Pork leg vs. Pepperoni — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between pork leg and pepperoni

Pork leg is higher in vitamin B1 and phosphorus, yet pepperoni is higher in manganese, vitamin B12, iron, and vitamin D.
Pepperoni covers your daily sodium needs 67% more than pork leg.
Pork leg contains 3 times more vitamin B1 than pepperoni. While pork leg contains 0.736mg of vitamin B1, pepperoni contains only 0.271mg.
The amount of cholesterol in pork leg is lower.
The glycemic index of pork leg is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Pork, fresh, leg (ham), whole, separable lean, and fat, raw and Pepperoni, beef, and pork, sliced.

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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

Pepperoni

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+15%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+25.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-97%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+280%
Contains more IronIron	+56.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+40%
Contains more ZincZinc	+26.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+4569.6%

~equal in Magnesium ~18mg

~equal in Selenium ~29µg

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

Pepperoni

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+171.6%
Contains more FolateFolate	+40%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+160%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+28.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+35.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+106.3%

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~4.987mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.362mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Sodium	47mg	1582mg	67%
Saturated fat	6.54g	17.708g	51%
Manganese	0.023mg	1.074mg	46%
Fats	18.87g	46.28g	42%
Vitamin B1	0.736mg	0.271mg	39%
Monounsaturated fat	8.38g	20.77g	31%
Vitamin B12	0.63µg	1.3µg	28%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.01g	4.458g	16%
Calories	245kcal	504kcal	13%
Choline		51.2mg	9%
Cholesterol	73mg	97mg	8%
Vitamin E		1.03mg	7%
Iron	0.85mg	1.33mg	6%
Phosphorus	199mg	158mg	6%
Zinc	1.93mg	2.44mg	5%
Vitamin K		5.8µg	5%
Vitamin B5	0.685mg	0.93mg	5%
Protein	17.43g	19.25g	4%
Vitamin D	0.5µg	1.3µg	4%
Vitamin D	20IU	52IU	4%
Vitamin B2	0.2mg	0.257mg	4%
Copper	0.065mg	0.091mg	3%
Vitamin B3	4.574mg	4.987mg	3%
Vitamin B6	0.401mg	0.362mg	3%
Folate	7µg	5µg	1%
Calcium	5mg	19mg	1%
Potassium	315mg	274mg	1%
Vitamin C	0.7mg	0mg	1%
Selenium	29.4µg	29µg	1%
Net carbs	0g	1.18g	N/A
Carbs	0g	1.18g	0%
Magnesium	20mg	18mg	0%
Trans fat		1.527g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.208mg	0.23mg	0%
Threonine	0.776mg	0.869mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.787mg	0.901mg	0%
Leucine	1.376mg	1.575mg	0%
Lysine	1.55mg	1.652mg	0%
Methionine	0.444mg	0.511mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.689mg	0.778mg	0%
Valine	0.931mg	0.987mg	0%
Histidine	0.659mg	0.688mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA		0.004g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA		0.004g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.164g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA		0.02g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid		0.018g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.002g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.04g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.136g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		3.605g	N/A