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Ground beef vs. Pork leg — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between ground beef and pork leg

  • Ground beef has more vitamin B12, zinc, and iron; however, pork leg is higher in vitamin B1, selenium, and vitamin B6.
  • Ground beef covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 78% more than pork leg.
  • Ground beef has 7 times more calcium than pork leg. While ground beef has 33mg of calcium, pork leg has only 5mg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Beef, ground, 70% lean meat / 30% fat, loaf, cooked, baked 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 12% 9.9% 21% 85% 26% 159% 71% 9.5% 1.2% 104%
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 CalciumCalcium +560%
Contains more IronIron +167.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +21.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +202.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +17.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +30.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +19.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -35.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +155.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +53.9%

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% 1% 2.4% 0% 13% 39% 75% 31% 72% 311% 7.3% 5.3% 40%
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 B12Vitamin B12 +295.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1343.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +17%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +13.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +33.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +28.9%
~equal in Folate ~7µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Ground beef Pork leg DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 2.49µg 0.63µg 78%
Vitamin B1 0.051mg 0.736mg 57%
Zinc 5.84mg 1.93mg 36%
Selenium 19.1µg 29.4µg 19%
Iron 2.27mg 0.85mg 18%
Protein 23.87g 17.43g 13%
Choline 73.2mg 13%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.408g 2.01g 11%
Vitamin B6 0.311mg 0.401mg 7%
Fats 15.37g 18.87g 5%
Cholesterol 88mg 73mg 5%
Phosphorus 166mg 199mg 5%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.5µg 3%
Monounsaturated fat 7.322g 8.38g 3%
Vitamin B5 0.512mg 0.685mg 3%
Vitamin B3 4.026mg 4.574mg 3%
Calcium 33mg 5mg 3%
Copper 0.079mg 0.065mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.171mg 0.2mg 2%
Potassium 241mg 315mg 2%
Vitamin D 2IU 20IU 2%
Vitamin K 2.9µg 2%
Saturated fat 6.073g 6.54g 2%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 1%
Manganese 0.009mg 0.023mg 1%
Sodium 73mg 47mg 1%
Magnesium 17mg 20mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.7mg 1%
Calories 241kcal 245kcal 0%
Vitamin A 3µg 0µg 0%
Trans fat 1.173g N/A
Folate 7µg 7µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.121mg 0.208mg 0%
Threonine 0.923mg 0.776mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.055mg 0.787mg 0%
Leucine 1.861mg 1.376mg 0%
Lysine 1.976mg 1.55mg 0%
Methionine 0.614mg 0.444mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.931mg 0.689mg 0%
Valine 1.172mg 0.931mg 0%
Histidine 0.775mg 0.659mg 0%
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.008g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
24% 15% 58% 2%
Protein: 23.87 g
Fats: 15.37 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 58.37 g
Other: 2.39 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 +36.9%
Contains more OtherOther +94.3%
Contains more FatsFats +22.8%
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Water ~62.47g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
44% 53% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.073 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.322 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.408 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 more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +14.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +392.6%
~equal in Saturated fat ~6.54g

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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. Ground beef - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169474/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.