Ostrich vs. Lamb shoulder — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between ostrich and lamb shoulder

Ostrich has more vitamin B12, vitamin B6, selenium, protein, vitamin B5, vitamin B1, phosphorus, and iron; however, lamb shoulder has more fats.
Ostrich's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 154% more.
Ostrich has 5 times more vitamin B6 than lamb shoulder. Ostrich has 0.545mg of vitamin B6, while lamb shoulder has 0.12mg.
Ostrich is lower in saturated fat.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Ostrich, tip trimmed, cooked 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.

Ostrich

Lamb shoulder

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+39.8%
Contains more IronIron	+37.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+34.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+37.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+47.6%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+200%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-18.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+10.5%

~equal in Magnesium ~23mg

~equal in Zinc ~4.48mg

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.

Ostrich

Lamb shoulder

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+64.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+157.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+16.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+85.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+354.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+145.1%

Contains more FolateFolate

+33.3%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~6.66mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	6.25µg	2.55µg	154%
Saturated fat	1g	8.74g	35%
Vitamin B6	0.545mg	0.12mg	33%
Fats	2.57g	20.24g	27%
Selenium	37.5µg	25.4µg	22%
Monounsaturated fat	0.97g	8.3g	18%
Protein	28.49g	22.53g	12%
Vitamin B1	0.232mg	0.09mg	12%
Vitamin B5	1.318mg	0.71mg	12%
Iron	2.79mg	2.03mg	10%
Phosphorus	251mg	183mg	10%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.44g	1.61g	8%
Calories	145kcal	279kcal	7%
Copper	0.152mg	0.113mg	4%
Potassium	362mg	259mg	3%
Zinc	4.85mg	4.48mg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.292mg	0.25mg	3%
Vitamin B3	7.143mg	6.66mg	3%
Cholesterol	85mg	92mg	2%
Calcium	6mg	18mg	1%
Sodium	80mg	65mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.23mg	0.14mg	1%
Folate	15µg	20µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	20g	8.1g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	51kcal	124kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	69g	36g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.4	1.1	N/A
Magnesium	25mg	23mg	0%
Manganese	0.019mg	0.021mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.254mg	0.263mg	0%
Threonine	1.25mg	0.964mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.354mg	1.087mg	0%
Leucine	2.315mg	1.753mg	0%
Lysine	2.516mg	1.99mg	0%
Methionine	0.796mg	0.578mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.176mg	0.917mg	0%
Valine	1.407mg	1.216mg	0%
Histidine	0.716mg	0.714mg	0%