Quail meat vs. Pork hock — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between quail meat and pork hock

Quail meat is higher in copper, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, iron, phosphorus, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, and vitamin B5, yet pork hock is higher in selenium.
Quail meat covers your daily copper needs 47% more than pork hock.
Quail meat contains 9 times more vitamin B6 than pork hock. While quail meat contains 0.6mg of vitamin B6, pork hock contains only 0.064mg.
The amount of sodium in quail meat is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Quail, meat, and skin, raw 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.

Quail meat

Pork hock

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+283.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+359.6%
Contains more IronIron	+248.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+518.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+358.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-95%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+46.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+15.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+58.4%

~equal in Zinc ~2.38mg

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.

Quail meat

Pork hock

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+217.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+205%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+282.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+585.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+124.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+837.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+700%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+18.6%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Copper	0.507mg	0.082mg	47%
Sodium	53mg	1050mg	43%
Vitamin B6	0.6mg	0.064mg	41%
Vitamin B3	7.538mg	1.1mg	40%
Iron	3.97mg	1.14mg	35%
Phosphorus	275mg	60mg	31%
Selenium	16.6µg	26.3µg	18%
Vitamin B2	0.26mg	0.068mg	15%
Vitamin B1	0.244mg	0.08mg	14%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.98g	1.198g	12%
Vitamin B5	0.772mg	0.344mg	9%
Vitamin C	6.1mg	0mg	7%
Vitamin A	73µg	23µg	6%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		0.986g	6%
Potassium	216mg	47mg	5%
Cholesterol	76mg	89mg	4%
Magnesium	23mg	6mg	4%
Vitamin B12	0.43µg	0.51µg	3%
Omega-3 (ALA)		0.042g	3%
Fats	12.05g	10.54g	2%
Folate	8µg	1µg	2%
Monounsaturated fat	4.18g	5.134g	2%
Calories	192kcal	171kcal	1%
Protein	19.63g	19.11g	1%
Calcium	13mg	19mg	1%
Vitamin E		0.17mg	1%
Saturated fat	3.38g	3.231g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	10g	11g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	98kcal	89kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	52g	58g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.1	2	N/A
Zinc	2.42mg	2.38mg	0%
Manganese	0.019mg	0.022mg	0%
Trans fat		0.113g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.288mg	0.038mg	0%
Threonine	0.945mg	0.516mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.013mg	0.325mg	0%
Leucine	1.613mg	0.841mg	0%
Lysine	1.645mg	0.822mg	0%
Methionine	0.591mg	0.211mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.826mg	0.554mg	0%
Valine	1.033mg	0.478mg	0%
Histidine	0.696mg	0.211mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.01g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.03g	0g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)		0.045g	N/A