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Pork leg vs. Pork belly — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between pork leg and pork belly

  • Pork leg has more selenium, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, phosphorus, vitamin B5, and zinc; however, pork belly is higher in vitamin B12.
  • Pork belly covers your daily need for saturated fat, 64% more than pork leg.
  • Pork leg has 5 times more magnesium than pork belly. While pork leg has 20mg of magnesium, pork belly has only 4mg.
  • 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 Pork, fresh, belly, raw.

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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 2.9% 1.5% 16% 20% 17% 28% 46% 4.2% 0.78% 44%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +400%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +70.3%
Contains more IronIron +63.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +25%
Contains more ZincZinc +89.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +84.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +283.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +267.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -31.9%
~equal in Calcium ~5mg

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% 1% 7.8% 0% 99% 56% 87% 15% 30% 105% 0% 0.75% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +133.3%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +85.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +167.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +208.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +600%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +21%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +33.3%
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~4.647mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pork leg Pork belly DV% diff.
Saturated fat 6.54g 19.33g 58%
Fats 18.87g 53.01g 53%
Monounsaturated fat 8.38g 24.7g 41%
Selenium 29.4µg 8µg 39%
Vitamin B1 0.736mg 0.396mg 28%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.01g 5.65g 24%
Vitamin B6 0.401mg 0.13mg 21%
Protein 17.43g 9.34g 16%
Calories 245kcal 518kcal 14%
Phosphorus 199mg 108mg 13%
Vitamin B12 0.63µg 0.84µg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.685mg 0.256mg 9%
Zinc 1.93mg 1.02mg 8%
Iron 0.85mg 0.52mg 4%
Potassium 315mg 185mg 4%
Magnesium 20mg 4mg 4%
Vitamin D 0.5µg 3%
Vitamin E 0.39mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.2mg 0.242mg 3%
Vitamin D 20IU 3%
Folate 7µg 1µg 2%
Manganese 0.023mg 0.006mg 1%
Copper 0.065mg 0.052mg 1%
Sodium 47mg 32mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.7mg 0.3mg 0%
Cholesterol 73mg 72mg 0%
Calcium 5mg 5mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 3µg 0%
Vitamin B3 4.574mg 4.647mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.208mg 0%
Threonine 0.776mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.787mg 0%
Leucine 1.376mg 0%
Lysine 1.55mg 0%
Methionine 0.444mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.689mg 0%
Valine 0.931mg 0%
Histidine 0.659mg 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
9% 53% 37%
Protein: 9.34 g
Fats: 53.01 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 36.74 g
Other: 0.91 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +86.6%
Contains more WaterWater +70%
Contains more OtherOther +35.2%
Contains more FatsFats +180.9%
~equal in Carbs ~0g

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
39% 50% 11%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 19.33 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 24.7 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 5.65 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -66.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +194.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +181.1%

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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. Pork belly - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167812/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.