Turkey meat vs. Pork hock — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between turkey meat and pork hock

Turkey meat is richer than pork hock in vitamin B3, vitamin B6, phosphorus, vitamin B12, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, selenium, and magnesium.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B3 for turkey meat is 53% higher.
Turkey meat contains 10 times more vitamin B6 than pork hock. Turkey meat contains 0.616mg of vitamin B6, while pork hock contains 0.064mg.
Pork hock contains less cholesterol.

Food types used in this article are Turkey, whole, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted and Pork, pickled pork hocks.

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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.

Turkey meat

Pork hock

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+400%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+408.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+13.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+271.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-90.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+13.3%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+35.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+57.1%

~equal in Iron ~1.14mg

~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.

Turkey meat

Pork hock

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+313.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+770.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+175.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+862.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+100%
Contains more FolateFolate	+800%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+91.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+142.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+77.8%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B3	9.573mg	1.1mg	53%
Vitamin B6	0.616mg	0.064mg	42%
Sodium	103mg	1050mg	41%
Phosphorus	223mg	60mg	23%
Vitamin B12	1.02µg	0.51µg	21%
Protein	28.55g	19.11g	19%
Vitamin B2	0.281mg	0.068mg	16%
Choline	87.4mg		16%
Vitamin B5	0.948mg	0.344mg	12%
Cholesterol	109mg	89mg	7%
Potassium	239mg	47mg	6%
Magnesium	30mg	6mg	6%
Monounsaturated fat	2.647g	5.134g	6%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.119g	1.198g	6%
Selenium	29.8µg	26.3µg	6%
Saturated fat	2.155g	3.231g	5%
Fats	7.39g	10.54g	5%
Vitamin B1	0.045mg	0.08mg	3%
Folate	9µg	1µg	2%
Vitamin D	15IU		2%
Vitamin D	0.4µg		2%
Calories	189kcal	171kcal	1%
Vitamin E	0.07mg	0.17mg	1%
Vitamin A	12µg	23µg	1%
Zinc	2.48mg	2.38mg	1%
Copper	0.093mg	0.082mg	1%
Iron	1.09mg	1.14mg	1%
Calcium	14mg	19mg	1%
Carbs	0.06g	0g	0%
Net carbs	0.06g	0g	N/A
Manganese	0.014mg	0.022mg	0%
Trans fat	0.101g	0.113g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.291mg	0.038mg	0%
Threonine	1.004mg	0.516mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.796mg	0.325mg	0%
Leucine	1.925mg	0.841mg	0%
Lysine	2.282mg	0.822mg	0%
Methionine	0.724mg	0.211mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.903mg	0.554mg	0%
Valine	0.902mg	0.478mg	0%
Histidine	0.749mg	0.211mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.008g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.005g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.105g	0.042g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.008g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid	0.001g		N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.003g	0g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.01g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.014g	0.045g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	1.841g	0.986g	N/A