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Pork hock vs. Deer meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between pork hock and deer meat

  • Pork hock is higher in selenium, yet deer meat is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, iron, vitamin B2, phosphorus, copper, and vitamin B1.
  • Deer meat covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 130% more than pork hock.
  • Pork hock contains 18 times more sodium than deer meat. While pork hock contains 1050mg of sodium, deer meat contains only 57mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Pork, pickled pork hocks and Game meat, deer, tenderloin, separable lean only, cooked, broiled.

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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 4.3% 5.7% 4.1% 43% 27% 65% 26% 137% 2.9% 143%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 24% 1.5% 38% 159% 85% 109% 128% 7.4% 2.9% 60%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +280%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +139.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +450%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +823.4%
Contains more IronIron +272.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +209.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +67.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +398.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.6%
~equal in Manganese ~0.022mg

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% 7.7% 3.4% 0% 20% 16% 21% 21% 15% 64% 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% 12% 0% 65% 130% 165% 51% 142% 453% 0% 6.8% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +264.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +225%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +727.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +698.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +148.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +859.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +609.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +800%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pork hock Deer meat DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.51µg 3.62µg 130%
Vitamin B3 1.1mg 8.78mg 48%
Sodium 1050mg 57mg 43%
Vitamin B6 0.064mg 0.614mg 42%
Iron 1.14mg 4.25mg 39%
Vitamin B2 0.068mg 0.563mg 38%
Phosphorus 60mg 299mg 34%
Selenium 26.3µg 11µg 28%
Protein 19.11g 29.9g 22%
Copper 0.082mg 0.254mg 19%
Zinc 2.38mg 3.99mg 15%
Vitamin B1 0.08mg 0.26mg 15%
Fats 10.54g 2.35g 13%
Monounsaturated fat 5.134g 0.554g 11%
Potassium 47mg 434mg 11%
Vitamin B5 0.344mg 0.856mg 10%
Saturated fat 3.231g 1.142g 9%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.198g 0.127g 7%
Magnesium 6mg 33mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.17mg 0.62mg 3%
Vitamin A 23µg 0µg 3%
Folate 1µg 9µg 2%
Calories 171kcal 149kcal 1%
Calcium 19mg 5mg 1%
Cholesterol 89mg 88mg 0%
Manganese 0.022mg 0.022mg 0%
Trans fat 0.113g N/A
Tryptophan 0.038mg 0.266mg 0%
Threonine 0.516mg 1.133mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.325mg 1.287mg 0%
Leucine 0.841mg 2.28mg 0%
Lysine 0.822mg 2.434mg 0%
Methionine 0.211mg 0.7mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.554mg 1.133mg 0%
Valine 0.478mg 1.455mg 0%
Histidine 0.211mg 0.895mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.042g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0g 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.045g 0g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.986g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
19% 11% 68% 2%
Protein: 19.11 g
Fats: 10.54 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 68.02 g
Other: 2.33 g
30% 2% 67%
Protein: 29.9 g
Fats: 2.35 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 67.2 g
Other: 0.55 g
Contains more FatsFats +348.5%
Contains more OtherOther +323.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +56.5%
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Water ~67.2g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
34% 54% 13%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.231 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.134 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.198 g
63% 30% 7%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.142 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.554 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.127 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +826.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +843.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -64.7%

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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 hock - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169157/nutrients
  2. Deer meat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174430/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.