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

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

Pork leg is richer in vitamin B6, vitamin B12, and vitamin B1, while Canadian bacon is higher in selenium, vitamin B3, potassium, and phosphorus.
Canadian bacon's daily need coverage for sodium is 41% higher.
Canadian bacon has 6 times less saturated fat than pork leg. Pork leg has 6.54g of saturated fat, while Canadian bacon has 1.039g.

We used Pork, fresh, leg (ham), whole, separable lean, and fat, raw 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 leg

Canadian bacon

Contains more IronIron	+51.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+11.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-95.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+43.8%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+35%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+40%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+217.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+55.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+71.4%

~equal in Copper ~0.063mg

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 leg

Canadian bacon

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+150%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+43.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+46.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+75%

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3

+118.4%

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.669mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.185mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.72mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Sodium	47mg	993mg	41%
Selenium	29.4µg	50.4µg	38%
Vitamin B3	4.574mg	9.988mg	34%
Fats	18.87g	2.78g	25%
Saturated fat	6.54g	1.039g	25%
Protein	17.43g	28.31g	22%
Potassium	315mg	999mg	20%
Choline		104.8mg	19%
Monounsaturated fat	8.38g	1.255g	18%
Phosphorus	199mg	309mg	16%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.01g	0.485g	10%
Vitamin B6	0.401mg	0.28mg	9%
Vitamin B12	0.63µg	0.43µg	8%
Vitamin B1	0.736mg	0.669mg	6%
Calories	245kcal	146kcal	5%
Iron	0.85mg	0.56mg	4%
Vitamin E		0.41mg	3%
Zinc	1.93mg	1.73mg	2%
Magnesium	20mg	27mg	2%
Vitamin D	0.5µg	0.2µg	2%
Cholesterol	73mg	67mg	2%
Carbs	0g	1.8g	1%
Folate	7µg	4µg	1%
Vitamin D	20IU	9IU	1%
Vitamin C	0.7mg	0mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.685mg	0.72mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.2mg	0.185mg	1%
Net carbs	0g	1.8g	N/A
Calcium	5mg	7mg	0%
Sugar		1.2g	N/A
Copper	0.065mg	0.063mg	0%
Manganese	0.023mg	0.016mg	0%
Vitamin K		0.2µg	0%
Trans fat		0.008g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.208mg	0.332mg	0%
Threonine	0.776mg	1.226mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.787mg	1.32mg	0%
Leucine	1.376mg	2.294mg	0%
Lysine	1.55mg	2.479mg	0%
Methionine	0.444mg	0.764mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.689mg	1.158mg	0%
Valine	0.931mg	1.41mg	0%
Histidine	0.659mg	1.134mg	0%
Omega-3 - DHA		0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.011g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA		0.006g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid		0.003g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.008g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.014g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.36g	N/A