Pork leg vs. Meatball — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between pork leg and meatball

Pork leg has more vitamin B1, selenium, vitamin B6, and vitamin B3; however, meatball is richer in vitamin B12, iron, manganese, fiber, and calcium.
Pork leg covers your daily vitamin B1 needs 50% more than meatball.
Meatball has 2 times less vitamin B6 than pork leg. Pork leg has 0.401mg of vitamin B6, while meatball has 0.202mg.
Pork leg contains less sodium.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Pork, fresh, leg (ham), whole, separable lean, and fat, raw and Meatballs, frozen, Italian style.

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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.

Pork leg

Meatball

Contains more ZincZinc	+16.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-92.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+92.2%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+55%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1500%
Contains more IronIron	+108.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+89.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+20.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1126.1%

~equal in Potassium ~296mg

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.

Pork leg

Meatball

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+400%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+441.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+47.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+98.5%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+15%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+34.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+58.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+414.3%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B1	0.736mg	0.136mg	50%
Sodium	47mg	666mg	27%
Selenium	29.4µg	15.3µg	26%
Vitamin B12	0.63µg	1µg	15%
Vitamin B6	0.401mg	0.202mg	15%
Iron	0.85mg	1.77mg	12%
Manganese	0.023mg	0.282mg	11%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.01g	3.346g	9%
Vitamin B3	4.574mg	3.108mg	9%
Fiber	0g	2.3g	9%
Choline		45.2mg	8%
Calcium	5mg	80mg	8%
Vitamin K		8.2µg	7%
Folate	7µg	36µg	7%
Phosphorus	199mg	239mg	6%
Copper	0.065mg	0.123mg	6%
Protein	17.43g	14.4g	6%
Saturated fat	6.54g	7.627g	5%
Fats	18.87g	22.21g	5%
Vitamin B5	0.685mg	0.924mg	5%
Vitamin E		0.42mg	3%
Magnesium	20mg	31mg	3%
Carbs	0g	8.06g	3%
Monounsaturated fat	8.38g	9.188g	2%
Calories	245kcal	286kcal	2%
Vitamin B2	0.2mg	0.23mg	2%
Vitamin D	0.5µg	0.1µg	2%
Vitamin A	0µg	22µg	2%
Zinc	1.93mg	1.66mg	2%
Vitamin D	20IU	2IU	2%
Cholesterol	73mg	66mg	2%
Starch		2.25g	1%
Potassium	315mg	296mg	1%
Vitamin C	0.7mg	0mg	1%
Net carbs	0g	5.76g	N/A
Sugar		3.47g	N/A
Trans fat		0.577g	N/A
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%
Fructose		0.21g	0%
Omega-3 - EPA		0.005g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA		0.004g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.163g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA		0.013g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid		0.012g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.005g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.022g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.07g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		2.815g	N/A