Bear meat vs. Pork leg — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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A recap on the differences between bear meat and pork leg
- Bear meat is higher in iron, vitamin B12, zinc, vitamin B2, and copper, yet pork leg is higher in vitamin B1, selenium, and vitamin B6.
- Bear meat covers your daily iron needs 124% more than pork leg.
- Bear meat contains 5 times more zinc than pork leg. While bear meat contains 10.27mg of zinc, pork leg contains only 1.93mg.
- The amount of cholesterol in pork leg is lower.
Food varieties used in this article are Game meat, bear, cooked, simmered and Pork, fresh, leg (ham), whole, separable lean, and fat, raw.
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Mineral Comparison
Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +15% |
Contains more IronIron | +1162.4% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +127.7% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +432.1% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +19.8% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +17.1% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -33.8% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +162.5% |
Vitamin Comparison
Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +310% |
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +292.1% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +636% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +36.5% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +38.3% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +16.7% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Iron | 10.73mg | 0.85mg | 124% |
Vitamin B12 | 2.47µg | 0.63µg | 77% |
Zinc | 10.27mg | 1.93mg | 76% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.1mg | 0.736mg | 53% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.82mg | 0.2mg | 48% |
Selenium | 11.2µg | 29.4µg | 33% |
Protein | 32.42g | 17.43g | 30% |
Choline | 122.3mg | 22% | |
Vitamin B5 | 0.685mg | 14% | |
Saturated fat | 3.54g | 6.54g | 14% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.29mg | 0.401mg | 9% |
Copper | 0.148mg | 0.065mg | 9% |
Cholesterol | 98mg | 73mg | 8% |
Fats | 13.39g | 18.87g | 8% |
Vitamin B3 | 3.35mg | 4.574mg | 8% |
Monounsaturated fat | 5.66g | 8.38g | 7% |
Phosphorus | 170mg | 199mg | 4% |
Vitamin E | 0.49mg | 3% | |
Vitamin D | 0µg | 0.5µg | 3% |
Vitamin D | 0IU | 20IU | 3% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 2.4g | 2.01g | 3% |
Potassium | 263mg | 315mg | 2% |
Vitamin K | 1.8µg | 2% | |
Calories | 259kcal | 245kcal | 1% |
Manganese | 0.023mg | 1% | |
Sodium | 71mg | 47mg | 1% |
Magnesium | 23mg | 20mg | 1% |
Vitamin C | 0mg | 0.7mg | 1% |
Calcium | 5mg | 5mg | 0% |
Folate | 6µg | 7µg | 0% |
Tryptophan | 0.208mg | 0% | |
Threonine | 0.776mg | 0% | |
Isoleucine | 0.787mg | 0% | |
Leucine | 1.376mg | 0% | |
Lysine | 1.55mg | 0% | |
Methionine | 0.444mg | 0% | |
Phenylalanine | 0.689mg | 0% | |
Valine | 0.931mg | 0% | |
Histidine | 0.659mg | 0% | |
Omega-3 - DHA | 0.037g | N/A | |
Omega-3 - DPA | 0.034g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more ProteinProtein | +86% |
Contains more FatsFats | +40.9% |
Contains more WaterWater | +16.7% |
Contains more OtherOther | +92.2% |
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -45.9% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +19.4% |
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +48.1% |