Chorizo vs. Pork leg — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between chorizo and pork leg?

Chorizo is higher in vitamin B12, zinc, vitamin B6, iron, vitamin B5, and vitamin B2; however, pork leg is richer in selenium and vitamin B1.
Chorizo's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 57% more.
Pork leg contains 26 times less sodium than chorizo. Chorizo contains 1235mg of sodium, while pork leg contains 47mg.
Pork leg has a lower glycemic index (0) than chorizo (28).

We used Chorizo, pork, and beef 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.

Chorizo

Pork leg

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+60%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+26.3%
Contains more IronIron	+87.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+23.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+76.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+73.9%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+11.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+32.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-96.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+39.3%

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.

Chorizo

Pork leg

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+200%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+50%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+12.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+63.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+32.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+217.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+16.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+250%

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	2µg	0.63µg	57%
Sodium	1235mg	47mg	52%
Saturated fat	14.38g	6.54g	36%
Fats	38.27g	18.87g	30%
Monounsaturated fat	18.4g	8.38g	25%
Choline	96.7mg		18%
Selenium	21.1µg	29.4µg	15%
Protein	24.1g	17.43g	13%
Zinc	3.41mg	1.93mg	13%
Calories	455kcal	245kcal	11%
Vitamin B6	0.53mg	0.401mg	10%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.46g	2.01g	10%
Iron	1.59mg	0.85mg	9%
Vitamin B1	0.63mg	0.736mg	9%
Vitamin B5	1.12mg	0.685mg	9%
Vitamin B2	0.3mg	0.2mg	8%
Phosphorus	150mg	199mg	7%
Cholesterol	88mg	73mg	5%
Vitamin D*	61 IU	20 IU	5%
Vitamin D	1.5µg	0.5µg	5%
Vitamin B3	5.131mg	4.574mg	3%
Potassium	398mg	315mg	2%
Copper	0.08mg	0.065mg	2%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.7mg	1%
Carbs	1.86g	0g	1%
Vitamin E	0.22mg		1%
Manganese	0.04mg	0.023mg	1%
Vitamin K	1.6µg		1%
Folate	2µg	7µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	5.3g	7.1g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	189kcal	141kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	22g	41g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.5	1.6	N/A
Net carbs	1.86g	0g	N/A
Magnesium	18mg	20mg	0%
Calcium	8mg	5mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.278mg	0.208mg	0%
Threonine	1.473mg	0.776mg	0%
Isoleucine	2.206mg	0.787mg	0%
Leucine	1.708mg	1.376mg	0%
Lysine	2.414mg	1.55mg	0%
Methionine	0.47mg	0.444mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.149mg	0.689mg	0%
Valine	0.914mg	0.931mg	0%
Histidine	0.721mg	0.659mg	0%