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Turkey leg vs. Headcheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between turkey leg and headcheese?

  • Turkey leg is higher in selenium, zinc, phosphorus, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, and potassium, yet headcheese is higher in vitamin B12.
  • Turkey leg's daily need coverage for selenium is 48% more.
  • Turkey leg has 9 times more potassium than headcheese. While turkey leg has 273mg of potassium, headcheese has only 31mg.
  • The amount of saturated fat in turkey leg is lower.

We used Turkey, all classes, leg, meat, and skin, raw and Headcheese, pork types in this article.

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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 15% 5.1% 24% 65% 47% 84% 76% 9.7% 2.9% 144%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 6.4% 4.8% 2.7% 56% 41% 26% 24% 123% 0% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +133.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +780.6%
Contains more IronIron +14.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +16.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +218.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +216.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +26300%
~equal in Calcium ~16mg

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% 0.33% 0% 0% 19% 49% 55% 65% 78% 49% 0% 7.5% 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 0% 0% 5% 14% 5.8% 27% 8.3% 0% 44% 131% 8.5% 1.5% 57%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +234.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +83.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +569.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +78.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +400%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +169.2%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Turkey leg Headcheese DV% diff.
Selenium 26.4µg 0.1µg 48%
Sodium 74mg 941mg 38%
Vitamin B12 0.39µg 1.05µg 28%
Vitamin B5 1.09mg 22%
Zinc 3.09mg 0.97mg 19%
Choline 104.1mg 19%
Phosphorus 177mg 56mg 17%
Vitamin B3 2.947mg 0.44mg 16%
Vitamin B6 0.34mg 0.19mg 12%
Protein 19.54g 13.83g 11%
Monounsaturated fat 2.06g 5.601g 9%
Potassium 273mg 31mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.211mg 0.115mg 7%
Fats 6.72g 10.9g 6%
Saturated fat 2.06g 3.402g 6%
Vitamin D 0.9µg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.83g 1.134g 5%
Vitamin D 37IU 5%
Vitamin B1 0.077mg 0.023mg 5%
Iron 1.72mg 1.5mg 3%
Magnesium 21mg 9mg 3%
Vitamin K 3.4µg 3%
Copper 0.142mg 0.122mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.25mg 2%
Folate 10µg 2µg 2%
Calories 144kcal 157kcal 1%
Manganese 0.022mg 1%
Cholesterol 71mg 69mg 1%
Calcium 17mg 16mg 0%
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.219mg 0%
Threonine 0.861mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.998mg 0%
Leucine 1.537mg 0%
Lysine 1.809mg 0%
Methionine 0.557mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.769mg 0%
Valine 1.028mg 0%
Histidine 0.598mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0.03g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.02g 0g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
20% 7% 73%
Protein: 19.54 g
Fats: 6.72 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 72.69 g
Other: 1.05 g
14% 11% 74%
Protein: 13.83 g
Fats: 10.9 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 73.84 g
Other: 1.43 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +41.3%
Contains more FatsFats +62.2%
Contains more OtherOther +36.2%
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Water ~73.84g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
35% 35% 31%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.06 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.06 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.83 g
34% 55% 11%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.402 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.601 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.134 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -39.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +61.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +171.9%

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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. Turkey leg - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171493/nutrients
  2. Headcheese - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171630/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.