Ground chicken vs. Lamb shoulder — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are ground chicken and lamb shoulder different?

Ground chicken is higher in vitamin B6, vitamin B5, potassium, and phosphorus; however, lamb shoulder is richer in vitamin B12, zinc, selenium, fats, and iron.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for lamb shoulder is 85% higher.
Ground chicken contains 4 times more vitamin B6 than lamb shoulder. While ground chicken contains 0.538mg of vitamin B6, lamb shoulder contains only 0.12mg.
Ground chicken has less saturated fat.

Chicken, ground, crumbles, cooked, pan-browned 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

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.

Ground chicken

Lamb shoulder

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+21.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+161.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+27.9%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+125%
Contains more IronIron	+118.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+82.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+133.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-13.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+31.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+77.6%

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.

Ground chicken

Lamb shoulder

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+178.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+34.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+20.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+86.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+348.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+400%
Contains more FolateFolate	+900%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~6.66mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.51µg	2.55µg	85%
Vitamin B6	0.538mg	0.12mg	32%
Saturated fat	3.11g	8.74g	26%
Zinc	1.92mg	4.48mg	23%
Selenium	14.3µg	25.4µg	20%
Fats	10.92g	20.24g	14%
Iron	0.93mg	2.03mg	14%
Potassium	677mg	259mg	12%
Vitamin B5	1.327mg	0.71mg	12%
Choline	59mg		11%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	1.787g		11%
Monounsaturated fat	4.879g	8.3g	9%
Phosphorus	234mg	183mg	7%
Copper	0.062mg	0.113mg	6%
Calories	189kcal	279kcal	5%
Cholesterol	107mg	92mg	5%
Folate	2µg	20µg	5%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.081g		5%
Vitamin B2	0.302mg	0.25mg	4%
Vitamin B1	0.121mg	0.09mg	3%
Vitamin B3	7.107mg	6.66mg	3%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.08g	1.61g	3%
Protein	23.28g	22.53g	2%
Vitamin E	0.39mg	0.14mg	2%
Vitamin K	2.1µg		2%
Magnesium	28mg	23mg	1%
Calcium	8mg	18mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	12g	8.1g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	81kcal	124kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	53g	36g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.2	1.1	N/A
Sodium	75mg	65mg	0%
Manganese	0.016mg	0.021mg	0%
Trans fat	0.087g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.196mg	0.263mg	0%
Threonine	0.97mg	0.964mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.06mg	1.087mg	0%
Leucine	1.816mg	1.753mg	0%
Lysine	2.014mg	1.99mg	0%
Methionine	0.596mg	0.578mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.912mg	0.917mg	0%
Valine	1.102mg	1.216mg	0%
Histidine	0.706mg	0.714mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.008g		N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.031g		N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.016g		N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)	0.02g		N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)	0.015g		N/A