Lamb shoulder vs. Lamb leg — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between lamb shoulder and lamb leg?

Lamb shoulder is richer than lamb leg in protein, zinc, selenium, and monounsaturated fat.
Lamb shoulder's daily need coverage for protein is 11% more.
The amount of cholesterol in lamb leg is lower.

We used Lamb, domestic, shoulder, arm, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked, roasted and Lamb, domestic, leg, whole (shank and sirloin), separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, raw types 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.

Lamb shoulder

Lamb leg

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+100%
Contains more IronIron	+22.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+34.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+22.7%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-13.8%

~equal in Magnesium ~23mg

~equal in Potassium ~249mg

~equal in Copper ~0.113mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~170mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.02mg

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.

Lamb shoulder

Lamb leg

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+50%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+44.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+25%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.23mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~6.26mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.69mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~2.5µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Folate ~19µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Zinc	4.48mg	3.32mg	11%
Protein	22.53g	17.91g	9%
Selenium	25.4µg	20.7µg	9%
Cholesterol	92mg	69mg	8%
Saturated fat	8.74g	7.43g	6%
Fats	20.24g	17.07g	5%
Iron	2.03mg	1.66mg	5%
Vitamin B1	0.09mg	0.13mg	3%
Vitamin B3	6.66mg	6.26mg	3%
Monounsaturated fat	8.3g	7g	3%
Calories	279kcal	230kcal	2%
Phosphorus	183mg	170mg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.25mg	0.23mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.12mg	0.15mg	2%
Vitamin B12	2.55µg	2.5µg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.61g	1.35g	2%
Calcium	18mg	9mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	8.1g	7.8g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	124kcal	128kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	36g	43g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.1	1.1	N/A
Magnesium	23mg	23mg	0%
Potassium	259mg	249mg	0%
Copper	0.113mg	0.113mg	0%
Sodium	65mg	56mg	0%
Vitamin E	0.14mg	0.21mg	0%
Manganese	0.021mg	0.02mg	0%
Vitamin B5	0.71mg	0.69mg	0%
Folate	20µg	19µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.263mg	0.209mg	0%
Threonine	0.964mg	0.767mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.087mg	0.864mg	0%
Leucine	1.753mg	1.393mg	0%
Lysine	1.99mg	1.582mg	0%
Methionine	0.578mg	0.46mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.917mg	0.729mg	0%
Valine	1.216mg	0.967mg	0%
Histidine	0.714mg	0.567mg	0%