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

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Summary of differences between chicken thigh and lamb shoulder

Chicken thigh has more vitamin B6, protein, and vitamin B5; however, lamb shoulder is higher in vitamin B12, zinc, fats, selenium, iron, and monounsaturated fat.
Lamb shoulder covers your daily need for vitamin B12 93% more than chicken thigh.
Chicken thigh has 3 times more vitamin B6 than lamb shoulder. While chicken thigh has 0.38mg of vitamin B6, lamb shoulder has only 0.12mg.
Chicken thigh has less saturated fat.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Chicken, broilers or fryers, thigh, meat only, cooked, fried and Lamb, domestic, shoulder, arm, 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 thigh

Lamb shoulder

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+13%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+28.6%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+38.5%
Contains more IronIron	+39%
Contains more CopperCopper	+25.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+60.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-31.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+23.9%

~equal in Potassium ~259mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~183mg

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 shoulder

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+81%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+216.7%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+672.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+122.2%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.09mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.25mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~6.66mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.33µg	2.55µg	93%
Saturated fat	2.78g	8.74g	27%
Vitamin B6	0.38mg	0.12mg	20%
Fats	10.3g	20.24g	15%
Zinc	2.79mg	4.48mg	15%
Vitamin B5	1.285mg	0.71mg	12%
Protein	28.18g	22.53g	11%
Monounsaturated fat	3.82g	8.3g	11%
Selenium	20.5µg	25.4µg	9%
Iron	1.46mg	2.03mg	7%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.43g	1.61g	5%
Calories	218kcal	279kcal	3%
Cholesterol	102mg	92mg	3%
Copper	0.09mg	0.113mg	3%
Vitamin B3	7.12mg	6.66mg	3%
Folate	9µg	20µg	3%
Phosphorus	199mg	183mg	2%
Vitamin D*	8 IU		1%
Vitamin D	0.2µg		1%
Magnesium	26mg	23mg	1%
Calcium	13mg	18mg	1%
Sodium	95mg	65mg	1%
Vitamin E		0.14mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	13g	8.1g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	77kcal	124kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	46g	36g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.2	1.1	N/A
Net carbs	1.18g	0g	N/A
Carbs	1.18g	0g	0%
Potassium	259mg	259mg	0%
Manganese	0.027mg	0.021mg	0%
Vitamin B1	0.088mg	0.09mg	0%
Vitamin B2	0.255mg	0.25mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.329mg	0.263mg	0%
Threonine	1.188mg	0.964mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.486mg	1.087mg	0%
Leucine	2.115mg	1.753mg	0%
Lysine	2.384mg	1.99mg	0%
Methionine	0.778mg	0.578mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.121mg	0.917mg	0%
Valine	1.397mg	1.216mg	0%
Histidine	0.874mg	0.714mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.01g		N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.05g		N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.03g		N/A