Pork leg vs. Porterhouse steak — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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What are the differences between pork leg and porterhouse steak?
- Pork leg is higher in vitamin B1, selenium, vitamin B5, and polyunsaturated fat; however, porterhouse steak is richer in vitamin B12, iron, zinc, and copper.
- Porterhouse steak's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 65% more.
- Porterhouse steak contains 7 times less vitamin B1 than pork leg. Pork leg contains 0.736mg of vitamin B1, while porterhouse steak contains 0.099mg.
- Pork leg has less saturated fat.
We used Pork, fresh, leg (ham), whole, separable lean, and fat, raw and Beef, short loin, porterhouse steak, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, broiled types 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 | -27.7% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +53.3% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +50% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +40% |
Contains more IronIron | +245.9% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +100% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +136.3% |
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 DVitamin D | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +643.4% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +118.2% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +14% |
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +246% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Vitamin B12 | 0.63µg | 2.18µg | 65% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.736mg | 0.099mg | 53% |
Iron | 0.85mg | 2.94mg | 26% |
Zinc | 1.93mg | 4.56mg | 24% |
Selenium | 29.4µg | 19.6µg | 18% |
Choline | 91.3mg | 17% | |
Protein | 17.43g | 23.96g | 13% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 2.01g | 0.69g | 9% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.685mg | 0.314mg | 7% |
Copper | 0.065mg | 0.13mg | 7% |
Saturated fat | 6.54g | 7.271g | 3% |
Vitamin D | 20IU | 3% | |
Vitamin B6 | 0.401mg | 0.365mg | 3% |
Vitamin D | 0.5µg | 3% | |
Calories | 245kcal | 276kcal | 2% |
Vitamin B3 | 4.574mg | 4.21mg | 2% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.2mg | 0.228mg | 2% |
Cholesterol | 73mg | 67mg | 2% |
Monounsaturated fat | 8.38g | 8.65g | 1% |
Vitamin E | 0.18mg | 1% | |
Sodium | 47mg | 65mg | 1% |
Phosphorus | 199mg | 193mg | 1% |
Fats | 18.87g | 19.27g | 1% |
Vitamin C | 0.7mg | 0mg | 1% |
Magnesium | 20mg | 22mg | 0% |
Calcium | 5mg | 7mg | 0% |
Potassium | 315mg | 299mg | 0% |
Manganese | 0.023mg | 0.015mg | 0% |
Folate | 7µg | 7µg | 0% |
Tryptophan | 0.208mg | 0.259mg | 0% |
Threonine | 0.776mg | 1.104mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 0.787mg | 1.228mg | 0% |
Leucine | 1.376mg | 2.105mg | 0% |
Lysine | 1.55mg | 2.233mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.444mg | 0.676mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.689mg | 1.033mg | 0% |
Valine | 0.931mg | 1.288mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.659mg | 0.775mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
17.43 g
Fats:
18.87 g
Carbs:
0 g
Water:
62.47 g
Other:
1.23 g
Protein:
23.96 g
Fats:
19.27 g
Carbs:
0 g
Water:
54.66 g
Other:
2.11 g
Contains more WaterWater | +14.3% |
Contains more ProteinProtein | +37.5% |
Contains more OtherOther | +71.5% |
~equal in
Fats
~19.27g
~equal in
Carbs
~0g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
6.54 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
8.38 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
2.01 g
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
7.271 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
8.65 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
0.69 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -10.1% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +191.3% |
~equal in
Monounsaturated fat
~8.65g