%
Choline	60.6mg		11%
Cholesterol	71mg	40mg	10%
Vitamin D	70IU		9%
Vitamin D	1.7µg		9%
Phosphorus	182mg	229mg	7%
Calories	236kcal	112kcal	6%
Iron	1.05mg	0.58mg	6%
Vitamin E	0.19mg	0.73mg	4%
Copper	0.084mg	0.058mg	3%
Magnesium	18mg	32mg	3%
Sodium	65mg	50mg	1%
Folate	5µg		1%
Calcium	15mg	5mg	1%
Vitamin C	0.7mg	0mg	1%
Potassium	302mg	311mg	0%
Vitamin A	2µg	5µg	0%
Manganese	0.011mg	0.016mg	0%
Vitamin B2	0.275mg	0.28mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.208mg		0%
Threonine	0.768mg		0%
Isoleucine	0.781mg		0%
Leucine	1.36mg		0%
Lysine	1.531mg		0%
Methionine	0.441mg		0%
Phenylalanine	0.681mg		0%
Valine	0.921mg		0%
Histidine	0.656mg		0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.003g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.009g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.008g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.008g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.071g	N/A