Pork leg vs. Pork chop — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are pork leg and pork chop different?
- Pork leg is richer in vitamin B1, while pork chop is higher in vitamin B3, selenium, zinc, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, vitamin B6, phosphorus, and calcium.
- Pork chop covers your daily need for vitamin B3, 21% more than pork leg.
- Pork leg contains 2 times more saturated fat than pork chop. Pork leg contains 6.54g of saturated fat, while pork chop contains 4.339g.
Pork, fresh, leg (ham), whole, separable lean, and fat, raw and Pork, fresh, loin, blade (chops), bone-in, separable lean, and fat, cooked, broiled types were used in this article.
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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 | -36.5% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +130% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +1020% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +61.5% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +63.2% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +21.1% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +23.8% |
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 | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +50.2% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D | +100% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +56.5% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +73.3% |
| Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +61.2% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +21.9% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
 |
DV% diff. |
| Vitamin B3 | 4.574mg | 7.927mg | 21% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.736mg | 0.49mg | 21% |
| Selenium | 29.4µg | 36.4µg | 13% |
| Protein | 17.43g | 23.72g | 13% |
| Choline | 67.5mg | 12% | |
| Zinc | 1.93mg | 3.15mg | 11% |
| Saturated fat | 6.54g | 4.339g | 10% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.2mg | 0.313mg | 9% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 8.38g | 4.887g | 9% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.685mg | 1.104mg | 8% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.401mg | 0.489mg | 7% |
| Fats | 18.87g | 14.35g | 7% |
| Phosphorus | 199mg | 241mg | 6% |
| Calcium | 5mg | 56mg | 5% |
| Copper | 0.065mg | 0.105mg | 4% |
| Vitamin D | 20IU | 40IU | 3% |
| Vitamin D | 0.5µg | 1µg | 3% |
| Folate | 7µg | 0µg | 2% |
| Cholesterol | 73mg | 78mg | 2% |
| Vitamin B12 | 0.63µg | 0.66µg | 1% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 2.01g | 1.894g | 1% |
| Calories | 245kcal | 231kcal | 1% |
| Manganese | 0.023mg | 0.01mg | 1% |
| Vitamin E | 0.21mg | 1% | |
| Sodium | 47mg | 74mg | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 0.7mg | 0mg | 1% |
| Magnesium | 20mg | 20mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 315mg | 315mg | 0% |
| Iron | 0.85mg | 0.87mg | 0% |
| Vitamin A | 0µg | 4µg | 0% |
| Trans fat | 0.066g | N/A | |
| Tryptophan | 0.208mg | 0.282mg | 0% |
| Threonine | 0.776mg | 1.043mg | 0% |
| Isoleucine | 0.787mg | 1.123mg | 0% |
| Leucine | 1.376mg | 1.952mg | 0% |
| Lysine | 1.55mg | 2.109mg | 0% |
| Methionine | 0.444mg | 0.65mg | 0% |
| Phenylalanine | 0.689mg | 0.985mg | 0% |
| Valine | 0.931mg | 1.2mg | 0% |
| Histidine | 0.659mg | 0.965mg | 0% |
| Omega-3 - DHA | 0.001g | N/A | |
| Omega-3 - ALA | 0.065g | N/A | |
| Omega-3 - DPA | 0.011g | N/A | |
| Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid | 0.003g | N/A | |
| Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid | 0.065g | N/A | |
| Omega-6 - Linoleic acid | 0.922g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more FatsFats | +31.5% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +156.3% |
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +36.1% |
~equal in
Carbs
~0g
~equal in
Water
~61.45g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +71.5% |
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -33.7% |
~equal in
Polyunsaturated fat
~1.894g
