Pork leg vs. Cervelat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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What are the main differences between pork leg and cervelat?
- Pork leg is richer in vitamin B1, selenium, phosphorus, and vitamin B6, while cervelat is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin C, iron, and vitamin B2.
- Cervelat's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 203% higher.
- Cervelat has 5 times less vitamin B1 than pork leg. Pork leg has 0.736mg of vitamin B1, while cervelat has 0.15mg.
- Pork leg is lower in saturated fat.
- Cervelat has a higher glycemic index (28) than pork leg (0).
We used Pork, fresh, leg (ham), whole, separable lean, and fat, raw and Thuringer, cervelat, summer sausage, beef, pork 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.
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +42.9% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +21.2% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +79.3% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -96.4% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +∞% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +44.8% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +80% |
Contains more IronIron | +140% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +130.8% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +32.6% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +390.7% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +54.2% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +250% |
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +2271.4% |
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D | +120% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +65% |
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +773% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Vitamin B12 | 0.63µg | 5.5µg | 203% |
Sodium | 47mg | 1300mg | 54% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.736mg | 0.15mg | 49% |
Saturated fat | 6.54g | 11.51g | 23% |
Fats | 18.87g | 30.43g | 18% |
Vitamin C | 0.7mg | 16.6mg | 18% |
Selenium | 29.4µg | 20.3µg | 17% |
Iron | 0.85mg | 2.04mg | 15% |
Choline | 78.9mg | 14% | |
Vitamin B5 | 0.685mg | 14% | |
Phosphorus | 199mg | 111mg | 13% |
Monounsaturated fat | 8.38g | 12.97g | 11% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.401mg | 0.26mg | 11% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.2mg | 0.33mg | 10% |
Copper | 0.065mg | 0.15mg | 9% |
Calories | 245kcal | 362kcal | 6% |
Zinc | 1.93mg | 2.56mg | 6% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 2.01g | 1.2g | 5% |
Vitamin D | 0.5µg | 1.1µg | 3% |
Vitamin D | 20IU | 44IU | 3% |
Potassium | 315mg | 260mg | 2% |
Vitamin B3 | 4.574mg | 4.31mg | 2% |
Carbs | 0g | 3.33g | 1% |
Manganese | 0.023mg | 1% | |
Magnesium | 20mg | 14mg | 1% |
Vitamin K | 1.3µg | 1% | |
Folate | 7µg | 2µg | 1% |
Vitamin E | 0.22mg | 1% | |
Protein | 17.43g | 17.45g | 0% |
Net carbs | 0g | 3.33g | N/A |
Cholesterol | 73mg | 74mg | 0% |
Calcium | 5mg | 9mg | 0% |
Sugar | 0.85g | N/A | |
Tryptophan | 0.208mg | 0% | |
Threonine | 0.776mg | 0% | |
Isoleucine | 0.787mg | 0% | |
Leucine | 1.376mg | 0% | |
Lysine | 1.55mg | 0% | |
Methionine | 0.444mg | 0% | |
Phenylalanine | 0.689mg | 0% | |
Valine | 0.931mg | 0% | |
Histidine | 0.659mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more WaterWater | +38.3% |
Contains more FatsFats | +61.3% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +∞% |
Contains more OtherOther | +193.5% |
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -43.2% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +67.5% |
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +54.8% |