Beef ribs vs. Pork jowl — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between beef ribs and pork jowl

Beef ribs have more vitamin B12, zinc, selenium, iron, phosphorus, vitamin B6, and copper, while pork jowl has more vitamin B1 and vitamin B3.
Pork jowl's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 65% higher.
Pork jowl contains 14 times less selenium than beef ribs. Beef ribs contain 21.2µg of selenium, while pork jowl contains 1.5µg.
The amount of saturated fat in beef ribs is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are Beef, rib, large end (ribs 6-9), separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, cooked, roasted and Pork, fresh, variety meats, and by-products, jowl, raw.

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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.

Beef ribs

Pork jowl

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+566.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+150%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+95.9%
Contains more IronIron	+454.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+120%
Contains more ZincZinc	+585.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+160%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+1313.3%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-60.9%

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.

Beef ribs

Pork jowl

Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+48%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+155.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+184.1%
Contains more FolateFolate	+600%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+451.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+24.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+24.6%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	2.33µg	0.82µg	63%
Fats	30.49g	69.61g	60%
Saturated fat	12.29g	25.26g	59%
Monounsaturated fat	13.04g	32.89g	50%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.05g	8.11g	47%
Zinc	5.76mg	0.84mg	45%
Selenium	21.2µg	1.5µg	36%
Protein	22.8g	6.38g	33%
Vitamin B1	0.07mg	0.386mg	26%
Iron	2.33mg	0.42mg	24%
Calories	372kcal	655kcal	14%
Phosphorus	172mg	86mg	12%
Vitamin B6	0.23mg	0.09mg	11%
Vitamin B3	3.64mg	4.535mg	6%
Copper	0.088mg	0.04mg	5%
Magnesium	20mg	3mg	4%
Potassium	290mg	148mg	4%
Vitamin B2	0.19mg	0.236mg	4%
Cholesterol	85mg	90mg	2%
Sodium	64mg	25mg	2%
Vitamin E		0.29mg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.37mg	0.25mg	2%
Folate	7µg	1µg	2%
Calcium	10mg	4mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	6.1g	0.97g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	163kcal	1027kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	27g	15g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.1	1.6	N/A
Vitamin A	0µg	3µg	0%
Manganese	0.013mg	0.005mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.255mg	0.021mg	0%
Threonine	0.996mg	0.21mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.025mg	0.168mg	0%
Leucine	1.802mg	0.446mg	0%
Lysine	1.897mg	0.528mg	0%
Methionine	0.584mg	0.095mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.89mg	0.239mg	0%
Valine	1.109mg	0.305mg	0%
Histidine	0.781mg	0.072mg	0%