Beef vs. Pork hock — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between beef and pork hock

Beef is higher than pork hock in vitamin B12, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, phosphorus, vitamin B2, iron, zinc, and potassium.
Beef covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 154% more than pork hock.
Beef contains 10 times more vitamin B6 than pork hock. While beef contains 0.669mg of vitamin B6, pork hock contains only 0.064mg.
The amount of sodium in beef is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Beef, loin, tenderloin roast, separable lean only, boneless, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, roasted and Pork, pickled pork hocks.

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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.

Beef

Pork hock

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+133.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+648.9%
Contains more IronIron	+166.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+18.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+55.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+331.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-94.9%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+46.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+144.4%

~equal in Selenium ~26.3µg

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.

Beef

Pork hock

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+47.1%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+488.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+423.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+39.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+945.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+725.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+600%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A

+1050%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.08mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	4.21µg	0.51µg	154%
Vitamin B6	0.669mg	0.064mg	47%
Sodium	54mg	1050mg	43%
Vitamin B3	5.76mg	1.1mg	29%
Phosphorus	259mg	60mg	28%
Vitamin B2	0.4mg	0.068mg	26%
Iron	3.04mg	1.14mg	24%
Protein	27.55g	19.11g	17%
Choline	75.6mg		14%
Zinc	3.7mg	2.38mg	12%
Potassium	352mg	47mg	9%
Fats	6.54g	10.54g	6%
Monounsaturated fat	2.734g	5.134g	6%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.532g	1.198g	4%
Saturated fat	2.595g	3.231g	3%
Vitamin B5	0.481mg	0.344mg	3%
Copper	0.097mg	0.082mg	2%
Vitamin A	2µg	23µg	2%
Folate	7µg	1µg	2%
Selenium	25.4µg	26.3µg	2%
Magnesium	14mg	6mg	2%
Vitamin K	1.6µg	0µg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.074mg	0.08mg	1%
Cholesterol	85mg	89mg	1%
Manganese	0.009mg	0.022mg	1%
Vitamin D	0.1µg		1%
Calcium	13mg	19mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.25mg	0.17mg	1%
Calories	169kcal	171kcal	0%
Vitamin D	3IU		0%
Trans fat	0.375g	0.113g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.359mg	0.038mg	0%
Threonine	1.534mg	0.516mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.52mg	0.325mg	0%
Leucine	2.833mg	0.841mg	0%
Lysine	3.178mg	0.822mg	0%
Methionine	0.871mg	0.211mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.299mg	0.554mg	0%
Valine	1.603mg	0.478mg	0%
Histidine	1.244mg	0.211mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.002g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.002g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.013g	0.042g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.011g	0g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.017g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.002g	0.045g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.349g	0.986g	N/A