Chorizo vs. Pork hock — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between chorizo and pork hock?

Chorizo is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, phosphorus, and potassium; however, pork hock is richer in selenium.
Chorizo's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 62% more.
Pork hock contains 8 times less potassium than chorizo. Chorizo contains 398mg of potassium, while pork hock contains 47mg.
Pork hock has less saturated fat.
Pork hock has a lower glycemic index (0) than chorizo (28).

We used Chorizo, pork, and beef and Pork, pickled pork hocks types in this article.

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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.

Chorizo

Pork hock

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+200%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+746.8%
Contains more IronIron	+39.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+43.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+150%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+81.8%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+137.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-15%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+24.6%

~equal in Copper ~0.082mg

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.

Chorizo

Pork hock

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+29.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+687.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+341.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+366.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+225.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+728.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+292.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+100%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A

+∞%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	2µg	0.51µg	62%
Saturated fat	14.38g	3.231g	51%
Vitamin B1	0.63mg	0.08mg	46%
Fats	38.27g	10.54g	43%
Vitamin B6	0.53mg	0.064mg	36%
Monounsaturated fat	18.4g	5.134g	33%
Vitamin B3	5.131mg	1.1mg	25%
Vitamin B2	0.3mg	0.068mg	18%
Choline	96.7mg		18%
Vitamin B5	1.12mg	0.344mg	16%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.46g	1.198g	15%
Calories	455kcal	171kcal	14%
Phosphorus	150mg	60mg	13%
Protein	24.1g	19.11g	10%
Potassium	398mg	47mg	10%
Zinc	3.41mg	2.38mg	9%
Selenium	21.1µg	26.3µg	9%
Vitamin D*	61 IU		8%
Vitamin D	1.5µg		8%
Sodium	1235mg	1050mg	8%
Iron	1.59mg	1.14mg	6%
Magnesium	18mg	6mg	3%
Vitamin A	0µg	23µg	3%
Carbs	1.86g	0g	1%
Calcium	8mg	19mg	1%
Manganese	0.04mg	0.022mg	1%
Vitamin K	1.6µg	0µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	5.3g	11g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	189kcal	89kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	22g	58g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.5	2	N/A
Net carbs	1.86g	0g	N/A
Cholesterol	88mg	89mg	0%
Copper	0.08mg	0.082mg	0%
Vitamin E	0.22mg	0.17mg	0%
Folate	2µg	1µg	0%
Trans fat		0.113g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.278mg	0.038mg	0%
Threonine	1.473mg	0.516mg	0%
Isoleucine	2.206mg	0.325mg	0%
Leucine	1.708mg	0.841mg	0%
Lysine	2.414mg	0.822mg	0%
Methionine	0.47mg	0.211mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.149mg	0.554mg	0%
Valine	0.914mg	0.478mg	0%
Histidine	0.721mg	0.211mg	0%
Omega-3 - ALA		0.042g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.045g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.986g	N/A