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Pork, fresh, variety meats and by-products, liver, raw vs. Ham — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between pork, fresh, variety meats and by-products, liver, raw and ham

  • Ham contains less vitamin B12, vitamin A, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, vitamin B3, copper, selenium, and folate than pork, fresh, variety meats, and by-products, liver, raw.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for pork, fresh, variety meats, and by-products, liver, raw is 1056% higher.
  • Ham is lower in cholesterol.

Food types used in this article are Pork, fresh, variety meats, and by-products, liver, raw and Pork, cured, ham, boneless, extra lean (approximately 5% fat), roasted.

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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 13% 2.7% 24% 874% 226% 157% 123% 11% 45% 287%
Ham
Ham
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 10% 2.4% 25% 56% 26% 79% 84% 157% 7% 106%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +28.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +12.5%
Contains more IronIron +1474.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +757%
Contains more ZincZinc +100%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +46.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +537%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +170.3%
~equal in Potassium ~287mg

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 84% 2167% 0% 0% 71% 693% 287% 399% 159% 3250% 0% 159% 0%
Ham
Ham
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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% 12% 189% 47% 75% 24% 92% 81% 0% 2.3% 46%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1387.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +280.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1550.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +72.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +3900%
Contains more FolateFolate +6966.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +166.4%
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pork, fresh, variety meats and by-products, liver, raw Ham DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 26µg 0.65µg 1056%
Vitamin A 6502µg 0µg 722%
Iron 23.3mg 1.48mg 273%
Vitamin B2 3.005mg 0.202mg 216%
Vitamin B5 6.65mg 0.403mg 125%
Cholesterol 301mg 53mg 83%
Vitamin B3 15.301mg 4.023mg 70%
Copper 0.677mg 0.079mg 66%
Selenium 52.7µg 19.5µg 60%
Folate 212µg 3µg 52%
Sodium 87mg 1203mg 49%
Vitamin B1 0.283mg 0.754mg 39%
Vitamin C 25.3mg 0mg 28%
Zinc 5.76mg 2.88mg 26%
Vitamin B6 0.69mg 0.4mg 22%
Choline 85.1mg 15%
Manganese 0.344mg 0.054mg 13%
Phosphorus 288mg 196mg 13%
Monounsaturated fat 0.52g 2.62g 5%
Vitamin D 0.8µg 4%
Vitamin D 32IU 4%
Fats 3.65g 5.53g 3%
Saturated fat 1.17g 1.81g 3%
Vitamin E 0.25mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.87g 0.54g 2%
Calories 134kcal 145kcal 1%
Protein 21.39g 20.93g 1%
Magnesium 18mg 14mg 1%
Carbs 2.47g 1.5g 0%
Net carbs 2.47g 1.5g N/A
Calcium 9mg 8mg 0%
Potassium 273mg 287mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.301mg 0.251mg 0%
Threonine 0.91mg 0.931mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.085mg 0.918mg 0%
Leucine 1.906mg 1.661mg 0%
Lysine 1.649mg 1.775mg 0%
Methionine 0.53mg 0.553mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.047mg 0.904mg 0%
Valine 1.321mg 0.908mg 0%
Histidine 0.582mg 0.75mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0.02g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.03g 0g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
21% 4% 2% 71%
Protein: 21.39 g
Fats: 3.65 g
Carbs: 2.47 g
Water: 71.06 g
Other: 1.43 g
Ham
Ham
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21% 6% 68% 4%
Protein: 20.93 g
Fats: 5.53 g
Carbs: 1.5 g
Water: 67.67 g
Other: 4.37 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +64.7%
Contains more FatsFats +51.5%
Contains more OtherOther +205.6%
~equal in Protein ~20.93g
~equal in Water ~67.67g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
46% 20% 34%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.17 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.52 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.87 g
Ham
Ham
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36% 53% 11%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.81 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.62 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.54 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -35.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +61.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +403.8%

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, fresh, variety meats and by-products, liver, raw - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167862/nutrients
  2. Ham - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167871/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.