Pork vs. Pork leg — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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Significant differences between pork and pork leg
- Pork has more selenium, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, phosphorus, and vitamin D; however, pork leg is richer in monounsaturated fat.
- Pork covers your daily selenium needs 29% more than pork leg.
- Pork leg has 3 times less vitamin D than pork. Pork has 53IU of vitamin D, while pork leg has 20IU.
- Pork contains less saturated fat.
Specific food types used in this comparison are Pork, fresh, loin, whole, separable lean, and fat, cooked, broiled and Pork, fresh, leg (ham), whole, separable lean, and fat, 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.
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +40% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +280% |
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +34.3% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +12.3% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +23.8% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +23.6% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +54.1% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -24.2% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +155.6% |
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 AVitamin A | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D | +160% |
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +19.2% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +60.5% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +15.7% |
| Contains more CholineCholine | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +16.7% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +40% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
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DV% diff. |
| Selenium | 45.3µg | 29.4µg | 29% |
| Protein | 27.32g | 17.43g | 20% |
| Choline | 93.9mg | 17% | |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.877mg | 0.736mg | 12% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.321mg | 0.2mg | 9% |
| Fats | 13.92g | 18.87g | 8% |
| Phosphorus | 246mg | 199mg | 7% |
| Saturated fat | 5.23g | 6.54g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 6.19g | 8.38g | 5% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.464mg | 0.401mg | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 1.2g | 2.01g | 5% |
| Vitamin D | 1.3µg | 0.5µg | 4% |
| Vitamin D | 53IU | 20IU | 4% |
| Zinc | 2.39mg | 1.93mg | 4% |
| Vitamin B3 | 5.037mg | 4.574mg | 3% |
| Vitamin B12 | 0.7µg | 0.63µg | 3% |
| Potassium | 423mg | 315mg | 3% |
| Magnesium | 28mg | 20mg | 2% |
| Vitamin E | 0.29mg | 2% | |
| Cholesterol | 80mg | 73mg | 2% |
| Manganese | 0.009mg | 0.023mg | 1% |
| Sodium | 62mg | 47mg | 1% |
| Folate | 5µg | 7µg | 1% |
| Copper | 0.073mg | 0.065mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 19mg | 5mg | 1% |
| Calories | 242kcal | 245kcal | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 0.6mg | 0.7mg | 0% |
| Iron | 0.87mg | 0.85mg | 0% |
| Vitamin A | 2µg | 0µg | 0% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.698mg | 0.685mg | 0% |
| Tryptophan | 0.338mg | 0.208mg | 0% |
| Threonine | 1.234mg | 0.776mg | 0% |
| Isoleucine | 1.26mg | 0.787mg | 0% |
| Leucine | 2.177mg | 1.376mg | 0% |
| Lysine | 2.446mg | 1.55mg | 0% |
| Methionine | 0.712mg | 0.444mg | 0% |
| Phenylalanine | 1.086mg | 0.689mg | 0% |
| Valine | 1.473mg | 0.931mg | 0% |
| Histidine | 1.067mg | 0.659mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +56.7% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +35.6% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +38.2% |
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Carbs
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Water
~62.47g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -20% |
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +35.4% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +67.5% |
