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Brussels sprouts vs. Pork — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between Brussels sprouts and pork

  • Brussels sprouts have more vitamin K and vitamin C; however, pork is richer in selenium, vitamin B1, vitamin B12, vitamin B3, phosphorus, and vitamin B6.
  • Brussels sprouts cover your daily vitamin K needs 148% more than pork.
  • Pork has 142 times less vitamin C than Brussels sprouts. Brussels sprouts have 85mg of vitamin C, while pork has 0.6mg.
  • Brussels sprouts contain less saturated fat.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Brussels sprouts, 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 16% 13% 34% 53% 23% 11% 30% 3.3% 44% 8.7%
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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 +121.1%
Contains more IronIron +60.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -59.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3644.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +21.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +469%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +256.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2731.3%
~equal in Potassium ~423mg
~equal in Copper ~0.073mg

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 283% 13% 18% 0% 35% 21% 14% 19% 51% 0% 443% 46% 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 +14066.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1800%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +203.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1120%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +530.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +256.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +576.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +125.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +111.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +391.6%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Brussels sprouts Pork DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 153g 1.2g 1012%
Vitamin K 177µg 0µg 148%
Vitamin C 85mg 0.6mg 94%
Selenium 1.6µg 45.3µg 79%
Vitamin B1 0.139mg 0.877mg 62%
Protein 3.38g 27.32g 48%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.7µg 29%
Cholesterol 0mg 80mg 27%
Vitamin B3 0.745mg 5.037mg 27%
Phosphorus 69mg 246mg 25%
Saturated fat 0.062g 5.23g 23%
Fats 0.3g 13.92g 21%
Vitamin B6 0.219mg 0.464mg 19%
Zinc 0.42mg 2.39mg 18%
Vitamin B2 0.09mg 0.321mg 18%
Monounsaturated fat 0.023g 6.19g 15%
Fiber 3.8g 0g 15%
Choline 19.1mg 93.9mg 14%
Folate 61µg 5µg 14%
Manganese 0.337mg 0.009mg 14%
Calories 43kcal 242kcal 10%
Vitamin B5 0.309mg 0.698mg 8%
Vitamin D 0µg 1.3µg 7%
Iron 1.4mg 0.87mg 7%
Vitamin D 0IU 53IU 7%
Vitamin A 38µg 2µg 4%
Vitamin E 0.88mg 0.29mg 4%
Carbs 8.95g 0g 3%
Calcium 42mg 19mg 2%
Sodium 25mg 62mg 2%
Fructose 0.93g 1%
Magnesium 23mg 28mg 1%
Potassium 389mg 423mg 1%
Net carbs 5.15g 0g N/A
Sugar 2.2g 0g N/A
Copper 0.07mg 0.073mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.037mg 0.338mg 0%
Threonine 0.12mg 1.234mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.132mg 1.26mg 0%
Leucine 0.152mg 2.177mg 0%
Lysine 0.154mg 2.446mg 0%
Methionine 0.032mg 0.712mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.098mg 1.086mg 0%
Valine 0.155mg 1.473mg 0%
Histidine 0.076mg 1.067mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 9% 86%
Protein: 3.38 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 8.95 g
Water: 86 g
Other: 1.37 g
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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 +48.6%
Contains more OtherOther +53.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +708.3%
Contains more FatsFats +4540%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
100%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.062 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.023 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 153 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 -98.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +12650%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +26813%

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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. Brussels sprouts - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170383/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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