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

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Differences between turkey wing and lamb shoulder

Turkey wing has more vitamin B6, while lamb shoulder has more vitamin B12, zinc, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, iron, selenium, and monounsaturated fat.
Lamb shoulder's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 90% higher.
Lamb shoulder contains 3 times less vitamin B6 than turkey wing. Turkey wing contains 0.41mg of vitamin B6, while lamb shoulder contains 0.12mg.
The amount of cholesterol in turkey wing is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are Turkey, all classes, wing, meat, and skin, raw and Lamb, domestic, shoulder, arm, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked, roasted.

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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 wing

Lamb shoulder

Contains less SodiumSodium

-15.4%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+28.6%
Contains more IronIron	+61.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+46.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+190.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+10.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+23.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+13.4%

~equal in Magnesium ~23mg

~equal in Potassium ~259mg

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 wing

Lamb shoulder

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+241.7%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+80%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+127.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+50.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+28.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+553.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+185.7%

~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%
Zinc	1.54mg	4.48mg	27%
Saturated fat	3.28g	8.74g	25%
Vitamin B6	0.41mg	0.12mg	22%
Vitamin B3	4.425mg	6.66mg	14%
Fats	12.32g	20.24g	12%
Vitamin B2	0.11mg	0.25mg	11%
Iron	1.26mg	2.03mg	10%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.86g	1.61g	8%
Monounsaturated fat	4.97g	8.3g	8%
Cholesterol	70mg	92mg	7%
Selenium	22.4µg	25.4µg	5%
Protein	20.22g	22.53g	5%
Calories	197kcal	279kcal	4%
Copper	0.077mg	0.113mg	4%
Vitamin B1	0.05mg	0.09mg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.554mg	0.71mg	3%
Phosphorus	165mg	183mg	3%
Folate	7µg	20µg	3%
Vitamin E		0.14mg	1%
Potassium	240mg	259mg	1%
Magnesium	21mg	23mg	0%
Calcium	14mg	18mg	0%
Sodium	55mg	65mg	0%
Vitamin A	3µg	0µg	0%
Manganese	0.017mg	0.021mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.217mg	0.263mg	0%
Threonine	0.866mg	0.964mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.975mg	1.087mg	0%
Leucine	1.531mg	1.753mg	0%
Lysine	1.773mg	1.99mg	0%
Methionine	0.551mg	0.578mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.78mg	0.917mg	0%
Valine	1.031mg	1.216mg	0%
Histidine	0.585mg	0.714mg	0%
Omega-3 - DHA	0.01g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.01g		N/A