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Pork leg vs. Goat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between pork leg and goat?

  • Pork leg is higher in vitamin B1, selenium, and vitamin B6; however, goat is richer in iron, vitamin B2, zinc, copper, and vitamin B12.
  • Pork leg's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 54% more.
  • Goat has less saturated fat.

We used Pork, fresh, leg (ham), whole, separable lean, and fat, raw and Game meat, goat, cooked, roasted types in this article.

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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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 5.1% 36% 140% 101% 144% 86% 11% 5.5% 64%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -45.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +149.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +240%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +28.6%
Contains more IronIron +338.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +366.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +173.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +82.6%
~equal in Phosphorus ~201mg

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%
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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% 6.8% 0% 23% 141% 74% 0% 0% 149% 3% 3.8% 58%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +717.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +15.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +40%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +205%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +88.9%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pork leg Goat DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.736mg 0.09mg 54%
Iron 0.85mg 3.73mg 36%
Vitamin B2 0.2mg 0.61mg 32%
Selenium 29.4µg 11.8µg 32%
Vitamin B6 0.401mg 0mg 31%
Zinc 1.93mg 5.27mg 30%
Saturated fat 6.54g 0.93g 26%
Copper 0.065mg 0.303mg 26%
Fats 18.87g 3.03g 24%
Vitamin B12 0.63µg 1.19µg 23%
Choline 106.4mg 19%
Protein 17.43g 27.1g 19%
Monounsaturated fat 8.38g 1.36g 18%
Vitamin B5 0.685mg 14%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.01g 0.23g 12%
Calories 245kcal 143kcal 5%
Magnesium 20mg 0mg 5%
Vitamin B3 4.574mg 3.95mg 4%
Vitamin D 20IU 0IU 3%
Potassium 315mg 405mg 3%
Vitamin D 0.5µg 0µg 3%
Vitamin E 0.34mg 2%
Sodium 47mg 86mg 2%
Vitamin C 0.7mg 0mg 1%
Cholesterol 73mg 75mg 1%
Manganese 0.023mg 0.042mg 1%
Folate 7µg 5µg 1%
Vitamin K 1.2µg 1%
Calcium 5mg 17mg 1%
Phosphorus 199mg 201mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.208mg 0.403mg 0%
Threonine 0.776mg 1.29mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.787mg 1.371mg 0%
Leucine 1.376mg 2.258mg 0%
Lysine 1.55mg 2.016mg 0%
Methionine 0.444mg 0.726mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.689mg 0.941mg 0%
Valine 0.931mg 1.452mg 0%
Histidine 0.659mg 0.565mg 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
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27% 3% 68%
Protein: 27.1 g
Fats: 3.03 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 68.21 g
Other: 1.66 g
Contains more FatsFats +522.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +55.5%
Contains more OtherOther +35%
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Water ~68.21g

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
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37% 54% 9%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.93 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.36 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.23 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +516.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +773.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -85.8%

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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. Goat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175304/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.