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

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A recap on the differences between chicken thigh and pork leg

Chicken thigh is higher in protein, vitamin B3, vitamin B5, and zinc, yet pork leg is higher in vitamin B1, selenium, fats, and vitamin B12.
Pork leg covers your daily vitamin B1 needs 54% more than chicken thigh.
Chicken thigh contains 2 times more vitamin B5 than pork leg. While chicken thigh contains 1.285mg of vitamin B5, pork leg contains only 0.685mg.
The amount of cholesterol in pork leg is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Chicken, broilers or fryers, thigh, meat only, cooked, fried and Pork, fresh, leg (ham), whole, separable lean, and fat, raw.

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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 thigh

Pork leg

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+30%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+160%
Contains more IronIron	+71.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+38.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+44.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+17.4%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+21.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-50.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+43.4%

~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 thigh

Pork leg

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+27.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+55.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+87.6%
Contains more FolateFolate	+28.6%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+150%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+736.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+90.9%

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.401mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B1	0.088mg	0.736mg	54%
Protein	28.18g	17.43g	22%
Saturated fat	2.78g	6.54g	17%
Selenium	20.5µg	29.4µg	16%
Vitamin B3	7.12mg	4.574mg	16%
Fats	10.3g	18.87g	13%
Vitamin B12	0.33µg	0.63µg	13%
Vitamin B5	1.285mg	0.685mg	12%
Monounsaturated fat	3.82g	8.38g	11%
Cholesterol	102mg	73mg	10%
Iron	1.46mg	0.85mg	8%
Zinc	2.79mg	1.93mg	8%
Vitamin B2	0.255mg	0.2mg	4%
Copper	0.09mg	0.065mg	3%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.43g	2.01g	3%
Vitamin D*	8 IU	20 IU	2%
Vitamin D	0.2µg	0.5µg	2%
Potassium	259mg	315mg	2%
Sodium	95mg	47mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.38mg	0.401mg	2%
Calories	218kcal	245kcal	1%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.7mg	1%
Magnesium	26mg	20mg	1%
Calcium	13mg	5mg	1%
Folate	9µg	7µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	13g	7.1g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	77kcal	141kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	46g	41g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.2	1.6	N/A
Net carbs	1.18g	0g	N/A
Carbs	1.18g	0g	0%
Phosphorus	199mg	199mg	0%
Manganese	0.027mg	0.023mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.329mg	0.208mg	0%
Threonine	1.188mg	0.776mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.486mg	0.787mg	0%
Leucine	2.115mg	1.376mg	0%
Lysine	2.384mg	1.55mg	0%
Methionine	0.778mg	0.444mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.121mg	0.689mg	0%
Valine	1.397mg	0.931mg	0%
Histidine	0.874mg	0.659mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.01g		N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.05g		N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.03g		N/A