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

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Differences between ground chicken and pork leg

Ground chicken has more vitamin B3, protein, vitamin B5, potassium, and vitamin B6, while pork leg has more vitamin B1, selenium, and fats.
Pork leg's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 51% higher.
Pork leg contains 2 times less potassium than ground chicken. Ground chicken contains 677mg of potassium, while pork leg contains 315mg.
The amount of cholesterol in pork leg is lower.

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

Ground chicken

Pork leg

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+40%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+60%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+114.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+17.6%

Contains less SodiumSodium	-37.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+43.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+105.6%

~equal in Iron ~0.85mg

~equal in Copper ~0.065mg

~equal in Zinc ~1.93mg

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 leg

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+51%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+55.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+93.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+34.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+508.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+23.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+250%

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B1	0.121mg	0.736mg	51%
Selenium	14.3µg	29.4µg	27%
Vitamin B3	7.107mg	4.574mg	16%
Saturated fat	3.11g	6.54g	16%
Vitamin B5	1.327mg	0.685mg	13%
Protein	23.28g	17.43g	12%
Fats	10.92g	18.87g	12%
Cholesterol	107mg	73mg	11%
Potassium	677mg	315mg	11%
Vitamin B6	0.538mg	0.401mg	11%
Choline	59mg		11%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	1.787g		11%
Monounsaturated fat	4.879g	8.38g	9%
Vitamin B2	0.302mg	0.2mg	8%
Phosphorus	234mg	199mg	5%
Vitamin B12	0.51µg	0.63µg	5%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.081g		5%
Calories	189kcal	245kcal	3%
Vitamin D*		20 IU	3%
Vitamin D		0.5µg	3%
Vitamin E	0.39mg		3%
Magnesium	28mg	20mg	2%
Vitamin K	2.1µg		2%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.7mg	1%
Iron	0.93mg	0.85mg	1%
Sodium	75mg	47mg	1%
Folate	2µg	7µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	12g	7.1g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	81kcal	141kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	53g	41g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.2	1.6	N/A
Calcium	8mg	5mg	0%
Copper	0.062mg	0.065mg	0%
Zinc	1.92mg	1.93mg	0%
Manganese	0.016mg	0.023mg	0%
Trans fat	0.087g		N/A
Polyunsaturated fat	2.08g	2.01g	0%
Tryptophan	0.196mg	0.208mg	0%
Threonine	0.97mg	0.776mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.06mg	0.787mg	0%
Leucine	1.816mg	1.376mg	0%
Lysine	2.014mg	1.55mg	0%
Methionine	0.596mg	0.444mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.912mg	0.689mg	0%
Valine	1.102mg	0.931mg	0%
Histidine	0.706mg	0.659mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.008g		N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.031g		N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.016g		N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)	0.02g		N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)	0.015g		N/A