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

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A recap on the differences between quail meat and pork leg

  • Quail meat is higher in copper, iron, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, phosphorus, and vitamin C, yet pork leg is higher in vitamin B1, selenium, and vitamin B12.
  • Quail meat covers your daily copper needs 49% more than pork leg.
  • Quail meat contains 9 times more vitamin C than pork leg. While quail meat contains 6.1mg of vitamin C, pork leg contains only 0.7mg.
  • The amount of saturated fat in quail meat is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Quail, meat, and skin, raw 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.
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%
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%
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%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +45.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -11.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +21.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +77.1%

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 20% 24% 0% 0% 61% 60% 141% 46% 138% 54% 0% 6% 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 2.3% 0% 0% 7.5% 184% 46% 86% 41% 93% 79% 0% 5.3% 0%
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%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +201.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +46.5%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

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

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
20% 12% 70%
Protein: 19.63 g
Fats: 12.05 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 69.65 g
Other: 0 g
17% 19% 62%
Protein: 17.43 g
Fats: 18.87 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 62.47 g
Other: 1.23 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +12.6%
Contains more WaterWater +11.5%
Contains more FatsFats +56.6%
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Other ~1.23g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
32% 40% 28%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.38 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.18 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.98 g
39% 49% 12%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.54 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.38 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.01 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -48.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +48.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +100.5%

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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. Quail meat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172418/nutrients
  2. Pork leg - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168222/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.