Pork spare ribs vs. Pork leg — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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What are the main differences between pork spare ribs and pork leg?
- Pork spare ribs are richer in vitamin B6, vitamin D, zinc, and polyunsaturated fat, while pork leg is higher in vitamin B1, selenium, vitamin B12, and phosphorus.
- Pork leg's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 35% higher.
- Pork leg has 5 times less vitamin D than pork spare ribs. Pork spare ribs have 91IU of vitamin D, while pork leg has 20IU.
- Pork leg is lower in saturated fat.
We used Pork, fresh, spareribs, separable lean, and fat, raw and Pork, fresh, leg (ham), whole, separable lean, and fat, raw 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.
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +200% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +23.1% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +29.5% |
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +25% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +30.2% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +41.1% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -42% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +130% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +33.6% |
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 EVitamin E | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D | +360% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +25.5% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +43.1% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +130.7% |
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +65.8% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +∞% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Vitamin B1 | 0.319mg | 0.736mg | 35% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 3.953g | 2.01g | 13% |
Selenium | 22µg | 29.4µg | 13% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.574mg | 0.401mg | 13% |
Choline | 59.7mg | 11% | |
Vitamin B12 | 0.38µg | 0.63µg | 10% |
Vitamin D | 2.3µg | 0.5µg | 9% |
Vitamin D | 91IU | 20IU | 9% |
Phosphorus | 141mg | 199mg | 8% |
Fats | 23.4g | 18.87g | 7% |
Zinc | 2.5mg | 1.93mg | 5% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.251mg | 0.2mg | 4% |
Saturated fat | 7.529g | 6.54g | 4% |
Protein | 15.47g | 17.43g | 4% |
Calories | 277kcal | 245kcal | 2% |
Vitamin E | 0.37mg | 2% | |
Folate | 0µg | 7µg | 2% |
Potassium | 242mg | 315mg | 2% |
Cholesterol | 80mg | 73mg | 2% |
Copper | 0.08mg | 0.065mg | 2% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.625mg | 0.685mg | 1% |
Vitamin B3 | 4.662mg | 4.574mg | 1% |
Manganese | 0.01mg | 0.023mg | 1% |
Sodium | 81mg | 47mg | 1% |
Iron | 0.91mg | 0.85mg | 1% |
Calcium | 15mg | 5mg | 1% |
Magnesium | 16mg | 20mg | 1% |
Vitamin C | 0mg | 0.7mg | 1% |
Trans fat | 0.222g | N/A | |
Monounsaturated fat | 8.542g | 8.38g | 0% |
Tryptophan | 0.163mg | 0.208mg | 0% |
Threonine | 0.695mg | 0.776mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 0.761mg | 0.787mg | 0% |
Leucine | 1.318mg | 1.376mg | 0% |
Lysine | 1.435mg | 1.55mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.426mg | 0.444mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.65mg | 0.689mg | 0% |
Valine | 0.809mg | 0.931mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.668mg | 0.659mg | 0% |
Omega-3 - ALA | 0.081g | N/A | |
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid | 0.079g | N/A | |
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid | 3.146g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
15.47 g
Fats:
23.4 g
Carbs:
0 g
Water:
59.75 g
Other:
1.38 g
Protein:
17.43 g
Fats:
18.87 g
Carbs:
0 g
Water:
62.47 g
Other:
1.23 g
Contains more FatsFats | +24% |
Contains more OtherOther | +12.2% |
Contains more ProteinProtein | +12.7% |
~equal in
Carbs
~0g
~equal in
Water
~62.47g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
7.529 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
8.542 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
3.953 g
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
6.54 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
8.38 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
2.01 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +96.7% |
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -13.1% |
~equal in
Monounsaturated fat
~8.38g