Head to head

Pork, cured, ham vs Pork, cured, ham

Side by side, per 100 g, from the same USDA reference data.

Pork, cured, ham has more — 165 calories per 100 g against 144 for pork, cured, ham, a difference of 21 kcal (15% more). On protein it is Pork, cured, ham 22.0 g versus pork, cured, ham 18.0 g per 100 g.

SOURCE·USDA SR Legacy·REVIEWED JUL 2026

Nutrient by nutrient, per 100 g

Per 100 g	Pork, cured, ham	Pork, cured, ham	Difference
Calories	165 kcal	144 kcal	21 kcal
Protein	22.0 g	18.0 g	4.0 g
Total fat	7.7 g	7.5 g	0.2 g
Saturated fat	2.6 g	2.5 g	0.2 g
Carbohydrate	0.5 g	0.0 g	0.5 g
Fibre	0.0 g	0.0 g	equal
Sugars	0.0 g	0.0 g	equal
Sodium	1,385.0 mg	1,276.0 mg	109.0 mg
Potassium	362.0 mg	334.0 mg	28.0 mg
Calcium	8.0 mg	6.0 mg	2.0 mg
Iron	1.4 mg	0.9 mg	0.5 mg
Vitamin C	0.0 mg	0.0 mg	equal
Vitamin A	0.0 µg	0.0 µg	equal
Cholesterol	57.0 mg	38.0 mg	19.0 mg
Water	65.8 g	71.1 g	5.4 g

Highlighted cells are the higher of the two. "Higher" is not automatically "better" — it depends entirely on what you are trying to do.

SOURCE·USDA SR Legacy·REVIEWED JUL 2026

How this is worked out

Both columns are the same USDA release, per 100 g of edible portion — the only basis on which two different foods can honestly be set side by side.
The difference column is the two published figures subtracted, not a scaled or normalised score.
The percentage in the answer is the higher figure over the lower, minus one — a ratio, so it does not change with serving size.

difference = |A − B|                (per 100 g)
"% more"   = (higher ÷ lower − 1) × 100

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The question this page settles

Which has more calories, pork, cured, ham or pork, cured, ham?

Source: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy, reviewed JUL 2026. General information only — not medical or nutrition advice. Values are averages for a food type and vary by brand, ripeness and preparation.