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Brisket vs. Pork belly — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between brisket and pork belly

  • Brisket has more vitamin B12, zinc, selenium, iron, vitamin B6, phosphorus, and vitamin B5, while pork belly has more vitamin B1.
  • Pork belly's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 60% higher.
  • Pork belly contains 7 times less zinc than brisket. Brisket contains 6.69mg of zinc, while pork belly contains 1.02mg.
  • The amount of cholesterol in pork belly is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are Beef, brisket, flat half, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, cooked, braised and Pork, fresh, belly, 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 4.8% 20% 91% 33% 182% 75% 6.3% 1.3% 148%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 2.9% 1.5% 16% 20% 17% 28% 46% 4.2% 0.78% 44%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +375%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +220%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +25.4%
Contains more IronIron +367.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +92.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +555.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +62%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +66.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +238.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -33.3%

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 10% 0% 15% 39% 77% 34% 65% 265% 4.5% 6.8% 60%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 1% 1% 7.8% 0% 99% 56% 87% 15% 30% 105% 0% 0.75% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +30.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +121.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +116.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +152.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +800%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +571.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +41.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +13.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Brisket Pork belly DV% diff.
Saturated fat 7.305g 19.33g 55%
Vitamin B12 2.12µg 0.84µg 53%
Fats 18.42g 53.01g 53%
Zinc 6.69mg 1.02mg 52%
Monounsaturated fat 7.934g 24.7g 42%
Protein 28.82g 9.34g 39%
Selenium 27.1µg 8µg 35%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.681g 5.65g 33%
Vitamin B1 0.059mg 0.396mg 28%
Iron 2.43mg 0.52mg 24%
Choline 109.8mg 20%
Vitamin B6 0.282mg 0.13mg 12%
Calories 289kcal 518kcal 11%
Cholesterol 106mg 72mg 11%
Phosphorus 175mg 108mg 10%
Vitamin B5 0.568mg 0.256mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.171mg 0.242mg 5%
Copper 0.1mg 0.052mg 5%
Vitamin B3 4.087mg 4.647mg 4%
Magnesium 19mg 4mg 4%
Vitamin K 1.8µg 0µg 2%
Folate 9µg 1µg 2%
Vitamin E 0.51mg 0.39mg 1%
Sodium 48mg 32mg 1%
Potassium 232mg 185mg 1%
Calcium 16mg 5mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.3mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 3µg 0%
Manganese 0.01mg 0.006mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.181mg 0%
Threonine 1.101mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.253mg 0%
Leucine 2.192mg 0%
Lysine 2.328mg 0%
Methionine 0.717mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.088mg 0%
Valine 1.367mg 0%
Histidine 0.879mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
29% 18% 52%
Protein: 28.82 g
Fats: 18.42 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 52.48 g
Other: 0.28 g
9% 53% 37%
Protein: 9.34 g
Fats: 53.01 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 36.74 g
Other: 0.91 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +208.6%
Contains more WaterWater +42.8%
Contains more FatsFats +187.8%
Contains more OtherOther +225%
~equal in Carbs ~0g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
46% 50% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 7.305 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.934 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.681 g
39% 50% 11%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 19.33 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 24.7 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 5.65 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -62.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +211.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +729.7%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Brisket - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169488/nutrients
  2. Pork belly - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167812/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.