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Pork leg vs. Polish sausage — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between pork leg and Polish sausage

  • Pork leg has more selenium, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, phosphorus, and vitamin B3; however, Polish sausage is higher in vitamin B12.
  • Polish sausage covers your daily need for sodium, 65% more than pork leg.
  • Pork leg has 2 times more vitamin B6 than Polish sausage. While pork leg has 0.401mg of vitamin B6, Polish sausage has only 0.19mg.
  • Pork leg has less saturated fat.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Pork, fresh, leg (ham), whole, separable lean, and fat, raw and Sausage, Polish, beef with chicken, hot.

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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 10% 3.6% 21% 33% 30% 53% 58% 201% 6.4% 97%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +42.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +32.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +46.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +66.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +140%
Contains more CopperCopper +38.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +113%
~equal in Iron ~0.88mg
~equal in Zinc ~1.93mg

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 0% 0% 0% 0% 126% 34% 65% 27% 44% 123% 0% 1.5% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +46.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +35.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +32.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +52.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +111.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +250%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +55.6%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pork leg Polish sausage DV% diff.
Sodium 47mg 1540mg 65%
Selenium 29.4µg 17.7µg 21%
Vitamin B1 0.736mg 0.502mg 20%
Vitamin B6 0.401mg 0.19mg 16%
Vitamin B12 0.63µg 0.98µg 15%
Phosphorus 199mg 136mg 9%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.01g 0.79g 8%
Saturated fat 6.54g 8.01g 7%
Vitamin B3 4.574mg 3.443mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.685mg 0.45mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.2mg 0.148mg 4%
Vitamin D 20IU 3%
Monounsaturated fat 8.38g 9.7g 3%
Copper 0.065mg 0.09mg 3%
Vitamin D 0.5µg 3%
Cholesterol 73mg 66mg 2%
Potassium 315mg 237mg 2%
Folate 7µg 2µg 1%
Calories 245kcal 259kcal 1%
Fats 18.87g 19.4g 1%
Carbs 0g 3.6g 1%
Manganese 0.023mg 0.049mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.7mg 0mg 1%
Calcium 5mg 12mg 1%
Magnesium 20mg 14mg 1%
Protein 17.43g 17.6g 0%
Net carbs 0g 3.6g N/A
Iron 0.85mg 0.88mg 0%
Zinc 1.93mg 1.93mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.208mg 0.138mg 0%
Threonine 0.776mg 0.591mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.787mg 0.611mg 0%
Leucine 1.376mg 1.076mg 0%
Lysine 1.55mg 1.11mg 0%
Methionine 0.444mg 0.379mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.689mg 0.539mg 0%
Valine 0.931mg 0.679mg 0%
Histidine 0.659mg 0.444mg 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
18% 19% 4% 55% 4%
Protein: 17.6 g
Fats: 19.4 g
Carbs: 3.6 g
Water: 55.2 g
Other: 4.2 g
Contains more WaterWater +13.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +241.5%
~equal in Protein ~17.6g
~equal in Fats ~19.4g

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
43% 52% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 8.01 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 9.7 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.79 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -18.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +154.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +15.8%

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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. Polish sausage - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172953/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.