Beefsteak vs. Pork jowl — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are beefsteak and pork jowl different?

Beefsteak is higher in selenium, vitamin B6, zinc, vitamin B12, phosphorus, vitamin B3, and iron; however, pork jowl is richer in vitamin B1 and vitamin B2.
Daily need coverage for saturated fat for pork jowl is 97% higher.
Beefsteak contains 19 times more selenium than pork jowl. While beefsteak contains 28.8µg of selenium, pork jowl contains only 1.5µg.
Beefsteak has less saturated fat.

Beef, loin, top loin, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, select, cooked, grilled and Pork, fresh, variety meats, and by-products, jowl, raw are the varieties used in this article.

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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.

Beefsteak

Pork jowl

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+666.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+450%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+129.7%
Contains more IronIron	+288.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+82.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+477.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+147.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+80%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+1820%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-56.1%

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.

Beefsteak

Pork jowl

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+55.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+53.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+110.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+550%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+68.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+700%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+394.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+68.6%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	5.951g	25.26g	88%
Fats	15.11g	69.61g	84%
Monounsaturated fat	6.298g	32.89g	66%
Selenium	28.8µg	1.5µg	50%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.56g	8.11g	50%
Protein	26.72g	6.38g	41%
Vitamin B6	0.585mg	0.09mg	38%
Zinc	4.85mg	0.84mg	36%
Vitamin B1	0.078mg	0.386mg	26%
Vitamin B12	1.38µg	0.82µg	23%
Calories	250kcal	655kcal	20%
Choline	101.8mg		19%
Phosphorus	213mg	86mg	18%
Iron	1.63mg	0.42mg	15%
Vitamin B3	6.978mg	4.535mg	15%
Vitamin B2	0.14mg	0.236mg	7%
Potassium	340mg	148mg	6%
Vitamin B5	0.527mg	0.25mg	6%
Magnesium	23mg	3mg	5%
Cholesterol	79mg	90mg	4%
Copper	0.073mg	0.04mg	4%
Calcium	22mg	4mg	2%
Folate	8µg	1µg	2%
Sodium	57mg	25mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.45mg	0.29mg	1%
Vitamin K	1.6µg		1%
Protein per 100 calories	11g	0.97g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	94kcal	1027kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	40g	15g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.2	1.6	N/A
Vitamin A	0µg	3µg	0%
Manganese	0.009mg	0.005mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.173mg	0.021mg	0%
Threonine	1.054mg	0.21mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.201mg	0.168mg	0%
Leucine	2.099mg	0.446mg	0%
Lysine	2.23mg	0.528mg	0%
Methionine	0.687mg	0.095mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.042mg	0.239mg	0%
Valine	1.309mg	0.305mg	0%
Histidine	0.842mg	0.072mg	0%