Pork leg vs. Liver — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are pork leg and liver different?
- Pork leg is higher in vitamin B1; however, liver is richer in vitamin B12, vitamin A, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, selenium, copper, and zinc.
- Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for liver is 752% higher.
- Pork leg contains 3 times more vitamin B1 than liver. While pork leg contains 0.736mg of vitamin B1, liver contains only 0.258mg.
- Pork leg has less cholesterol.
Pork, fresh, leg (ham), whole, separable lean, and fat, raw and Pork, fresh, variety meats, and by-products, liver, cooked, braised are the varieties 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 more MagnesiumMagnesium | +42.9% |
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +110% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +100% |
| Contains more IronIron | +2008.2% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +875.4% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +248.2% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +21.1% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +1204.3% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +129.6% |
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 DVitamin D | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +185.3% |
| Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +3271.4% |
| Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +998% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +84.4% |
| Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +596.9% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +42.1% |
| Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +2863.5% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +2228.6% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
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DV% diff. |
| Vitamin B12 | 0.63µg | 18.67µg | 752% |
| Vitamin A | 0µg | 5405µg | 601% |
| Iron | 0.85mg | 17.92mg | 213% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.2mg | 2.196mg | 154% |
| Cholesterol | 73mg | 355mg | 94% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.685mg | 4.774mg | 82% |
| Selenium | 29.4µg | 67.5µg | 69% |
| Copper | 0.065mg | 0.634mg | 63% |
| Zinc | 1.93mg | 6.72mg | 44% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.736mg | 0.258mg | 40% |
| Folate | 7µg | 163µg | 39% |
| Vitamin C | 0.7mg | 23.6mg | 25% |
| Vitamin B3 | 4.574mg | 8.435mg | 24% |
| Saturated fat | 6.54g | 1.41g | 23% |
| Fats | 18.87g | 4.4g | 22% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 8.38g | 0.63g | 19% |
| Protein | 17.43g | 26.02g | 17% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.401mg | 0.57mg | 13% |
| Manganese | 0.023mg | 0.3mg | 12% |
| Phosphorus | 199mg | 241mg | 6% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 2.01g | 1.05g | 6% |
| Potassium | 315mg | 150mg | 5% |
| Calories | 245kcal | 165kcal | 4% |
| Vitamin D | 0.5µg | 3% | |
| Vitamin D | 20IU | 3% | |
| Calcium | 5mg | 10mg | 1% |
| Magnesium | 20mg | 14mg | 1% |
| Carbs | 0g | 3.76g | 1% |
| Net carbs | 0g | 3.76g | N/A |
| Sodium | 47mg | 49mg | 0% |
| Tryptophan | 0.208mg | 0.366mg | 0% |
| Threonine | 0.776mg | 1.107mg | 0% |
| Isoleucine | 0.787mg | 1.32mg | 0% |
| Leucine | 1.376mg | 2.319mg | 0% |
| Lysine | 1.55mg | 2.007mg | 0% |
| Methionine | 0.444mg | 0.645mg | 0% |
| Phenylalanine | 0.689mg | 1.274mg | 0% |
| Valine | 0.931mg | 1.607mg | 0% |
| Histidine | 0.659mg | 0.708mg | 0% |
| Omega-3 - DHA | 0.03g | N/A | |
| Omega-3 - DPA | 0.04g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more FatsFats | +328.9% |
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +49.3% |
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +∞% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +22% |
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +1230.2% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +91.4% |
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -78.4% |
