Pork hock vs. Canadian bacon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between pork hock and Canadian bacon?

Canadian bacon has more vitamin B3, vitamin B1, selenium, phosphorus, potassium, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, and vitamin B5 than pork hock.
Canadian bacon's daily need coverage for vitamin B3 is 56% higher.
Canadian bacon has 3 times less saturated fat than pork hock. Pork hock has 3.231g of saturated fat, while Canadian bacon has 1.039g.

We used Pork, pickled pork hocks and Canadian bacon, cooked, pan-fried 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.

Pork hock

Canadian bacon

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+171.4%
Contains more IronIron	+103.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+30.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+37.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+37.5%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+350%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+2025.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+415%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+91.6%

~equal in Sodium ~993mg

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.

Pork hock

Canadian bacon

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+18.6%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+141.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+736.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+172.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+808%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+109.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+337.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+300%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B3	1.1mg	9.988mg	56%
Vitamin B1	0.08mg	0.669mg	49%
Selenium	26.3µg	50.4µg	44%
Phosphorus	60mg	309mg	36%
Potassium	47mg	999mg	28%
Choline		104.8mg	19%
Protein	19.11g	28.31g	18%
Vitamin B6	0.064mg	0.28mg	17%
Fats	10.54g	2.78g	12%
Saturated fat	3.231g	1.039g	10%
Monounsaturated fat	5.134g	1.255g	10%
Vitamin B2	0.068mg	0.185mg	9%
Vitamin B5	0.344mg	0.72mg	8%
Iron	1.14mg	0.56mg	7%
Cholesterol	89mg	67mg	7%
Zinc	2.38mg	1.73mg	6%
Magnesium	6mg	27mg	5%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.198g	0.485g	5%
Vitamin A	23µg	0µg	3%
Vitamin B12	0.51µg	0.43µg	3%
Sodium	1050mg	993mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.17mg	0.41mg	2%
Copper	0.082mg	0.063mg	2%
Folate	1µg	4µg	1%
Calories	171kcal	146kcal	1%
Vitamin D		0.2µg	1%
Calcium	19mg	7mg	1%
Vitamin D		9IU	1%
Carbs	0g	1.8g	1%
Net carbs	0g	1.8g	N/A
Sugar	0g	1.2g	N/A
Manganese	0.022mg	0.016mg	0%
Vitamin K	0µg	0.2µg	0%
Trans fat	0.113g	0.008g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.038mg	0.332mg	0%
Threonine	0.516mg	1.226mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.325mg	1.32mg	0%
Leucine	0.841mg	2.294mg	0%
Lysine	0.822mg	2.479mg	0%
Methionine	0.211mg	0.764mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.554mg	1.158mg	0%
Valine	0.478mg	1.41mg	0%
Histidine	0.211mg	1.134mg	0%
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.042g	0.011g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.006g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid		0.003g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.008g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.045g	0.014g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.986g	0.36g	N/A