Pork shoulder vs. Pork hock — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are pork shoulder and pork hock different?

Pork shoulder is higher than pork hock in vitamin B1, vitamin B6, phosphorus, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, fats, vitamin B12, and potassium.
Pork shoulder covers your daily need for vitamin B1 57% more than pork hock.
Pork shoulder contains 6 times more potassium than pork hock. Pork shoulder contains 302mg of potassium, while pork hock contains 47mg.
Pork hock is lower in saturated fat.

Pork, fresh, shoulder, whole, separable lean, and fat, raw and Pork, pickled pork hocks types were used 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.

Pork shoulder

Pork hock

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+200%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+542.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+13.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+203.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-93.8%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+26.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+100%

~equal in Iron ~1.14mg

~equal in Copper ~0.082mg

~equal in Selenium ~26.3µg

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.

Pork shoulder

Pork hock

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+11.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+858.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+304.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+248.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+109%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+443.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+45.1%
Contains more FolateFolate	+400%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A

+1050%

~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B1	0.767mg	0.08mg	57%
Sodium	65mg	1050mg	43%
Vitamin B6	0.348mg	0.064mg	22%
Phosphorus	182mg	60mg	17%
Vitamin B3	3.833mg	1.1mg	17%
Vitamin B2	0.275mg	0.068mg	16%
Saturated fat	6.24g	3.231g	14%
Fats	17.99g	10.54g	11%
Choline	60.6mg		11%
Vitamin B12	0.74µg	0.51µg	10%
Vitamin D*	70 IU		9%
Vitamin D	1.7µg		9%
Potassium	302mg	47mg	8%
Vitamin B5	0.719mg	0.344mg	8%
Monounsaturated fat	8.01g	5.134g	7%
Cholesterol	71mg	89mg	6%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		0.986g	6%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.92g	1.198g	5%
Protein	17.18g	19.11g	4%
Calories	236kcal	171kcal	3%
Magnesium	18mg	6mg	3%
Zinc	2.7mg	2.38mg	3%
Omega-3 (ALA)		0.042g	3%
Vitamin A	2µg	23µg	2%
Vitamin C	0.7mg	0mg	1%
Iron	1.05mg	1.14mg	1%
Selenium	25.5µg	26.3µg	1%
Folate	5µg	1µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	7.3g	11g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	137kcal	89kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	42g	58g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.6	2	N/A
Calcium	15mg	19mg	0%
Copper	0.084mg	0.082mg	0%
Vitamin E	0.19mg	0.17mg	0%
Manganese	0.011mg	0.022mg	0%
Trans fat		0.113g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.208mg	0.038mg	0%
Threonine	0.768mg	0.516mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.781mg	0.325mg	0%
Leucine	1.36mg	0.841mg	0%
Lysine	1.531mg	0.822mg	0%
Methionine	0.441mg	0.211mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.681mg	0.554mg	0%
Valine	0.921mg	0.478mg	0%
Histidine	0.656mg	0.211mg	0%
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)		0.045g	N/A