Pork leg vs. Lamb — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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Significant differences between pork leg and lamb
- Pork leg has more vitamin B1, vitamin B6, and selenium; however, lamb is richer in vitamin B12, zinc, vitamin B3, iron, and copper.
- Lamb covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 80% more than pork leg.
- Lamb has 7 times less vitamin B1 than pork leg. Pork leg has 0.736mg of vitamin B1, while lamb has 0.1mg.
- Pork leg contains less cholesterol.
Specific food types used in this comparison are Pork, fresh, leg (ham), whole, separable lean,, and fat, raw and Lamb, domestic, composite of trimmed retail cuts, separable lean,, and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked.
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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 | -34.7% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +11.4% |
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +15% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +240% |
| Contains more IronIron | +121.2% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +83.1% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +131.1% |
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 | +400% |
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +636% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +208.5% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +25% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +45.6% |
| Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +304.8% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +157.1% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
 |
DV% diff. |
| Vitamin B12 | 0.63µg | 2.55µg | 80% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.736mg | 0.1mg | 53% |
| Zinc | 1.93mg | 4.46mg | 23% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.401mg | 0.13mg | 21% |
| Choline | 93.7mg | 17% | |
| Protein | 17.43g | 24.52g | 14% |
| Vitamin B3 | 4.574mg | 6.66mg | 13% |
| Iron | 0.85mg | 1.88mg | 13% |
| Saturated fat | 6.54g | 8.83g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 73mg | 97mg | 8% |
| Copper | 0.065mg | 0.119mg | 6% |
| Selenium | 29.4µg | 26.4µg | 5% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.2mg | 0.25mg | 4% |
| Vitamin K | 4.6µg | 4% | |
| Folate | 7µg | 18µg | 3% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 2.01g | 1.51g | 3% |
| Fats | 18.87g | 20.94g | 3% |
| Calories | 245kcal | 294kcal | 2% |
| Phosphorus | 199mg | 188mg | 2% |
| Vitamin D | 20IU | 2IU | 2% |
| Vitamin D | 0.5µg | 0.1µg | 2% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 8.38g | 8.82g | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 0.7mg | 0mg | 1% |
| Vitamin E | 0.14mg | 1% | |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.685mg | 0.66mg | 1% |
| Sodium | 47mg | 72mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 5mg | 17mg | 1% |
| Magnesium | 20mg | 23mg | 1% |
| Potassium | 315mg | 310mg | 0% |
| Manganese | 0.023mg | 0.022mg | 0% |
| Tryptophan | 0.208mg | 0.287mg | 0% |
| Threonine | 0.776mg | 1.05mg | 0% |
| Isoleucine | 0.787mg | 1.183mg | 0% |
| Leucine | 1.376mg | 1.908mg | 0% |
| Lysine | 1.55mg | 2.166mg | 0% |
| Methionine | 0.444mg | 0.629mg | 0% |
| Phenylalanine | 0.689mg | 0.998mg | 0% |
| Valine | 0.931mg | 1.323mg | 0% |
| Histidine | 0.659mg | 0.777mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more WaterWater | +16.3% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +50% |
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +40.7% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +11% |
~equal in
Carbs
~0g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -25.9% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +33.1% |
~equal in
Monounsaturated fat
~8.82g
