Chicken neck vs. Lamb leg — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between chicken neck and lamb leg

Chicken neck has more fats and vitamin A; however, lamb leg is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin B3, selenium, zinc, protein, phosphorus, and vitamin B1.
Lamb leg covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 93% more than chicken neck.
Lamb leg has less cholesterol.

Food varieties used in this article are Chicken, broilers or fryers, neck, meat, and skin, raw and Lamb, domestic, leg, whole (shank and sirloin), separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, raw.

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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 neck

Lamb leg

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+100%
Contains more IronIron	+14.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+65%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+76.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+81.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+41.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+78.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+51.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-12.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+72.5%

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 neck

Lamb leg

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+42.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+23.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+13.3%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+176.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+20.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+73.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+861.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+280%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.26µg	2.5µg	93%
Polyunsaturated fat	5.68g	1.35g	29%
Vitamin B3	3.608mg	6.26mg	17%
Selenium	12µg	20.7µg	16%
Fats	26.24g	17.07g	14%
Zinc	1.86mg	3.32mg	13%
Cholesterol	99mg	69mg	10%
Monounsaturated fat	10.55g	7g	9%
Protein	14.07g	17.91g	8%
Phosphorus	112mg	170mg	8%
Vitamin A	65µg	0µg	7%
Vitamin B1	0.047mg	0.13mg	7%
Copper	0.08mg	0.113mg	4%
Folate	5µg	19µg	4%
Calories	297kcal	230kcal	3%
Potassium	137mg	249mg	3%
Iron	1.9mg	1.66mg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.191mg	0.23mg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.85mg	0.69mg	3%
Magnesium	13mg	23mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.17mg	0.15mg	2%
Calcium	18mg	9mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.3mg	0.21mg	1%
Manganese	0.033mg	0.02mg	1%
Saturated fat	7.27g	7.43g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	4.7g	7.8g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	211kcal	128kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	34g	43g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.2	1.1	N/A
Sodium	64mg	56mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.137mg	0.209mg	0%
Threonine	0.545mg	0.767mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.588mg	0.864mg	0%
Leucine	0.933mg	1.393mg	0%
Lysine	1.005mg	1.582mg	0%
Methionine	0.332mg	0.46mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.514mg	0.729mg	0%
Valine	0.641mg	0.967mg	0%
Histidine	0.348mg	0.567mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.02g		N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.06g		N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.03g		N/A