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Pork shoulder vs. Lamb — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between pork shoulder and lamb

  • Pork shoulder has more vitamin B1, vitamin B6, and vitamin D; however, lamb is richer in vitamin B12, vitamin B3, zinc, iron, and choline.
  • Lamb's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 75% more.
  • Pork shoulder contains 35 times more vitamin D than lamb. Pork shoulder contains 70IU of vitamin D, while lamb contains 2IU.
  • Pork shoulder contains less cholesterol.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Pork, fresh, shoulder, whole, separable lean, and fat, raw and Lamb, domestic, composite of trimmed retail cuts, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 13% 4.5% 27% 39% 28% 74% 78% 8.5% 1.4% 139%
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Lamb
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 5.1% 27% 71% 40% 122% 81% 9.4% 2.9% 144%
Contains less SodiumSodium -9.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +27.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +13.3%
Contains more IronIron +79%
Contains more CopperCopper +41.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +65.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +100%
~equal in Potassium ~310mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~188mg
~equal in Selenium ~26.4µg

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 2.3% 0.67% 3.8% 26% 192% 63% 72% 43% 80% 93% 0% 3.8% 33%
Lamb
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 2.8% 1.5% 25% 58% 125% 40% 30% 319% 12% 14% 51%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +35.7%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +1600%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +667%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +167.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +73.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +244.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +260%
Contains more CholineCholine +54.6%
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.25mg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.66mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pork shoulder Lamb DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.74µg 2.55µg 75%
Vitamin B1 0.767mg 0.1mg 56%
Vitamin B3 3.833mg 6.66mg 18%
Vitamin B6 0.348mg 0.13mg 17%
Zinc 2.7mg 4.46mg 16%
Protein 17.18g 24.52g 15%
Saturated fat 6.24g 8.83g 12%
Iron 1.05mg 1.88mg 10%
Cholesterol 71mg 97mg 9%
Vitamin D 70IU 2IU 9%
Vitamin D 1.7µg 0.1µg 8%
Choline 60.6mg 93.7mg 6%
Fats 17.99g 20.94g 5%
Copper 0.084mg 0.119mg 4%
Vitamin K 0µg 4.6µg 4%
Folate 5µg 18µg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.92g 1.51g 3%
Calories 236kcal 294kcal 3%
Monounsaturated fat 8.01g 8.82g 2%
Vitamin B2 0.275mg 0.25mg 2%
Selenium 25.5µg 26.4µg 2%
Phosphorus 182mg 188mg 1%
Magnesium 18mg 23mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.7mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.719mg 0.66mg 1%
Calcium 15mg 17mg 0%
Potassium 302mg 310mg 0%
Sodium 65mg 72mg 0%
Vitamin A 2µg 0µg 0%
Vitamin E 0.19mg 0.14mg 0%
Manganese 0.011mg 0.022mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.208mg 0.287mg 0%
Threonine 0.768mg 1.05mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.781mg 1.183mg 0%
Leucine 1.36mg 1.908mg 0%
Lysine 1.531mg 2.166mg 0%
Methionine 0.441mg 0.629mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.681mg 0.998mg 0%
Valine 0.921mg 1.323mg 0%
Histidine 0.656mg 0.777mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
17% 18% 64%
Protein: 17.18 g
Fats: 17.99 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 64.02 g
Other: 0.81 g
Lamb
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25% 21% 54%
Protein: 24.52 g
Fats: 20.94 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 53.72 g
Other: 0.82 g
Contains more WaterWater +19.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +42.7%
Contains more FatsFats +16.4%
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Other ~0.82g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
39% 50% 12%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.24 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.01 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.92 g
Lamb
Lamb
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46% 46% 8%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 8.83 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.82 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.51 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -29.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +27.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +10.1%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Pork shoulder - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167843/nutrients
  2. Lamb - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172480/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.