Pork leg vs. Mutton — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are pork leg and mutton different?

Pork leg is higher in vitamin B1; however, mutton is richer in vitamin B12, iron, zinc, selenium, vitamin B3, phosphorus, and vitamin B2.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for mutton is 159% higher.
Pork leg contains 12 times more vitamin B1 than mutton. While pork leg contains 0.736mg of vitamin B1, mutton contains only 0.06mg.
Mutton has less saturated fat.

Pork, fresh, leg (ham), whole, separable lean, and fat, raw and Mutton, cooked, roasted (Navajo) 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.

Pork leg

Mutton

Contains less SodiumSodium

-65.2%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+55%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+29.8%
Contains more IronIron	+460%
Contains more ZincZinc	+207.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+36.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+43.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+29.3%

~equal in Copper ~0.062mg

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

Mutton

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1126.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+50%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+42.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+30.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+604.8%

~equal in Vitamin A ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.377mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.63µg	4.44µg	159%
Vitamin B1	0.736mg	0.06mg	56%
Iron	0.85mg	4.76mg	49%
Zinc	1.93mg	5.93mg	36%
Protein	17.43g	33.43g	32%
Choline		100.6mg	18%
Selenium	29.4µg	38µg	16%
Fats	18.87g	11.09g	12%
Cholesterol	73mg	109mg	12%
Vitamin B3	4.574mg	6.52mg	12%
Phosphorus	199mg	272mg	10%
Monounsaturated fat	8.38g	4.459g	10%
Vitamin B2	0.2mg	0.3mg	8%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.01g	0.814g	8%
Saturated fat	6.54g	5.142g	6%
Vitamin E		0.8mg	5%
Sodium	47mg	135mg	4%
Vitamin B5	0.685mg	0.897mg	4%
Vitamin D*	20 IU		3%
Vitamin D	0.5µg		3%
Magnesium	20mg	31mg	3%
Potassium	315mg	409mg	3%
Vitamin B6	0.401mg	0.377mg	2%
Folate	7µg	0µg	2%
Calories	245kcal	234kcal	1%
Vitamin C	0.7mg		1%
Calcium	5mg	10mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	7.1g	14g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	141kcal	70kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	41g	43g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.6	1	N/A
Net carbs	0g	0.08g	N/A
Carbs	0g	0.08g	0%
Copper	0.065mg	0.062mg	0%
Manganese	0.023mg	0.033mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.208mg	0.257mg	0%
Threonine	0.776mg	1.403mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.787mg	1.588mg	0%
Leucine	1.376mg	2.764mg	0%
Lysine	1.55mg	2.999mg	0%
Methionine	0.444mg	0.918mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.689mg	1.399mg	0%
Valine	0.931mg	1.678mg	0%
Histidine	0.659mg	0.975mg	0%
Omega-3 - ALA		0.147g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.025g	N/A