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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.
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 16% 2.1% 26% 110% 43% 124% 83% 8.5% 2% 107%
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%
~equal in Magnesium ~22mg
~equal in Potassium ~299mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~193mg

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 0% 0% 3.6% 0% 25% 53% 79% 19% 84% 273% 0% 5.3% 50%
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%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~4.21mg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.365mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Folate ~7µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pork leg Porterhouse steak 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
17% 19% 62%
Protein: 17.43 g
Fats: 18.87 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 62.47 g
Other: 1.23 g
24% 19% 55% 2%
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
39% 49% 12%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.54 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.38 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.01 g
44% 52% 4%
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

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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. Porterhouse steak - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169459/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.