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Pork spare ribs vs. Pork hock — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between pork spare ribs and pork hock?

  • Pork spare ribs are richer in vitamin B6, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, phosphorus, potassium, and vitamin B5, while pork hock is higher in selenium.
  • Pork hock's daily need coverage for sodium is 42% higher.
  • Pork hock has 9 times less vitamin B6 than pork spare ribs. Pork spare ribs have 0.574mg of vitamin B6, while pork hock has 0.064mg.
  • Pork hock is lower in saturated fat.

We used Pork, fresh, spareribs, separable lean, and fat, raw and Pork, pickled pork hocks types in this comparison.

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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 11% 4.5% 21% 34% 27% 68% 60% 11% 1.3% 120%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 4.3% 5.7% 4.1% 43% 27% 65% 26% 137% 2.9% 143%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +166.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +414.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +135%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +26.7%
Contains more IronIron +25.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +120%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +19.5%
~equal in Copper ~0.082mg
~equal in Zinc ~2.38mg

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 0% 0% 7.4% 35% 80% 58% 87% 38% 132% 48% 0% 0% 33%
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% 7.7% 3.4% 0% 20% 16% 21% 21% 15% 64% 0% 0.75% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +117.6%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +298.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +269.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +323.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +81.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +796.9%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +34.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pork spare ribs Pork hock DV% diff.
Sodium 81mg 1050mg 42%
Vitamin B6 0.574mg 0.064mg 39%
Vitamin B3 4.662mg 1.1mg 22%
Saturated fat 7.529g 3.231g 20%
Fats 23.4g 10.54g 20%
Vitamin B1 0.319mg 0.08mg 20%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.953g 1.198g 18%
Vitamin B2 0.251mg 0.068mg 14%
Vitamin D 2.3µg 12%
Phosphorus 141mg 60mg 12%
Vitamin D 91IU 11%
Choline 59.7mg 11%
Monounsaturated fat 8.542g 5.134g 9%
Selenium 22µg 26.3µg 8%
Protein 15.47g 19.11g 7%
Vitamin B5 0.625mg 0.344mg 6%
Potassium 242mg 47mg 6%
Vitamin B12 0.38µg 0.51µg 5%
Calories 277kcal 171kcal 5%
Vitamin A 0µg 23µg 3%
Iron 0.91mg 1.14mg 3%
Cholesterol 80mg 89mg 3%
Magnesium 16mg 6mg 2%
Manganese 0.01mg 0.022mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.37mg 0.17mg 1%
Zinc 2.5mg 2.38mg 1%
Calcium 15mg 19mg 0%
Copper 0.08mg 0.082mg 0%
Folate 0µg 1µg 0%
Trans fat 0.222g 0.113g N/A
Tryptophan 0.163mg 0.038mg 0%
Threonine 0.695mg 0.516mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.761mg 0.325mg 0%
Leucine 1.318mg 0.841mg 0%
Lysine 1.435mg 0.822mg 0%
Methionine 0.426mg 0.211mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.65mg 0.554mg 0%
Valine 0.809mg 0.478mg 0%
Histidine 0.668mg 0.211mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.081g 0.042g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.079g 0.045g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 3.146g 0.986g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
15% 23% 60%
Protein: 15.47 g
Fats: 23.4 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 59.75 g
Other: 1.38 g
19% 11% 68% 2%
Protein: 19.11 g
Fats: 10.54 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 68.02 g
Other: 2.33 g
Contains more FatsFats +122%
Contains more ProteinProtein +23.5%
Contains more WaterWater +13.8%
Contains more OtherOther +68.8%
~equal in Carbs ~0g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
38% 43% 20%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 7.529 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.542 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.953 g
34% 54% 13%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.231 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.134 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.198 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +66.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +230%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -57.1%

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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 spare ribs - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167853/nutrients
  2. Pork hock - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169157/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.