Barbecue chicken vs. Pork jowl — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between barbecue chicken and pork jowl?

Barbecue chicken is richer in protein, selenium, phosphorus, and zinc, yet pork jowl is richer in fats, vitamin B1, and vitamin B12.
Pork jowl's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 107% higher.
Barbecue chicken has 15 times more selenium than pork jowl. Barbecue chicken has 22µg of selenium, while pork jowl has 1.5µg.
Pork jowl contains less sodium.

We used Chicken, broiler, rotisserie, BBQ, thigh meat, and skin and Pork, fresh, variety meats, and by-products, jowl, raw types in this comparison.

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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.

Barbecue chicken

Pork jowl

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+600%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+300%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+72.3%
Contains more IronIron	+126.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+92.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+111.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+153.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+1366.7%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-92.5%

~equal in Manganese ~0.005mg

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.

Barbecue chicken

Pork jowl

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+566.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+58.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+26.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+112.2%
Contains more FolateFolate	+700%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+601.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+64.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+74.5%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.236mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	3.927g	25.26g	97%
Fats	15.08g	69.61g	84%
Monounsaturated fat	6.446g	32.89g	66%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.038g	8.11g	40%
Selenium	22µg	1.5µg	37%
Protein	22.51g	6.38g	32%
Vitamin B1	0.055mg	0.386mg	28%
Calories	226kcal	655kcal	21%
Phosphorus	218mg	86mg	19%
Vitamin B12	0.47µg	0.82µg	15%
Sodium	335mg	25mg	13%
Cholesterol	127mg	90mg	12%
Choline	62.9mg		11%
Zinc	1.78mg	0.84mg	9%
Vitamin B6	0.191mg	0.09mg	8%
Iron	0.95mg	0.42mg	7%
Vitamin B3	5.732mg	4.535mg	7%
Magnesium	21mg	3mg	4%
Copper	0.077mg	0.04mg	4%
Potassium	255mg	148mg	3%
Vitamin A	20µg	3µg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.152mg	0.25mg	2%
Folate	8µg	1µg	2%
Calcium	16mg	4mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.46mg	0.29mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.227mg	0.236mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	10g	0.97g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	100kcal	1027kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	44g	15g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.2	1.6	N/A
Net carbs	0.12g	0g	N/A
Carbs	0.12g	0g	0%
Sugar	0.12g	0g	N/A
Manganese	0.005mg	0.005mg	0%
Trans fat	0.078g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.173mg	0.021mg	0%
Threonine	0.657mg	0.21mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.853mg	0.168mg	0%
Leucine	1.549mg	0.446mg	0%
Lysine	1.75mg	0.528mg	0%
Methionine	0.565mg	0.095mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.69mg	0.239mg	0%
Valine	0.935mg	0.305mg	0%
Histidine	0.592mg	0.072mg	0%
Fructose	0.04g		0%
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)	0.011g		N/A