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

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How are chicken thigh and lamb ribs different?

Chicken thigh is richer in vitamin B6, protein, and vitamin B5, while lamb ribs is higher in vitamin B12, fats, zinc, and monounsaturated fat.
Lamb ribs covers your daily need for vitamin B12 79% more than chicken thigh.
Chicken thigh contains 3 times more vitamin B6 than lamb ribs. Chicken thigh contains 0.38mg of vitamin B6, while lamb ribs contains 0.11mg.
Chicken thigh is lower in saturated fat.

Chicken, broilers or fryers, thigh, meat only, cooked, fried and Lamb, domestic, rib, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked, roasted types were used in this article.

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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 thigh

Lamb ribs

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+30%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+19.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+42.1%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+69.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+27.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+25.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-23.2%

~equal in Potassium ~271mg

~equal in Iron ~1.6mg

~equal in Selenium ~21.8µg

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 thigh

Lamb ribs

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+21.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+104%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+245.5%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+575.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+66.7%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.09mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~6.75mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.33µg	2.23µg	79%
Saturated fat	2.78g	12.77g	45%
Fats	10.3g	29.82g	30%
Monounsaturated fat	3.82g	12.52g	22%
Vitamin B6	0.38mg	0.11mg	21%
Protein	28.18g	21.12g	14%
Vitamin B5	1.285mg	0.63mg	13%
Calories	218kcal	359kcal	7%
Zinc	2.79mg	3.49mg	6%
Phosphorus	199mg	166mg	5%
Copper	0.09mg	0.115mg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.255mg	0.21mg	3%
Cholesterol	102mg	97mg	2%
Iron	1.46mg	1.6mg	2%
Selenium	20.5µg	21.8µg	2%
Vitamin B3	7.12mg	6.75mg	2%
Folate	9µg	15µg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.43g	2.17g	2%
Vitamin D*	8 IU		1%
Vitamin D	0.2µg		1%
Magnesium	26mg	20mg	1%
Calcium	13mg	22mg	1%
Sodium	95mg	73mg	1%
Vitamin E		0.1mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	13g	5.9g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	77kcal	170kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	46g	28g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.2	1.2	N/A
Net carbs	1.18g	0g	N/A
Carbs	1.18g	0g	0%
Potassium	259mg	271mg	0%
Manganese	0.027mg	0.019mg	0%
Vitamin B1	0.088mg	0.09mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.329mg	0.247mg	0%
Threonine	1.188mg	0.904mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.486mg	1.019mg	0%
Leucine	2.115mg	1.642mg	0%
Lysine	2.384mg	1.865mg	0%
Methionine	0.778mg	0.542mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.121mg	0.86mg	0%
Valine	1.397mg	1.139mg	0%
Histidine	0.874mg	0.669mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.01g		N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.05g		N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.03g		N/A