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Chicken meat vs. Pork leg — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between chicken meat and pork leg?

  • Chicken meat is higher in vitamin B3, vitamin B5, iron, and polyunsaturated fat; however, pork leg is richer in vitamin B1, vitamin B12, selenium, and monounsaturated fat.
  • Pork leg's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 56% more.
  • Pork leg contains 2 times less vitamin B3 than chicken meat. Chicken meat contains 8.487mg of vitamin B3, while pork leg contains 4.574mg.
  • Chicken meat has less saturated fat.

We used Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted and Pork, fresh, leg (ham), whole, separable lean, and fat, raw types in this article.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 4.5% 20% 47% 22% 53% 78% 11% 2.6% 130%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 1.5% 28% 32% 22% 53% 85% 6.1% 3% 160%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +15%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +200%
Contains more IronIron +48.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +41.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -42.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +15%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +23%
~equal in Copper ~0.065mg
~equal in Zinc ~1.93mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~199mg

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 16% 5.4% 0% 16% 39% 159% 62% 92% 38% 6% 3.8% 36%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 2.3% 0% 0% 7.5% 184% 46% 86% 41% 93% 79% 0% 5.3% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +85.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +50.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1068.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +19%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +110%
Contains more FolateFolate +40%
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.401mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chicken meat Pork leg DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.063mg 0.736mg 56%
Vitamin B3 8.487mg 4.574mg 24%
Protein 27.3g 17.43g 20%
Vitamin B12 0.3µg 0.63µg 14%
Saturated fat 3.79g 6.54g 13%
Choline 65.9mg 12%
Selenium 23.9µg 29.4µg 10%
Fats 13.6g 18.87g 8%
Monounsaturated fat 5.34g 8.38g 8%
Vitamin B5 1.03mg 0.685mg 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.97g 2.01g 6%
Vitamin A 48µg 0µg 5%
Cholesterol 88mg 73mg 5%
Iron 1.26mg 0.85mg 5%
Potassium 223mg 315mg 3%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.5µg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.168mg 0.2mg 2%
Sodium 82mg 47mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.27mg 2%
Phosphorus 182mg 199mg 2%
Vitamin D 2IU 20IU 2%
Vitamin K 2.4µg 2%
Folate 5µg 7µg 1%
Calcium 15mg 5mg 1%
Magnesium 23mg 20mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.7mg 1%
Calories 239kcal 245kcal 0%
Copper 0.066mg 0.065mg 0%
Zinc 1.94mg 1.93mg 0%
Manganese 0.02mg 0.023mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.4mg 0.401mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.305mg 0.208mg 0%
Threonine 1.128mg 0.776mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.362mg 0.787mg 0%
Leucine 1.986mg 1.376mg 0%
Lysine 2.223mg 1.55mg 0%
Methionine 0.726mg 0.444mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.061mg 0.689mg 0%
Valine 1.325mg 0.931mg 0%
Histidine 0.802mg 0.659mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.01g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.04g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.02g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 14% 59%
Protein: 27.3 g
Fats: 13.6 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 59.45 g
Other: 0 g
17% 19% 62%
Protein: 17.43 g
Fats: 18.87 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 62.47 g
Other: 1.23 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +56.6%
Contains more FatsFats +38.8%
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Water ~62.47g
~equal in Other ~1.23g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
31% 44% 25%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.79 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.34 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.97 g
39% 49% 12%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.54 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.38 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.01 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -42%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +47.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +56.9%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Chicken meat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171450/nutrients
  2. Pork leg - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168222/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.