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Headcheese vs. Pork leg — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between headcheese and pork leg

  • Headcheese has more vitamin B12; however, pork leg has more vitamin B1, selenium, vitamin B3, phosphorus, vitamin B6, zinc, and potassium.
  • Pork leg's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 59% more.
  • Headcheese has 20 times more sodium than pork leg. Headcheese has 941mg of sodium, while pork leg has 47mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Headcheese, pork 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 6.4% 4.8% 2.7% 56% 41% 26% 24% 123% 0% 0.55%
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 +220%
Contains more IronIron +76.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +87.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +122.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +916.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +99%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +255.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +29300%

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% 0% 5% 14% 5.8% 27% 8.3% 0% 44% 131% 8.5% 1.5% 57%
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 EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +80%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +66.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +3100%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +73.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +939.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +111.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +250%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Headcheese Pork leg DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.023mg 0.736mg 59%
Selenium 0.1µg 29.4µg 53%
Sodium 941mg 47mg 39%
Vitamin B3 0.44mg 4.574mg 26%
Phosphorus 56mg 199mg 20%
Choline 104.1mg 19%
Vitamin B12 1.05µg 0.63µg 18%
Vitamin B6 0.19mg 0.401mg 16%
Saturated fat 3.402g 6.54g 14%
Vitamin B5 0.685mg 14%
Fats 10.9g 18.87g 12%
Zinc 0.97mg 1.93mg 9%
Iron 1.5mg 0.85mg 8%
Potassium 31mg 315mg 8%
Protein 13.83g 17.43g 7%
Monounsaturated fat 5.601g 8.38g 7%
Vitamin B2 0.115mg 0.2mg 7%
Copper 0.122mg 0.065mg 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.134g 2.01g 6%
Calories 157kcal 245kcal 4%
Magnesium 9mg 20mg 3%
Vitamin K 3.4µg 3%
Vitamin D 37IU 20IU 2%
Vitamin E 0.25mg 2%
Vitamin D 0.9µg 0.5µg 2%
Manganese 0.023mg 1%
Cholesterol 69mg 73mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.7mg 1%
Folate 2µg 7µg 1%
Calcium 16mg 5mg 1%
Tryptophan 0.208mg 0%
Threonine 0.776mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.787mg 0%
Leucine 1.376mg 0%
Lysine 1.55mg 0%
Methionine 0.444mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.689mg 0%
Valine 0.931mg 0%
Histidine 0.659mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
14% 11% 74%
Protein: 13.83 g
Fats: 10.9 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 73.84 g
Other: 1.43 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 WaterWater +18.2%
Contains more OtherOther +16.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +26%
Contains more FatsFats +73.1%
~equal in Carbs ~0g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
34% 55% 11%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.402 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.601 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.134 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 -48%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +49.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +77.2%

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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. Headcheese - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171630/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.