Chicken breast vs. Pork hock — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between chicken breast and pork hock

Chicken breast has more vitamin B3, vitamin B6, protein, phosphorus, vitamin B5, and potassium, while pork hock has more zinc and fats.
Chicken breast's daily need coverage for vitamin B3 is 86% higher.
Pork hock contains 10 times less vitamin B6 than chicken breast. Chicken breast contains 0.64mg of vitamin B6, while pork hock contains 0.064mg.
The amount of saturated fat in chicken breast is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are Chicken, broilers or fryers, breast, meat only, cooked, fried and Pork, pickled pork hocks.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Chicken breast

Pork hock

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+416.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+487.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+310%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-92.5%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+18.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+51.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+120.4%

~equal in Iron ~1.14mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.022mg

~equal in Selenium ~26.3µg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Chicken breast

Pork hock

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+147.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+83.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+1243.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+202.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+900%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+300%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+228.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+37.8%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.08mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B3	14.782mg	1.1mg	86%
Vitamin B6	0.64mg	0.064mg	44%
Sodium	79mg	1050mg	42%
Protein	33.44g	19.11g	29%
Phosphorus	246mg	60mg	27%
Choline	95.9mg		17%
Vitamin B5	1.04mg	0.344mg	14%
Zinc	1.08mg	2.38mg	12%
Fats	4.71g	10.54g	9%
Saturated fat	1.29g	3.231g	9%
Monounsaturated fat	1.72g	5.134g	9%
Potassium	276mg	47mg	7%
Magnesium	31mg	6mg	6%
Vitamin B12	0.37µg	0.51µg	6%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		0.986g	6%
Vitamin B2	0.125mg	0.068mg	4%
Copper	0.054mg	0.082mg	3%
Omega-3 (ALA)		0.042g	3%
Vitamin A	7µg	23µg	2%
Vitamin E	0.42mg	0.17mg	2%
Vitamin K	2.4µg	0µg	2%
Calories	187kcal	171kcal	1%
Cholesterol	91mg	89mg	1%
Vitamin D*	5 IU		1%
Vitamin D	0.1µg		1%
Folate	4µg	1µg	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.07g	1.198g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	18g	11g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	56kcal	89kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	53g	58g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.2	2	N/A
Net carbs	0.51g	0g	N/A
Carbs	0.51g	0g	0%
Calcium	16mg	19mg	0%
Iron	1.14mg	1.14mg	0%
Manganese	0.021mg	0.022mg	0%
Selenium	26.2µg	26.3µg	0%
Vitamin B1	0.079mg	0.08mg	0%
Trans fat		0.113g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.39mg	0.038mg	0%
Threonine	1.412mg	0.516mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.765mg	0.325mg	0%
Leucine	2.509mg	0.841mg	0%
Lysine	2.836mg	0.822mg	0%
Methionine	0.925mg	0.211mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.328mg	0.554mg	0%
Valine	1.659mg	0.478mg	0%
Histidine	1.037mg	0.211mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.01g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.03g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.02g	0g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)		0.045g	N/A