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Pork leg vs. Chicken gizzard — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between pork leg and chicken gizzard

  • Pork leg has more vitamin B1, vitamin B6, and vitamin B3; however, chicken gizzard has more iron, zinc, selenium, vitamin B12, and copper.
  • Chicken gizzard's daily need coverage for cholesterol is 99% more.
  • Pork leg has 28 times more vitamin B1 than chicken gizzard. Pork leg has 0.736mg of vitamin B1, while chicken gizzard has 0.026mg.
  • Chicken gizzard is lower in saturated fat.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Pork, fresh, leg (ham), whole, separable lean, and fat, raw and Chicken, gizzard, all classes, cooked, simmered.

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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 2.1% 5.1% 16% 120% 54% 121% 81% 7.3% 9.7% 224%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +566.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +76%
Contains less SodiumSodium -16.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +240%
Contains more IronIron +275.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +147.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +129%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +221.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +39.8%
~equal in Phosphorus ~189mg

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% 4% 0% 6.5% 48% 59% 28% 16% 130% 0% 3.8% 57%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2730.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +46.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +46.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +464.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +40%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +65.1%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.21mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pork leg Chicken gizzard DV% diff.
Cholesterol 73mg 370mg 99%
Vitamin B1 0.736mg 0.026mg 59%
Iron 0.85mg 3.19mg 29%
Saturated fat 6.54g 0.67g 27%
Protein 17.43g 30.39g 26%
Fats 18.87g 2.68g 25%
Vitamin B6 0.401mg 0.071mg 25%
Zinc 1.93mg 4.42mg 23%
Selenium 29.4µg 41.1µg 21%
Monounsaturated fat 8.38g 0.528g 20%
Choline 104.4mg 19%
Vitamin B12 0.63µg 1.04µg 17%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.01g 0.353g 11%
Copper 0.065mg 0.161mg 11%
Vitamin B3 4.574mg 3.12mg 9%
Calories 245kcal 154kcal 5%
Vitamin B5 0.685mg 0.468mg 4%
Potassium 315mg 179mg 4%
Magnesium 20mg 3mg 4%
Vitamin D 0.5µg 0µg 3%
Vitamin D 20IU 0IU 3%
Manganese 0.023mg 0.074mg 2%
Calcium 5mg 17mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.7mg 0mg 1%
Folate 7µg 5µg 1%
Phosphorus 199mg 189mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.2mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.2mg 0.21mg 1%
Sodium 47mg 56mg 0%
Trans fat 0.13g 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%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.004g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.003g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.019g N/A

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
30% 3% 68%
Protein: 30.39 g
Fats: 2.68 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 67.93 g
Other: 0 g
Contains more FatsFats +604.1%
Contains more OtherOther +-223%
Contains more ProteinProtein +74.4%
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Water ~67.93g

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
43% 34% 23%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.67 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.528 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.353 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1487.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +469.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -89.8%

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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. Chicken gizzard - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171457/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.