Pork leg vs. Deer meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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A recap on the differences between pork leg and deer meat
- Pork leg is higher in vitamin B1 and selenium, yet deer meat is higher in vitamin B12, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, copper, zinc, and vitamin B6.
- Deer meat covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 125% more than pork leg.
- Pork leg contains 6 times more saturated fat than deer meat. While pork leg contains 6.54g of saturated fat, deer meat contains only 1.142g.
Food varieties used in this article are Pork, fresh, leg (ham), whole, separable lean, and fat, raw 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.
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -17.5% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +167.3% |
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +65% |
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +37.8% |
| Contains more IronIron | +400% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +290.8% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +106.7% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +50.3% |
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 CVitamin C | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +183.1% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +181.5% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +92% |
| Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +25% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +53.1% |
| Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +474.6% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +28.6% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
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DV% diff. |
| Vitamin B12 | 0.63µg | 3.62µg | 125% |
| Iron | 0.85mg | 4.25mg | 43% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.736mg | 0.26mg | 40% |
| Selenium | 29.4µg | 11µg | 33% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.2mg | 0.563mg | 28% |
| Vitamin B3 | 4.574mg | 8.78mg | 26% |
| Fats | 18.87g | 2.35g | 25% |
| Saturated fat | 6.54g | 1.142g | 25% |
| Protein | 17.43g | 29.9g | 25% |
| Copper | 0.065mg | 0.254mg | 21% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 8.38g | 0.554g | 20% |
| Zinc | 1.93mg | 3.99mg | 19% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.401mg | 0.614mg | 16% |
| Phosphorus | 199mg | 299mg | 14% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 2.01g | 0.127g | 13% |
| Calories | 245kcal | 149kcal | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 73mg | 88mg | 5% |
| Vitamin E | 0.62mg | 4% | |
| Potassium | 315mg | 434mg | 4% |
| Vitamin D | 0.5µg | 3% | |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.685mg | 0.856mg | 3% |
| Magnesium | 20mg | 33mg | 3% |
| Vitamin D | 20IU | 3% | |
| Vitamin C | 0.7mg | 0mg | 1% |
| Folate | 7µg | 9µg | 1% |
| Calcium | 5mg | 5mg | 0% |
| Sodium | 47mg | 57mg | 0% |
| Manganese | 0.023mg | 0.022mg | 0% |
| Tryptophan | 0.208mg | 0.266mg | 0% |
| Threonine | 0.776mg | 1.133mg | 0% |
| Isoleucine | 0.787mg | 1.287mg | 0% |
| Leucine | 1.376mg | 2.28mg | 0% |
| Lysine | 1.55mg | 2.434mg | 0% |
| Methionine | 0.444mg | 0.7mg | 0% |
| Phenylalanine | 0.689mg | 1.133mg | 0% |
| Valine | 0.931mg | 1.455mg | 0% |
| Histidine | 0.659mg | 0.895mg | 0% |
| Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid | 0.001g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more FatsFats | +703% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +123.6% |
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +71.5% |
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Water
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +1412.6% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +1482.7% |
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -82.5% |
