Pork leg vs. Lamb leg — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are pork leg and lamb leg different?
- Pork leg is higher in vitamin B1, vitamin B6, and selenium; however, lamb leg is richer in vitamin B12, zinc, vitamin B3, iron, and copper.
- Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for lamb leg is 78% higher.
- Pork leg contains 6 times more vitamin B1 than lamb leg. While pork leg contains 0.736mg of vitamin B1, lamb leg contains only 0.13mg.
- Pork leg has less saturated fat.
Pork, fresh, leg (ham), whole, separable lean,, and fat, raw and Lamb, domestic, leg, whole (shank and sirloin), separable lean,, and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, raw are the varieties used 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.
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +26.5% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +17.1% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -16.1% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +15% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +42% |
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +15% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +80% |
| Contains more IronIron | +95.3% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +73.8% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +72% |
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 | +466.2% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +167.3% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +15% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +36.9% |
| Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +296.8% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +171.4% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
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DV% diff. |
| Vitamin B12 | 0.63µg | 2.5µg | 78% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.736mg | 0.13mg | 51% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.401mg | 0.15mg | 19% |
| Selenium | 29.4µg | 20.7µg | 16% |
| Zinc | 1.93mg | 3.32mg | 13% |
| Vitamin B3 | 4.574mg | 6.26mg | 11% |
| Iron | 0.85mg | 1.66mg | 10% |
| Copper | 0.065mg | 0.113mg | 5% |
| Saturated fat | 6.54g | 7.43g | 4% |
| Phosphorus | 199mg | 170mg | 4% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 2.01g | 1.35g | 4% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 8.38g | 7g | 3% |
| Vitamin D | 20IU | 3% | |
| Folate | 7µg | 19µg | 3% |
| Fats | 18.87g | 17.07g | 3% |
| Vitamin D | 0.5µg | 3% | |
| Potassium | 315mg | 249mg | 2% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.2mg | 0.23mg | 2% |
| Calories | 245kcal | 230kcal | 1% |
| Protein | 17.43g | 17.91g | 1% |
| Vitamin E | 0.21mg | 1% | |
| Magnesium | 20mg | 23mg | 1% |
| Cholesterol | 73mg | 69mg | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 0.7mg | 0mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 5mg | 9mg | 0% |
| Sodium | 47mg | 56mg | 0% |
| Manganese | 0.023mg | 0.02mg | 0% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.685mg | 0.69mg | 0% |
| Tryptophan | 0.208mg | 0.209mg | 0% |
| Threonine | 0.776mg | 0.767mg | 0% |
| Isoleucine | 0.787mg | 0.864mg | 0% |
| Leucine | 1.376mg | 1.393mg | 0% |
| Lysine | 1.55mg | 1.582mg | 0% |
| Methionine | 0.444mg | 0.46mg | 0% |
| Phenylalanine | 0.689mg | 0.729mg | 0% |
| Valine | 0.931mg | 0.967mg | 0% |
| Histidine | 0.659mg | 0.567mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more OtherOther | +75.7% |
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Protein
~17.91g
~equal in
Fats
~17.07g
~equal in
Carbs
~0g
~equal in
Water
~64.32g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -12% |
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +19.7% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +48.9% |
