Turkey breast vs. Lamb shoulder — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between turkey breast and lamb shoulder?

Turkey breast is higher in vitamin B6, yet lamb shoulder is higher in vitamin B12, zinc, fats, vitamin B2, iron, vitamin B3, and selenium.
Lamb shoulder's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 89% more.
Turkey breast has 4 times more vitamin B6 than lamb shoulder. While turkey breast has 0.48mg of vitamin B6, lamb shoulder has only 0.12mg.
The amount of cholesterol in turkey breast is lower.

We used Turkey, all classes, breast, meat, and skin, raw and Lamb, domestic, shoulder, arm, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked, roasted 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.

Turkey breast

Lamb shoulder

Contains less SodiumSodium

-9.2%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+38.5%
Contains more IronIron	+69.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+52.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+185.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+16.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+13.4%

~equal in Magnesium ~23mg

~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.

Turkey breast

Lamb shoulder

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+300%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+55.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+117.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+28.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+14.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+507.1%
Contains more FolateFolate	+185.7%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.42µg	2.55µg	89%
Saturated fat	1.91g	8.74g	31%
Vitamin B6	0.48mg	0.12mg	28%
Zinc	1.57mg	4.48mg	26%
Fats	7.02g	20.24g	20%
Monounsaturated fat	2.66g	8.3g	14%
Iron	1.2mg	2.03mg	10%
Vitamin B2	0.115mg	0.25mg	10%
Cholesterol	65mg	92mg	9%
Vitamin B3	5.2mg	6.66mg	9%
Calories	157kcal	279kcal	6%
Selenium	22.4µg	25.4µg	5%
Copper	0.074mg	0.113mg	4%
Vitamin B1	0.058mg	0.09mg	3%
Folate	7µg	20µg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.621mg	0.71mg	2%
Protein	21.89g	22.53g	1%
Calcium	13mg	18mg	1%
Vitamin E		0.14mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	14g	8.1g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	72kcal	124kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	64g	36g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.3	1.1	N/A
Magnesium	24mg	23mg	0%
Potassium	275mg	259mg	0%
Phosphorus	186mg	183mg	0%
Sodium	59mg	65mg	0%
Vitamin A	2µg	0µg	0%
Manganese	0.018mg	0.021mg	0%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.66g	1.61g	0%
Tryptophan	0.242mg	0.263mg	0%
Threonine	0.957mg	0.964mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.099mg	1.087mg	0%
Leucine	1.704mg	1.753mg	0%
Lysine	1.996mg	1.99mg	0%
Methionine	0.616mg	0.578mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.857mg	0.917mg	0%
Valine	1.141mg	1.216mg	0%
Histidine	0.66mg	0.714mg	0%
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.01g		N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.01g		N/A