Pork leg vs. Pork — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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Significant differences between pork leg and pork
- Pork leg has more monounsaturated fat; however, pork is richer in selenium, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, phosphorus, and vitamin D.
- Pork covers your daily selenium needs 29% more than pork leg.
- Pork contains less saturated fat.
Specific food types used in this comparison are Pork, fresh, leg (ham), whole, separable lean, and fat, raw and Pork, fresh, loin, whole, separable lean, and fat, cooked, broiled.
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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.
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -24.2% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +155.6% |
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +40% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +280% |
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +34.3% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +12.3% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +23.8% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +23.6% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +54.1% |
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.
| Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +16.7% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +40% |
| Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D | +160% |
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +19.2% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +60.5% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +10.1% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +15.7% |
| Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +11.1% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
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DV% diff. |
| Selenium | 29.4µg | 45.3µg | 29% |
| Protein | 17.43g | 27.32g | 20% |
| Choline | 93.9mg | 17% | |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.736mg | 0.877mg | 12% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.2mg | 0.321mg | 9% |
| Fats | 18.87g | 13.92g | 8% |
| Phosphorus | 199mg | 246mg | 7% |
| Saturated fat | 6.54g | 5.23g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 8.38g | 6.19g | 5% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.401mg | 0.464mg | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 2.01g | 1.2g | 5% |
| Vitamin D | 0.5µg | 1.3µg | 4% |
| Vitamin D | 20IU | 53IU | 4% |
| Zinc | 1.93mg | 2.39mg | 4% |
| Vitamin B3 | 4.574mg | 5.037mg | 3% |
| Vitamin B12 | 0.63µg | 0.7µg | 3% |
| Potassium | 315mg | 423mg | 3% |
| Magnesium | 20mg | 28mg | 2% |
| Vitamin E | 0.29mg | 2% | |
| Cholesterol | 73mg | 80mg | 2% |
| Manganese | 0.023mg | 0.009mg | 1% |
| Sodium | 47mg | 62mg | 1% |
| Folate | 7µg | 5µg | 1% |
| Copper | 0.065mg | 0.073mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 5mg | 19mg | 1% |
| Calories | 245kcal | 242kcal | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 0.7mg | 0.6mg | 0% |
| Iron | 0.85mg | 0.87mg | 0% |
| Vitamin A | 0µg | 2µg | 0% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.685mg | 0.698mg | 0% |
| Tryptophan | 0.208mg | 0.338mg | 0% |
| Threonine | 0.776mg | 1.234mg | 0% |
| Isoleucine | 0.787mg | 1.26mg | 0% |
| Leucine | 1.376mg | 2.177mg | 0% |
| Lysine | 1.55mg | 2.446mg | 0% |
| Methionine | 0.444mg | 0.712mg | 0% |
| Phenylalanine | 0.689mg | 1.086mg | 0% |
| Valine | 0.931mg | 1.473mg | 0% |
| Histidine | 0.659mg | 1.067mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more FatsFats | +35.6% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +38.2% |
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +56.7% |
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Water
~57.87g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +35.4% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +67.5% |
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -20% |
