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

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Summary of differences between pork leg and blood sausage

  • Pork leg has more vitamin B1, vitamin B6, phosphorus, selenium, and vitamin B3; however, blood sausage is higher in iron and vitamin B12.
  • Blood sausage covers your daily need for iron, 69% more than pork leg.
  • Pork leg has 11 times more vitamin B1 than blood sausage. While pork leg has 0.736mg of vitamin B1, blood sausage has only 0.07mg.
  • Pork leg has less cholesterol.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Pork, fresh, leg (ham), whole, separable lean, and fat, raw and Blood sausage.

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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 14% 1.5% 28% 32% 22% 53% 85% 6.1% 3% 160%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 1.8% 3.4% 240% 13% 35% 9.4% 89% 1.3% 85%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +150%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +728.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +62.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +48.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +804.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +130%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +89.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +20%
Contains more IronIron +652.9%

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 2.3% 0% 0% 7.5% 184% 46% 86% 41% 93% 79% 0% 5.3% 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% 2.6% 20% 18% 30% 23% 36% 9.2% 125% 0% 3.8% 40%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +951.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +53.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +281.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +14.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +902.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +40%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +160%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +58.7%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pork leg Blood sausage DV% diff.
Iron 0.85mg 6.4mg 69%
Vitamin B1 0.736mg 0.07mg 56%
Saturated fat 6.54g 13.4g 31%
Vitamin B6 0.401mg 0.04mg 28%
Sodium 47mg 680mg 28%
Selenium 29.4µg 15.5µg 25%
Phosphorus 199mg 22mg 25%
Fats 18.87g 34.5g 24%
Vitamin B3 4.574mg 1.2mg 21%
Monounsaturated fat 8.38g 15.9g 19%
Cholesterol 73mg 120mg 16%
Vitamin B12 0.63µg 1µg 15%
Choline 72.8mg 13%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.01g 3.46g 10%
Potassium 315mg 38mg 8%
Calories 245kcal 379kcal 7%
Zinc 1.93mg 1.3mg 6%
Protein 17.43g 14.6g 6%
Vitamin B2 0.2mg 0.13mg 5%
Vitamin D 20IU 52IU 4%
Vitamin D 0.5µg 1.3µg 4%
Copper 0.065mg 0.04mg 3%
Magnesium 20mg 8mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.685mg 0.6mg 2%
Manganese 0.023mg 0.01mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.13mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.7mg 0mg 1%
Folate 7µg 5µg 1%
Net carbs 0g 1.29g N/A
Carbs 0g 1.29g 0%
Calcium 5mg 6mg 0%
Sugar 1.29g N/A
Tryptophan 0.208mg 0.18mg 0%
Threonine 0.776mg 0.57mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.787mg 0.32mg 0%
Leucine 1.376mg 1.39mg 0%
Lysine 1.55mg 1.05mg 0%
Methionine 0.444mg 0.2mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.689mg 0.82mg 0%
Valine 0.931mg 1.02mg 0%
Histidine 0.659mg 0.71mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
17% 19% 62%
Protein: 17.43 g
Fats: 18.87 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 62.47 g
Other: 1.23 g
15% 35% 47% 2%
Protein: 14.6 g
Fats: 34.5 g
Carbs: 1.29 g
Water: 47.3 g
Other: 2.31 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +19.4%
Contains more WaterWater +32.1%
Contains more FatsFats +82.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +87.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
39% 49% 12%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.54 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.38 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.01 g
41% 49% 11%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 13.4 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 15.9 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.46 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -51.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +89.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +72.1%

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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 leg - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168222/nutrients
  2. Blood sausage - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171618/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.