Brisket vs. Pork jowl — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between brisket and pork jowl

Brisket has more vitamin B12, zinc, selenium, iron, vitamin B6, phosphorus, copper, and vitamin B5, while pork jowl has more vitamin B1.
Pork jowl's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 90% higher.
Pork jowl contains 18 times less selenium than brisket. Brisket contains 27.1µg of selenium, while pork jowl contains 1.5µg.
The amount of saturated fat in brisket 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, 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.

Brisket

Pork jowl

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+533.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+300%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+56.8%
Contains more IronIron	+478.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+150%
Contains more ZincZinc	+696.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+103.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+100%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+1706.7%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-47.9%

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.

Brisket

Pork jowl

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+75.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+127.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+213.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+158.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+800%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+554.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+38%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+11%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	7.305g	25.26g	82%
Fats	18.42g	69.61g	79%
Monounsaturated fat	7.934g	32.89g	62%
Vitamin B12	2.12µg	0.82µg	54%
Zinc	6.69mg	0.84mg	53%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.681g	8.11g	50%
Selenium	27.1µg	1.5µg	47%
Protein	28.82g	6.38g	45%
Vitamin B1	0.059mg	0.386mg	27%
Iron	2.43mg	0.42mg	25%
Choline	109.8mg		20%
Calories	289kcal	655kcal	18%
Vitamin B6	0.282mg	0.09mg	15%
Phosphorus	175mg	86mg	13%
Copper	0.1mg	0.04mg	7%
Vitamin B5	0.568mg	0.25mg	6%
Cholesterol	106mg	90mg	5%
Vitamin B2	0.171mg	0.236mg	5%
Magnesium	19mg	3mg	4%
Vitamin B3	4.087mg	4.535mg	3%
Potassium	232mg	148mg	2%
Vitamin K	1.8µg		2%
Folate	9µg	1µg	2%
Calcium	16mg	4mg	1%
Sodium	48mg	25mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.51mg	0.29mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	10g	0.97g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	100kcal	1027kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	35g	15g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.2	1.6	N/A
Vitamin A	0µg	3µg	0%
Manganese	0.01mg	0.005mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.181mg	0.021mg	0%
Threonine	1.101mg	0.21mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.253mg	0.168mg	0%
Leucine	2.192mg	0.446mg	0%
Lysine	2.328mg	0.528mg	0%
Methionine	0.717mg	0.095mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.088mg	0.239mg	0%
Valine	1.367mg	0.305mg	0%
Histidine	0.879mg	0.072mg	0%