Ground chicken vs. Pork hock — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between ground chicken and pork hock

Ground chicken has more vitamin B3, vitamin B6, phosphorus, vitamin B5, potassium, vitamin B2, and protein, while pork hock has more selenium.
Pork hock's daily need coverage for sodium is 42% higher.
Pork hock contains 14 times less potassium than ground chicken. Ground chicken contains 677mg of potassium, while pork hock contains 47mg.
The amount of cholesterol in pork hock is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are Chicken, ground, crumbles, cooked, pan-browned 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.

Ground chicken

Pork hock

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+366.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+1340.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+290%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-92.9%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+137.5%
Contains more IronIron	+22.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+32.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+24%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+37.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+83.9%

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.

Ground chicken

Pork hock

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+129.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+51.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+344.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+546.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+285.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+740.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+100%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A

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~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0.51µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Sodium	75mg	1050mg	42%
Vitamin B3	7.107mg	1.1mg	38%
Vitamin B6	0.538mg	0.064mg	36%
Phosphorus	234mg	60mg	25%
Selenium	14.3µg	26.3µg	22%
Vitamin B5	1.327mg	0.344mg	20%
Potassium	677mg	47mg	19%
Vitamin B2	0.302mg	0.068mg	18%
Choline	59mg		11%
Protein	23.28g	19.11g	8%
Cholesterol	107mg	89mg	6%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.08g	1.198g	6%
Magnesium	28mg	6mg	5%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	1.787g	0.986g	5%
Zinc	1.92mg	2.38mg	4%
Iron	0.93mg	1.14mg	3%
Vitamin A	0µg	23µg	3%
Vitamin B1	0.121mg	0.08mg	3%
Copper	0.062mg	0.082mg	2%
Vitamin K	2.1µg	0µg	2%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.081g	0.042g	2%
Calories	189kcal	171kcal	1%
Fats	10.92g	10.54g	1%
Calcium	8mg	19mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.39mg	0.17mg	1%
Saturated fat	3.11g	3.231g	1%
Monounsaturated fat	4.879g	5.134g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	12g	11g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	81kcal	89kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	53g	58g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.2	2	N/A
Manganese	0.016mg	0.022mg	0%
Vitamin B12	0.51µg	0.51µg	0%
Folate	2µg	1µg	0%
Trans fat	0.087g	0.113g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.196mg	0.038mg	0%
Threonine	0.97mg	0.516mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.06mg	0.325mg	0%
Leucine	1.816mg	0.841mg	0%
Lysine	2.014mg	0.822mg	0%
Methionine	0.596mg	0.211mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.912mg	0.554mg	0%
Valine	1.102mg	0.478mg	0%
Histidine	0.706mg	0.211mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.008g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.031g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.016g	0g	N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)	0.02g	0g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)	0.015g	0.045g	N/A