Chicken thigh vs. Pork hock — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between chicken thigh and pork hock

Chicken thigh is higher in vitamin B3, vitamin B6, phosphorus, vitamin B5, vitamin B2, and potassium, yet pork hock is higher in selenium and vitamin B12.
Pork hock covers your daily sodium needs 42% more than chicken thigh.
Chicken thigh contains 6 times more vitamin B3 than pork hock. While chicken thigh contains 7.12mg of vitamin B3, pork hock contains only 1.1mg.
The amount of sodium in chicken thigh is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Chicken, broilers or fryers, thigh, meat only, cooked, fried 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.

Chicken thigh

Pork hock

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+333.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+451.1%
Contains more IronIron	+28.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+17.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+231.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-91%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+22.7%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+46.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+28.3%

~equal in Copper ~0.082mg

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.

Chicken thigh

Pork hock

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+275%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+547.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+273.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+493.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+800%

Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12

+54.5%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.08mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Sodium	95mg	1050mg	42%
Vitamin B3	7.12mg	1.1mg	38%
Vitamin B6	0.38mg	0.064mg	24%
Phosphorus	199mg	60mg	20%
Vitamin B5	1.285mg	0.344mg	19%
Protein	28.18g	19.11g	18%
Vitamin B2	0.255mg	0.068mg	14%
Selenium	20.5µg	26.3µg	11%
Vitamin B12	0.33µg	0.51µg	8%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.43g	1.198g	8%
Potassium	259mg	47mg	6%
Magnesium	26mg	6mg	5%
Iron	1.46mg	1.14mg	4%
Zinc	2.79mg	2.38mg	4%
Cholesterol	102mg	89mg	4%
Vitamin A		23µg	3%
Monounsaturated fat	3.82g	5.134g	3%
Folate	9µg	1µg	2%
Saturated fat	2.78g	3.231g	2%
Calories	218kcal	171kcal	2%
Vitamin B1	0.088mg	0.08mg	1%
Vitamin D	0.2µg		1%
Vitamin E		0.17mg	1%
Copper	0.09mg	0.082mg	1%
Calcium	13mg	19mg	1%
Vitamin D	8IU		1%
Fats	10.3g	10.54g	0%
Carbs	1.18g	0g	0%
Net carbs	1.18g	0g	N/A
Manganese	0.027mg	0.022mg	0%
Trans fat		0.113g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.329mg	0.038mg	0%
Threonine	1.188mg	0.516mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.486mg	0.325mg	0%
Leucine	2.115mg	0.841mg	0%
Lysine	2.384mg	0.822mg	0%
Methionine	0.778mg	0.211mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.121mg	0.554mg	0%
Valine	1.397mg	0.478mg	0%
Histidine	0.874mg	0.211mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.01g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.05g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.042g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.03g	0g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.045g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.986g	N/A