Chicken gizzards vs. Lamb ribs — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between chicken gizzards and lamb ribs

Chicken gizzards have more selenium, protein, iron, and zinc; however, lamb ribs is higher in vitamin B12, fats, vitamin B3, and vitamin B1.
Chicken gizzards cover your daily cholesterol needs 91% more than lamb ribs.
Lamb ribs contains 2 times less iron than chicken gizzards. Chicken gizzards contain 3.19mg of iron, while lamb ribs contains 1.6mg.
Lamb ribs has less cholesterol.

Food varieties used in this article are Chicken, gizzard, all classes, cooked, simmered and Lamb, domestic, rib, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked, roasted.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Chicken gizzards

Lamb ribs

Contains more IronIron	+99.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+40%
Contains more ZincZinc	+26.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+13.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-23.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+289.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+88.5%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+566.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+29.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+51.4%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Chicken gizzards

Lamb ribs

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E

+100%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+246.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+116.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+34.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+54.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+114.4%
Contains more FolateFolate	+200%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.21mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Cholesterol	370mg	97mg	91%
Saturated fat	0.67g	12.77g	55%
Vitamin B12	1.04µg	2.23µg	50%
Fats	2.68g	29.82g	42%
Selenium	41.1µg	21.8µg	35%
Monounsaturated fat	0.528g	12.52g	30%
Vitamin B3	3.12mg	6.75mg	23%
Iron	3.19mg	1.6mg	20%
Protein	30.39g	21.12g	19%
Choline	104.4mg		19%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.353g	2.17g	12%
Calories	154kcal	359kcal	10%
Zinc	4.42mg	3.49mg	8%
Copper	0.161mg	0.115mg	5%
Vitamin B1	0.026mg	0.09mg	5%
Magnesium	3mg	20mg	4%
Potassium	179mg	271mg	3%
Phosphorus	189mg	166mg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.468mg	0.63mg	3%
Vitamin B6	0.071mg	0.11mg	3%
Folate	5µg	15µg	3%
Manganese	0.074mg	0.019mg	2%
Calcium	17mg	22mg	1%
Sodium	56mg	73mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.2mg	0.1mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	20g	5.9g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	51kcal	170kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	65g	28g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.3	1.2	N/A
Vitamin B2	0.21mg	0.21mg	0%
Trans fat	0.13g		N/A
Tryptophan		0.247mg	0%
Threonine		0.904mg	0%
Isoleucine		1.019mg	0%
Leucine		1.642mg	0%
Lysine		1.865mg	0%
Methionine		0.542mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.86mg	0%
Valine		1.139mg	0%
Histidine		0.669mg	0%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.004g		0%
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)	0.003g		N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)	0.019g		N/A