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Pork leg vs. Headcheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between pork leg and headcheese

  • Pork leg has more vitamin B1, selenium, vitamin B3, phosphorus, vitamin B6, zinc, and potassium; however, headcheese has more vitamin B12.
  • Pork leg's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 59% more.
  • Pork leg has 294 times more selenium than headcheese. Pork leg has 29.4µg of selenium, while headcheese has 0.1µg.
  • Headcheese is lower in saturated fat.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Pork, fresh, leg (ham), whole, separable lean, and fat, raw and Headcheese, pork.

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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 6.4% 4.8% 2.7% 56% 41% 26% 24% 123% 0% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +122.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +916.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +99%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +255.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +29300%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +220%
Contains more IronIron +76.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +87.7%

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% 5% 14% 5.8% 27% 8.3% 0% 44% 131% 8.5% 1.5% 57%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +3100%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +73.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +939.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +111.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +250%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +80%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +66.7%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pork leg Headcheese DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.736mg 0.023mg 59%
Selenium 29.4µg 0.1µg 53%
Sodium 47mg 941mg 39%
Vitamin B3 4.574mg 0.44mg 26%
Phosphorus 199mg 56mg 20%
Choline 104.1mg 19%
Vitamin B12 0.63µg 1.05µg 18%
Vitamin B6 0.401mg 0.19mg 16%
Saturated fat 6.54g 3.402g 14%
Vitamin B5 0.685mg 14%
Fats 18.87g 10.9g 12%
Zinc 1.93mg 0.97mg 9%
Iron 0.85mg 1.5mg 8%
Potassium 315mg 31mg 8%
Protein 17.43g 13.83g 7%
Monounsaturated fat 8.38g 5.601g 7%
Vitamin B2 0.2mg 0.115mg 7%
Copper 0.065mg 0.122mg 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.01g 1.134g 6%
Calories 245kcal 157kcal 4%
Magnesium 20mg 9mg 3%
Vitamin K 3.4µg 3%
Vitamin D 20IU 37IU 2%
Vitamin E 0.25mg 2%
Vitamin D 0.5µg 0.9µg 2%
Manganese 0.023mg 1%
Cholesterol 73mg 69mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.7mg 0mg 1%
Folate 7µg 2µg 1%
Calcium 5mg 16mg 1%
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
17% 19% 62%
Protein: 17.43 g
Fats: 18.87 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 62.47 g
Other: 1.23 g
14% 11% 74%
Protein: 13.83 g
Fats: 10.9 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 73.84 g
Other: 1.43 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +26%
Contains more FatsFats +73.1%
Contains more WaterWater +18.2%
Contains more OtherOther +16.3%
~equal in Carbs ~0g

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
34% 55% 11%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.402 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.601 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.134 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +49.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +77.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -48%

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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. Headcheese - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171630/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.