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Pork leg vs. Pastrami — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between pork leg and pastrami

  • Pork leg has more vitamin B1, selenium, vitamin B6, and vitamin B5; however, pastrami is higher in vitamin B12, zinc, and iron.
  • Pork leg covers your daily need for vitamin B1, 57% more than pastrami.
  • Pork leg has 3 times more vitamin B5 than pastrami. While pork leg has 0.685mg of vitamin B5, pastrami has only 0.265mg.
  • Pastrami has less saturated fat.
  • The glycemic index of pastrami is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Pork, fresh, leg (ham), whole, separable lean, and fat, raw and Beef, cured, pastrami.

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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 12% 3% 19% 83% 30% 136% 75% 141% 3.5% 97%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +17.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +50%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +13.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +66.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +100%
Contains more IronIron +161.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +40%
Contains more ZincZinc +158%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +17.4%

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 1% 0.67% 2.4% 1.5% 13% 37% 80% 16% 51% 234% 1.8% 4.5% 45%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +133.3%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +400%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1315.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +24.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +158.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +81.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +16.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +196.8%
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~4.26mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pork leg Pastrami DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.736mg 0.052mg 57%
Vitamin B12 0.63µg 1.87µg 52%
Sodium 47mg 1078mg 45%
Zinc 1.93mg 4.98mg 28%
Selenium 29.4µg 17.7µg 21%
Fats 18.87g 5.82g 20%
Saturated fat 6.54g 2.681g 18%
Iron 0.85mg 2.22mg 17%
Monounsaturated fat 8.38g 2.118g 16%
Choline 81.6mg 15%
Vitamin B6 0.401mg 0.221mg 14%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.01g 0.145g 12%
Protein 17.43g 21.8g 9%
Vitamin B5 0.685mg 0.265mg 8%
Calories 245kcal 147kcal 5%
Phosphorus 199mg 175mg 3%
Potassium 315mg 210mg 3%
Copper 0.065mg 0.091mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.2mg 0.161mg 3%
Cholesterol 73mg 68mg 2%
Vitamin D 20IU 4IU 2%
Vitamin B3 4.574mg 4.26mg 2%
Vitamin D 0.5µg 0.1µg 2%
Calcium 5mg 10mg 1%
Magnesium 20mg 17mg 1%
Vitamin K 0.7µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.7mg 0.3mg 0%
Carbs 0g 0.36g 0%
Net carbs 0g 0.36g N/A
Sugar 0.1g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 2µg 0%
Manganese 0.023mg 0.027mg 0%
Folate 7µg 6µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.208mg 0.141mg 0%
Threonine 0.776mg 0.857mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.787mg 0.976mg 0%
Leucine 1.376mg 1.706mg 0%
Lysine 1.55mg 1.812mg 0%
Methionine 0.444mg 0.558mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.689mg 0.847mg 0%
Valine 0.931mg 1.065mg 0%
Histidine 0.659mg 0.684mg 0%
Fructose 0.01g 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
22% 6% 70% 2%
Protein: 21.8 g
Fats: 5.82 g
Carbs: 0.36 g
Water: 69.53 g
Other: 2.49 g
Contains more FatsFats +224.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +25.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +11.3%
Contains more OtherOther +102.4%

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
54% 43% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.681 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.118 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.145 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +295.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1286.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -59%

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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. Pastrami - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170204/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.