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

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Summary of differences between ground chicken and pork shoulder

Ground chicken has more vitamin B3, vitamin B6, protein, vitamin B5, and potassium, while pork shoulder has more vitamin B1, selenium, and fats.
Pork shoulder covers your daily need for vitamin B1 54% more than ground chicken.
Ground chicken contains 2 times more potassium than pork shoulder. While ground chicken contains 677mg of potassium, pork shoulder contains only 302mg.
The amount of cholesterol in pork shoulder is lower.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Chicken, ground, crumbles, cooked, pan-browned and Pork, fresh, shoulder, whole, separable lean, and fat, 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.

Ground chicken

Pork shoulder

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+55.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+124.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+28.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+45.5%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+87.5%
Contains more IronIron	+12.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+35.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+40.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-13.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+78.3%

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

Pork shoulder

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+105.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+85.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+84.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+54.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+533.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+45.1%
Contains more FolateFolate	+150%

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.275mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B1	0.121mg	0.767mg	54%
Selenium	14.3µg	25.5µg	20%
Vitamin B3	7.107mg	3.833mg	20%
Vitamin B6	0.538mg	0.348mg	15%
Saturated fat	3.11g	6.24g	14%
Protein	23.28g	17.18g	12%
Cholesterol	107mg	71mg	12%
Vitamin B5	1.327mg	0.719mg	12%
Fats	10.92g	17.99g	11%
Potassium	677mg	302mg	11%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	1.787g		11%
Vitamin B12	0.51µg	0.74µg	10%
Vitamin D*		70 IU	9%
Vitamin D		1.7µg	9%
Monounsaturated fat	4.879g	8.01g	8%
Zinc	1.92mg	2.7mg	7%
Phosphorus	234mg	182mg	7%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.081g		5%
Calories	189kcal	236kcal	2%
Magnesium	28mg	18mg	2%
Iron	0.93mg	1.05mg	2%
Copper	0.062mg	0.084mg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.302mg	0.275mg	2%
Vitamin K	2.1µg	0µg	2%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.7mg	1%
Calcium	8mg	15mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.39mg	0.19mg	1%
Folate	2µg	5µg	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.08g	1.92g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	12g	7.3g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	81kcal	137kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	53g	42g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.2	1.6	N/A
Sodium	75mg	65mg	0%
Vitamin A	0µg	2µg	0%
Manganese	0.016mg	0.011mg	0%
Trans fat	0.087g		N/A
Choline	59mg	60.6mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.196mg	0.208mg	0%
Threonine	0.97mg	0.768mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.06mg	0.781mg	0%
Leucine	1.816mg	1.36mg	0%
Lysine	2.014mg	1.531mg	0%
Methionine	0.596mg	0.441mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.912mg	0.681mg	0%
Valine	1.102mg	0.921mg	0%
Histidine	0.706mg	0.656mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.008g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.031g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.016g	0g	N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)	0.02g		N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)	0.015g		N/A