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Polish sausage vs. Pork leg — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between Polish sausage and pork leg

  • Polish sausage has more vitamin B12; however, pork leg is higher in selenium, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, phosphorus, and vitamin B3.
  • Polish sausage covers your daily need for sodium, 65% more than pork leg.
  • Polish sausage has 2 times more vitamin B12 than pork leg. While Polish sausage has 0.98µg of vitamin B12, pork leg has only 0.63µg.
  • Pork leg has less sodium.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Sausage, Polish, beef with chicken, hot 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 10% 3.6% 21% 33% 30% 53% 58% 201% 6.4% 97%
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 +140%
Contains more CopperCopper +38.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +113%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +42.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +32.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +46.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +66.1%
~equal in Iron ~0.85mg
~equal in Zinc ~1.93mg

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% 0% 0% 126% 34% 65% 27% 44% 123% 0% 1.5% 0%
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 B12Vitamin B12 +55.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +46.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +35.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +32.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +52.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +111.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +250%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Polish sausage Pork leg DV% diff.
Sodium 1540mg 47mg 65%
Selenium 17.7µg 29.4µg 21%
Vitamin B1 0.502mg 0.736mg 20%
Vitamin B6 0.19mg 0.401mg 16%
Vitamin B12 0.98µg 0.63µg 15%
Phosphorus 136mg 199mg 9%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.79g 2.01g 8%
Saturated fat 8.01g 6.54g 7%
Vitamin B3 3.443mg 4.574mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.45mg 0.685mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.148mg 0.2mg 4%
Vitamin D 20IU 3%
Monounsaturated fat 9.7g 8.38g 3%
Copper 0.09mg 0.065mg 3%
Vitamin D 0.5µg 3%
Cholesterol 66mg 73mg 2%
Potassium 237mg 315mg 2%
Folate 2µg 7µg 1%
Calories 259kcal 245kcal 1%
Fats 19.4g 18.87g 1%
Carbs 3.6g 0g 1%
Manganese 0.049mg 0.023mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.7mg 1%
Calcium 12mg 5mg 1%
Magnesium 14mg 20mg 1%
Protein 17.6g 17.43g 0%
Net carbs 3.6g 0g N/A
Iron 0.88mg 0.85mg 0%
Zinc 1.93mg 1.93mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.138mg 0.208mg 0%
Threonine 0.591mg 0.776mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.611mg 0.787mg 0%
Leucine 1.076mg 1.376mg 0%
Lysine 1.11mg 1.55mg 0%
Methionine 0.379mg 0.444mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.539mg 0.689mg 0%
Valine 0.679mg 0.931mg 0%
Histidine 0.444mg 0.659mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
18% 19% 4% 55% 4%
Protein: 17.6 g
Fats: 19.4 g
Carbs: 3.6 g
Water: 55.2 g
Other: 4.2 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 CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +241.5%
Contains more WaterWater +13.2%
~equal in Protein ~17.43g
~equal in Fats ~18.87g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
43% 52% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 8.01 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 9.7 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.79 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 +15.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -18.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +154.4%

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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. Polish sausage - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172953/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.