Brisket vs. Pork — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are brisket and pork different?
- Brisket is richer in vitamin B12, zinc, and iron, while pork is higher in vitamin B1, selenium, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, and phosphorus.
- Pork covers your daily need for vitamin B1, 68% more than brisket.
- Brisket contains 3 times more vitamin B12 than pork. Brisket contains 2.12µg of vitamin B12, while pork contains 0.7µg.
- Pork is lower in saturated fat.
Beef, brisket, flat half, separable lean,, and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, cooked, braised and Pork, fresh, loin, whole, separable lean,, and fat, cooked, broiled types were 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.
| Contains more IronIron | +179.3% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +37% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +179.9% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -22.6% |
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +47.4% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +18.8% |
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +82.3% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +40.6% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +67.2% |
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.
| Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +75.9% |
| Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +202.9% |
| Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +80% |
| Contains more CholineCholine | +16.9% |
| Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +1386.4% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +87.7% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +23.2% |
| Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +22.9% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +64.5% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
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DV% diff. |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.059mg | 0.877mg | 68% |
| Vitamin B12 | 2.12µg | 0.7µg | 59% |
| Zinc | 6.69mg | 2.39mg | 39% |
| Selenium | 27.1µg | 45.3µg | 33% |
| Iron | 2.43mg | 0.87mg | 20% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.282mg | 0.464mg | 14% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.171mg | 0.321mg | 12% |
| Phosphorus | 175mg | 246mg | 10% |
| Saturated fat | 7.305g | 5.23g | 9% |
| Cholesterol | 106mg | 80mg | 9% |
| Vitamin D | 53IU | 7% | |
| Vitamin D | 1.3µg | 7% | |
| Fats | 18.42g | 13.92g | 7% |
| Potassium | 232mg | 423mg | 6% |
| Vitamin B3 | 4.087mg | 5.037mg | 6% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 7.934g | 6.19g | 4% |
| Copper | 0.1mg | 0.073mg | 3% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.568mg | 0.698mg | 3% |
| Choline | 109.8mg | 93.9mg | 3% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 0.681g | 1.2g | 3% |
| Protein | 28.82g | 27.32g | 3% |
| Vitamin K | 1.8µg | 0µg | 2% |
| Calories | 289kcal | 242kcal | 2% |
| Magnesium | 19mg | 28mg | 2% |
| Vitamin E | 0.51mg | 0.29mg | 1% |
| Folate | 9µg | 5µg | 1% |
| Sodium | 48mg | 62mg | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 0mg | 0.6mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 16mg | 19mg | 0% |
| Vitamin A | 0µg | 2µg | 0% |
| Manganese | 0.01mg | 0.009mg | 0% |
| Tryptophan | 0.181mg | 0.338mg | 0% |
| Threonine | 1.101mg | 1.234mg | 0% |
| Isoleucine | 1.253mg | 1.26mg | 0% |
| Leucine | 2.192mg | 2.177mg | 0% |
| Lysine | 2.328mg | 2.446mg | 0% |
| Methionine | 0.717mg | 0.712mg | 0% |
| Phenylalanine | 1.088mg | 1.086mg | 0% |
| Valine | 1.367mg | 1.473mg | 0% |
| Histidine | 0.879mg | 1.067mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more FatsFats | +32.3% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +10.3% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +217.9% |
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +28.2% |
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -28.4% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +76.2% |
