Veal vs. Lamb shoulder — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are veal and lamb shoulder different?

Veal is higher in vitamin B6, vitamin B5, and vitamin B3; however, lamb shoulder is richer in vitamin B12, selenium, iron, and zinc.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for lamb shoulder is 53% higher.
Veal contains 3 times more vitamin B6 than lamb shoulder. While veal contains 0.39mg of vitamin B6, lamb shoulder contains only 0.12mg.
Veal has less saturated fat.

Veal, ground, cooked, broiled 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.

Veal

Lamb shoulder

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+30.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+18.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+66.7%

Contains more IronIron	+105.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+15.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-21.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+85.4%

~equal in Magnesium ~23mg

~equal in Calcium ~18mg

~equal in Copper ~0.113mg

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.

Veal

Lamb shoulder

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+20.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+63.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+225%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+28.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+100.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+81.8%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~0.14mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.25mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	1.27µg	2.55µg	53%
Saturated fat	3.04g	8.74g	26%
Selenium	13.7µg	25.4µg	21%
Vitamin B6	0.39mg	0.12mg	21%
Fats	7.56g	20.24g	20%
Choline	95mg		17%
Monounsaturated fat	2.84g	8.3g	14%
Iron	0.99mg	2.03mg	13%
Vitamin B5	1.16mg	0.71mg	9%
Vitamin B3	8.03mg	6.66mg	9%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.55g	1.61g	7%
Zinc	3.87mg	4.48mg	6%
Calories	172kcal	279kcal	5%
Phosphorus	217mg	183mg	5%
Protein	24.38g	22.53g	4%
Cholesterol	103mg	92mg	4%
Vitamin B1	0.07mg	0.09mg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.27mg	0.25mg	2%
Folate	11µg	20µg	2%
Potassium	337mg	259mg	2%
Manganese	0.035mg	0.021mg	1%
Sodium	83mg	65mg	1%
Copper	0.103mg	0.113mg	1%
Vitamin K	1.2µg		1%
Magnesium	24mg	23mg	0%
Calcium	17mg	18mg	0%
Vitamin E	0.15mg	0.14mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.247mg	0.263mg	0%
Threonine	1.065mg	0.964mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.201mg	1.087mg	0%
Leucine	1.94mg	1.753mg	0%
Lysine	2.009mg	1.99mg	0%
Methionine	0.569mg	0.578mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.984mg	0.917mg	0%
Valine	1.347mg	1.216mg	0%
Histidine	0.885mg	0.714mg	0%