American cheese vs. Pork chop — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between American cheese and pork chop

American cheese has more calcium, phosphorus, vitamin B12, and vitamin A, while pork chop has more vitamin B3, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, and selenium.
American cheese covers your daily need for calcium, 99% more than pork chop.
American cheese contains 63 times more vitamin A than pork chop. While American cheese contains 945IU of vitamin A, pork chop contains only 15IU.
The amount of sodium in pork chop is lower.
Pork chop has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of pork chop is 0, while the glycemic index of American cheese is 27.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Cheese, pasteurized process, American, without added vitamin D and Pork, fresh, loin, blade (chops), bone-in, separable lean, and fat, cooked, broiled.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.

American cheese

Pork chop

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+30%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1766.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+166%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+310%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+138.6%
Contains more IronIron	+38.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+128.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+26.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-95.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+80.2%

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.

American cheese

Pork chop

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+6150%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+281%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+127.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+66.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+3166.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+33.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+10330.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+173.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+805.6%
Contains more CholineCholine	+86.5%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Calcium	1045mg	56mg	99%
Sodium	1671mg	74mg	69%
Saturated fat	18.057g	4.339g	62%
Phosphorus	641mg	241mg	57%
Vitamin B3	0.076mg	7.927mg	49%
Vitamin B1	0.015mg	0.49mg	40%
Vitamin B12	1.5µg	0.66µg	35%
Vitamin B6	0.054mg	0.489mg	33%
Selenium	20.2µg	36.4µg	29%
Fats	31.79g	14.35g	27%
Vitamin A	250µg	4µg	27%
Vitamin B5	0.403mg	1.104mg	14%
Protein	18.13g	23.72g	11%
Monounsaturated fat	8.236g	4.887g	8%
Calories	371kcal	231kcal	7%
Copper	0.046mg	0.105mg	7%
Cholesterol	100mg	78mg	7%
Zinc	2.49mg	3.15mg	6%
Vitamin B2	0.234mg	0.313mg	6%
Choline	36.2mg	67.5mg	6%
Potassium	132mg	315mg	5%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.286g	1.894g	4%
Vitamin E	0.8mg	0.21mg	4%
Iron	0.63mg	0.87mg	3%
Vitamin D	23IU	40IU	2%
Vitamin K	2.6µg	0µg	2%
Folate	8µg	0µg	2%
Vitamin D	0.6µg	1µg	2%
Magnesium	26mg	20mg	1%
Manganese	0.041mg	0.01mg	1%
Carbs	3.7g	0g	1%
Net carbs	3.7g	0g	N/A
Sugar	2.26g	0g	N/A
Trans fat	1.144g	0.066g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.232mg	0.282mg	0%
Threonine	0.772mg	1.043mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.938mg	1.123mg	0%
Leucine	1.716mg	1.952mg	0%
Lysine	1.516mg	2.109mg	0%
Methionine	0.475mg	0.65mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.939mg	0.985mg	0%
Valine	1.187mg	1.2mg	0%
Histidine	0.546mg	0.965mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.012g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.006g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.137g	0.065g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.021g	0.011g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid	0.001g		N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.001g	0.003g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.033g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.009g	0.065g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.79g	0.922g	N/A