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Cervelat vs. Pork leg — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between cervelat and pork leg?

  • Cervelat is richer in vitamin B12, vitamin C, iron, and vitamin B2, while pork leg is higher in vitamin B1, selenium, phosphorus, and vitamin B6.
  • Cervelat's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 203% higher.
  • Pork leg has 28 times less sodium than cervelat. Cervelat has 1300mg of sodium, while pork leg has 47mg.
  • Cervelat has a higher glycemic index (28) than pork leg (0).

We used Thuringer, cervelat, summer sausage, beef, pork 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 10% 2.7% 23% 77% 50% 70% 48% 170% 0% 111%
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 CalciumCalcium +80%
Contains more IronIron +140%
Contains more CopperCopper +130.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +32.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +42.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +21.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +79.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +44.8%

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 D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 55% 17% 0% 4.4% 38% 76% 81% 0% 60% 688% 3.3% 1.5%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 2.3% 7.5% 0% 0% 184% 46% 86% 41% 93% 79% 0% 5.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +2271.4%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +120%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +65%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +773%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +390.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +54.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +250%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~4.574mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cervelat Pork leg DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 5.5µg 0.63µg 203%
Sodium 1300mg 47mg 54%
Vitamin B1 0.15mg 0.736mg 49%
Saturated fat 11.51g 6.54g 23%
Fats 30.43g 18.87g 18%
Vitamin C 16.6mg 0.7mg 18%
Selenium 20.3µg 29.4µg 17%
Iron 2.04mg 0.85mg 15%
Vitamin B5 0.685mg 14%
Choline 78.9mg 14%
Phosphorus 111mg 199mg 13%
Vitamin B6 0.26mg 0.401mg 11%
Monounsaturated fat 12.97g 8.38g 11%
Vitamin B2 0.33mg 0.2mg 10%
Copper 0.15mg 0.065mg 9%
Calories 362kcal 245kcal 6%
Zinc 2.56mg 1.93mg 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.2g 2.01g 5%
Vitamin D* 44 IU 20 IU 3%
Vitamin D 1.1µg 0.5µg 3%
Potassium 260mg 315mg 2%
Vitamin B3 4.31mg 4.574mg 2%
Carbs 3.33g 0g 1%
Magnesium 14mg 20mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.22mg 1%
Manganese 0.023mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.3µg 1%
Folate 2µg 7µg 1%
Protein 17.45g 17.43g 0%
Protein per 100 calories 4.8g 7.1g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 207kcal 141kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 28g 41g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 1.2 1.6 N/A
Net carbs 3.33g 0g N/A
Cholesterol 74mg 73mg 0%
Calcium 9mg 5mg 0%
Sugar 0.85g N/A
Tryptophan 0.208mg 0%
Threonine 0.776mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.787mg 0%
Leucine 1.376mg 0%
Lysine 1.55mg 0%
Methionine 0.444mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.689mg 0%
Valine 0.931mg 0%
Histidine 0.659mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
17% 30% 3% 45% 4%
Protein: 17.45 g
Fats: 30.43 g
Carbs: 3.33 g
Water: 45.18 g
Other: 3.61 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 FatsFats +61.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +193.5%
Contains more WaterWater +38.3%
~equal in Protein ~17.43g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
45% 51% 5%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 11.51 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 12.97 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.2 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 more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +54.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -43.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +67.5%

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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. Cervelat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172940/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.