Turkey leg vs. Lamb shoulder — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are turkey leg and lamb shoulder different?

Turkey leg is higher in vitamin B6 and vitamin B5; however, lamb shoulder is richer in vitamin B12, vitamin B3, zinc, and monounsaturated fat.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for lamb shoulder is 90% higher.
Turkey leg contains 3 times more vitamin B6 than lamb shoulder. While turkey leg contains 0.34mg of vitamin B6, lamb shoulder contains only 0.12mg.
Turkey leg has less cholesterol.

Turkey, all classes, leg, meat, and skin, raw and Lamb, domestic, shoulder, arm, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked, roasted are the varieties used 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.

Turkey leg

Lamb shoulder

Contains more CopperCopper

+25.7%

Contains more IronIron	+18%
Contains more ZincZinc	+45%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-12.2%

~equal in Magnesium ~23mg

~equal in Calcium ~18mg

~equal in Potassium ~259mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~183mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.021mg

~equal in Selenium ~25.4µg

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.

Turkey leg

Lamb shoulder

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+53.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+183.3%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+16.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+18.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+126%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+553.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+100%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.39µg	2.55µg	90%
Saturated fat	2.06g	8.74g	30%
Vitamin B3	2.947mg	6.66mg	23%
Fats	6.72g	20.24g	21%
Vitamin B6	0.34mg	0.12mg	17%
Monounsaturated fat	2.06g	8.3g	16%
Zinc	3.09mg	4.48mg	13%
Vitamin B5	1.09mg	0.71mg	8%
Calories	144kcal	279kcal	7%
Cholesterol	71mg	92mg	7%
Protein	19.54g	22.53g	6%
Iron	1.72mg	2.03mg	4%
Copper	0.142mg	0.113mg	3%
Folate	10µg	20µg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.211mg	0.25mg	3%
Selenium	26.4µg	25.4µg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.83g	1.61g	1%
Vitamin E		0.14mg	1%
Phosphorus	177mg	183mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.077mg	0.09mg	1%
Magnesium	21mg	23mg	0%
Calcium	17mg	18mg	0%
Potassium	273mg	259mg	0%
Sodium	74mg	65mg	0%
Vitamin A	1µg	0µg	0%
Manganese	0.022mg	0.021mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.219mg	0.263mg	0%
Threonine	0.861mg	0.964mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.998mg	1.087mg	0%
Leucine	1.537mg	1.753mg	0%
Lysine	1.809mg	1.99mg	0%
Methionine	0.557mg	0.578mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.769mg	0.917mg	0%
Valine	1.028mg	1.216mg	0%
Histidine	0.598mg	0.714mg	0%
Omega-3 - DHA	0.03g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.02g		N/A