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Broccoli vs. Pork — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between broccoli and pork

  • Broccoli has more vitamin C and vitamin K; however, pork is richer in selenium, vitamin B1, vitamin B12, vitamin B3, phosphorus, and vitamin B6.
  • Broccoli's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 98% more.
  • Broccoli contains less saturated fat.
  • Broccoli has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of broccoli is 32, while the glycemic index of pork is 0.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Broccoli, raw and Pork, fresh, loin, whole, separable lean, and fat, cooked, broiled.

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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 15% 14% 28% 27% 16% 11% 28% 4.3% 27% 14%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 20% 5.7% 37% 33% 24% 65% 105% 8.1% 1.2% 247%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +147.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -46.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2233.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +33.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +33.9%
Contains more IronIron +19.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +49%
Contains more ZincZinc +482.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +272.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1712%

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 297% 10% 16% 0% 18% 27% 12% 34% 40% 0% 254% 47% 10%
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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 2% 0.67% 5.8% 20% 219% 74% 94% 42% 107% 88% 0% 3.8% 51%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +14766.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1450%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +169%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1160%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1135.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +174.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +688.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +21.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +165.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +402.1%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Broccoli Pork DV% diff.
Vitamin C 89.2mg 0.6mg 98%
Vitamin K 101.6µg 0µg 85%
Selenium 2.5µg 45.3µg 78%
Vitamin B1 0.071mg 0.877mg 67%
Protein 2.82g 27.32g 49%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.7µg 29%
Vitamin B3 0.639mg 5.037mg 27%
Cholesterol 0mg 80mg 27%
Phosphorus 66mg 246mg 26%
Saturated fat 0.039g 5.23g 24%
Vitamin B6 0.175mg 0.464mg 22%
Fats 0.37g 13.92g 21%
Zinc 0.41mg 2.39mg 18%
Vitamin B2 0.117mg 0.321mg 16%
Monounsaturated fat 0.011g 6.19g 15%
Folate 63µg 5µg 15%
Choline 18.7mg 93.9mg 14%
Calories 34kcal 242kcal 10%
Fiber 2.6g 0g 10%
Manganese 0.21mg 0.009mg 9%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.038g 1.2g 8%
Vitamin D 0IU 53IU 7%
Vitamin D 0µg 1.3µg 7%
Potassium 316mg 423mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.78mg 0.29mg 3%
Calcium 47mg 19mg 3%
Vitamin A 31µg 2µg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.573mg 0.698mg 3%
Copper 0.049mg 0.073mg 3%
Iron 0.73mg 0.87mg 2%
Magnesium 21mg 28mg 2%
Carbs 6.64g 0g 2%
Sodium 33mg 62mg 1%
Fructose 0.68g 1%
Net carbs 4.04g 0g N/A
Sugar 1.7g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.033mg 0.338mg 0%
Threonine 0.088mg 1.234mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.079mg 1.26mg 0%
Leucine 0.129mg 2.177mg 0%
Lysine 0.135mg 2.446mg 0%
Methionine 0.038mg 0.712mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.117mg 1.086mg 0%
Valine 0.125mg 1.473mg 0%
Histidine 0.059mg 1.067mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 7% 89%
Protein: 2.82 g
Fats: 0.37 g
Carbs: 6.64 g
Water: 89.3 g
Other: 0.87 g
Pork
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27% 14% 58%
Protein: 27.32 g
Fats: 13.92 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 57.87 g
Other: 0.89 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +54.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +868.8%
Contains more FatsFats +3662.2%
~equal in Other ~0.89g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
44% 13% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.039 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.011 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.038 g
Pork
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41% 49% 10%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 5.23 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 6.19 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.2 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +56172.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +3057.9%

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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. Broccoli - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170379/nutrients
  2. Pork - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167820/nutrients

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

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