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Pork leg vs. Quail meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between pork leg and quail meat

  • Pork leg is higher in vitamin B1, selenium, and vitamin B12, yet quail meat is higher in copper, iron, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, phosphorus, and vitamin C.
  • Quail meat covers your daily copper needs 49% more than pork leg.
  • Pork leg contains 3 times more vitamin B1 than quail meat. While pork leg contains 0.736mg of vitamin B1, quail meat contains only 0.244mg.
  • The amount of saturated fat in quail meat is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Pork, fresh, leg (ham), whole, separable lean, and fat, raw and Quail, meat, and skin, 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 16% 3.9% 19% 149% 169% 66% 118% 6.9% 2.5% 91%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +45.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -11.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +21.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +77.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +15%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +160%
Contains more IronIron +367.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +680%
Contains more ZincZinc +25.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +38.2%

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 20% 24% 0% 0% 61% 60% 141% 46% 138% 54% 0% 6% 0%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +201.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +46.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +771.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +30%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +64.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +12.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +49.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +14.3%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pork leg Quail meat DV% diff.
Copper 0.065mg 0.507mg 49%
Vitamin B1 0.736mg 0.244mg 41%
Iron 0.85mg 3.97mg 39%
Selenium 29.4µg 16.6µg 23%
Vitamin B3 4.574mg 7.538mg 19%
Vitamin B6 0.401mg 0.6mg 15%
Saturated fat 6.54g 3.38g 14%
Monounsaturated fat 8.38g 4.18g 11%
Phosphorus 199mg 275mg 11%
Fats 18.87g 12.05g 10%
Vitamin B12 0.63µg 0.43µg 8%
Vitamin A 0µg 73µg 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.01g 2.98g 6%
Vitamin C 0.7mg 6.1mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.2mg 0.26mg 5%
Zinc 1.93mg 2.42mg 4%
Protein 17.43g 19.63g 4%
Calories 245kcal 192kcal 3%
Vitamin D 0.5µg 3%
Potassium 315mg 216mg 3%
Vitamin D 20IU 3%
Vitamin B5 0.685mg 0.772mg 2%
Calcium 5mg 13mg 1%
Magnesium 20mg 23mg 1%
Cholesterol 73mg 76mg 1%
Sodium 47mg 53mg 0%
Manganese 0.023mg 0.019mg 0%
Folate 7µg 8µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.208mg 0.288mg 0%
Threonine 0.776mg 0.945mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.787mg 1.013mg 0%
Leucine 1.376mg 1.613mg 0%
Lysine 1.55mg 1.645mg 0%
Methionine 0.444mg 0.591mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.689mg 0.826mg 0%
Valine 0.931mg 1.033mg 0%
Histidine 0.659mg 0.696mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.01g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.03g N/A

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
20% 12% 70%
Protein: 19.63 g
Fats: 12.05 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 69.65 g
Other: 0 g
Contains more FatsFats +56.6%
Contains more OtherOther +-192.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +12.6%
Contains more WaterWater +11.5%
~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
32% 40% 28%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.38 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.18 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.98 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +100.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -48.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +48.3%

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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. Quail meat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172418/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.