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

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What are the differences between chicken meat and pork leg?

Chicken meat is higher in vitamin B3, protein, vitamin B5, vitamin A, and iron; however, pork leg is richer in vitamin B1, vitamin B12, selenium, and fats.
Pork leg's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 56% more.
Chicken meat has less saturated fat.

We used Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted and Pork, fresh, leg (ham), whole, separable lean, and fat, raw types in this article.

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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 meat

Pork leg

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+15%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+200%
Contains more IronIron	+48.2%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+41.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-42.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+15%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+23%

~equal in Copper ~0.065mg

~equal in Zinc ~1.93mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~199mg

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 meat

Pork leg

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+85.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+50.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1068.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+19%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+110%
Contains more FolateFolate	+40%

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.401mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B1	0.063mg	0.736mg	56%
Vitamin B3	8.487mg	4.574mg	24%
Protein	27.3g	17.43g	20%
Vitamin B12	0.3µg	0.63µg	14%
Saturated fat	3.79g	6.54g	13%
Choline	65.9mg		12%
Selenium	23.9µg	29.4µg	10%
Fats	13.6g	18.87g	8%
Monounsaturated fat	5.34g	8.38g	8%
Vitamin B5	1.03mg	0.685mg	7%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.97g	2.01g	6%
Cholesterol	88mg	73mg	5%
Iron	1.26mg	0.85mg	5%
Vitamin A	48µg	0µg	5%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.5µg	3%
Potassium	223mg	315mg	3%
Vitamin D*	2 IU	20 IU	2%
Phosphorus	182mg	199mg	2%
Sodium	82mg	47mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.27mg		2%
Vitamin B2	0.168mg	0.2mg	2%
Vitamin K	2.4µg		2%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.7mg	1%
Magnesium	23mg	20mg	1%
Calcium	15mg	5mg	1%
Folate	5µg	7µg	1%
Calories	239kcal	245kcal	0%
Protein per 100 calories	11g	7.1g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	88kcal	141kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	42g	41g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.2	1.6	N/A
Copper	0.066mg	0.065mg	0%
Zinc	1.94mg	1.93mg	0%
Manganese	0.02mg	0.023mg	0%
Vitamin B6	0.4mg	0.401mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.305mg	0.208mg	0%
Threonine	1.128mg	0.776mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.362mg	0.787mg	0%
Leucine	1.986mg	1.376mg	0%
Lysine	2.223mg	1.55mg	0%
Methionine	0.726mg	0.444mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.061mg	0.689mg	0%
Valine	1.325mg	0.931mg	0%
Histidine	0.802mg	0.659mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.01g		N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.04g		N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.02g		N/A