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Pork belly vs. Lamb leg — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between pork belly and lamb leg?

  • Pork belly is richer in vitamin B1, yet lamb leg is richer in vitamin B12, selenium, zinc, iron, vitamin B3, phosphorus, vitamin B5, and copper.
  • Lamb leg's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 69% higher.
  • Pork belly has 3 times more vitamin B1 than lamb leg. Pork belly has 0.396mg of vitamin B1, while lamb leg has 0.13mg.
  • Lamb leg contains less saturated fat.

We used Pork, fresh, belly, raw and Lamb, domestic, leg, whole (shank and sirloin), separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, raw types in this comparison.

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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 2.9% 1.5% 16% 20% 17% 28% 46% 4.2% 0.78% 44%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 2.7% 22% 62% 38% 91% 73% 7.3% 2.6% 113%
Contains less SodiumSodium -42.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +475%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +80%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +34.6%
Contains more IronIron +219.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +117.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +225.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +57.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +233.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +158.8%

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 1% 1% 7.8% 0% 99% 56% 87% 15% 30% 105% 0% 0.75% 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 0% 0% 4.2% 0% 33% 53% 117% 41% 35% 313% 0% 14% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +85.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +204.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +34.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +169.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +15.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +197.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +1800%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.23mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pork belly Lamb leg DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.84µg 2.5µg 69%
Fats 53.01g 17.07g 55%
Saturated fat 19.33g 7.43g 54%
Monounsaturated fat 24.7g 7g 44%
Polyunsaturated fat 5.65g 1.35g 29%
Selenium 8µg 20.7µg 23%
Vitamin B1 0.396mg 0.13mg 22%
Zinc 1.02mg 3.32mg 21%
Protein 9.34g 17.91g 17%
Calories 518kcal 230kcal 14%
Iron 0.52mg 1.66mg 14%
Vitamin B3 4.647mg 6.26mg 10%
Phosphorus 108mg 170mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.256mg 0.69mg 9%
Copper 0.052mg 0.113mg 7%
Folate 1µg 19µg 5%
Magnesium 4mg 23mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.13mg 0.15mg 2%
Potassium 185mg 249mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.242mg 0.23mg 1%
Manganese 0.006mg 0.02mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.39mg 0.21mg 1%
Sodium 32mg 56mg 1%
Cholesterol 72mg 69mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.3mg 0mg 0%
Calcium 5mg 9mg 0%
Vitamin A 3µg 0µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.209mg 0%
Threonine 0.767mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.864mg 0%
Leucine 1.393mg 0%
Lysine 1.582mg 0%
Methionine 0.46mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.729mg 0%
Valine 0.967mg 0%
Histidine 0.567mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
9% 53% 37%
Protein: 9.34 g
Fats: 53.01 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 36.74 g
Other: 0.91 g
18% 17% 64%
Protein: 17.91 g
Fats: 17.07 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 64.32 g
Other: 0.7 g
Contains more FatsFats +210.5%
Contains more OtherOther +30%
Contains more ProteinProtein +91.8%
Contains more WaterWater +75.1%
~equal in Carbs ~0g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
39% 50% 11%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 19.33 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 24.7 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 5.65 g
47% 44% 9%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 7.43 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.35 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +252.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +318.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -61.6%

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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. Pork belly - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167812/nutrients
  2. Lamb leg - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174311/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.