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Cauliflower vs. Pork — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between cauliflower and pork?

  • Cauliflower is higher in vitamin C, yet pork is higher in selenium, vitamin B1, vitamin B12, phosphorus, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, and vitamin B2.
  • Pork's daily need coverage for selenium is 81% more.
  • Cauliflower has 80 times more vitamin C than pork. While cauliflower has 48.2mg of vitamin C, pork has only 0.6mg.
  • The amount of saturated fat in cauliflower is lower.

We used Cauliflower, raw and Pork, fresh, loin, whole, separable lean, and fat, cooked, broiled types 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 6.6% 26% 16% 13% 7.4% 19% 3.9% 20% 3.3%
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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 +15.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -51.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1622.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +86.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +41.5%
Contains more IronIron +107.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +87.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +785.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +459.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +7450%

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 161% 0% 1.6% 0% 13% 14% 9.5% 40% 42% 0% 39% 43% 24%
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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 +7933.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1040%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +262.5%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1654%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +435%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +893.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +152.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +112%
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.698mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cauliflower Pork DV% diff.
Selenium 0.6µg 45.3µg 81%
Vitamin B1 0.05mg 0.877mg 69%
Vitamin C 48.2mg 0.6mg 53%
Protein 1.92g 27.32g 51%
Phosphorus 44mg 246mg 29%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.7µg 29%
Vitamin B3 0.507mg 5.037mg 28%
Cholesterol 0mg 80mg 27%
Saturated fat 0.13g 5.23g 23%
Vitamin B6 0.184mg 0.464mg 22%
Fats 0.28g 13.92g 21%
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 0.321mg 20%
Zinc 0.27mg 2.39mg 19%
Monounsaturated fat 0.034g 6.19g 15%
Folate 57µg 5µg 13%
Vitamin K 15.5µg 0µg 13%
Calories 25kcal 242kcal 11%
Choline 44.3mg 93.9mg 9%
Fiber 2g 0g 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.031g 1.2g 8%
Vitamin D 0µg 1.3µg 7%
Vitamin D 0IU 53IU 7%
Manganese 0.155mg 0.009mg 6%
Iron 0.42mg 0.87mg 6%
Copper 0.039mg 0.073mg 4%
Potassium 299mg 423mg 4%
Magnesium 15mg 28mg 3%
Carbs 4.97g 0g 2%
Fructose 0.97g 1%
Sodium 30mg 62mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.667mg 0.698mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 0.29mg 1%
Net carbs 2.97g 0g N/A
Calcium 22mg 19mg 0%
Sugar 1.91g 0g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 2µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.02mg 0.338mg 0%
Threonine 0.076mg 1.234mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.071mg 1.26mg 0%
Leucine 0.106mg 2.177mg 0%
Lysine 0.217mg 2.446mg 0%
Methionine 0.02mg 0.712mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.065mg 1.086mg 0%
Valine 0.125mg 1.473mg 0%
Histidine 0.056mg 1.067mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.015g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.013g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 5% 92%
Protein: 1.92 g
Fats: 0.28 g
Carbs: 4.97 g
Water: 92.07 g
Other: 0.76 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 +59.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1322.9%
Contains more FatsFats +4871.4%
Contains more OtherOther +17.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
67% 17% 16%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.13 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.034 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.031 g
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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 -97.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +18105.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +3771%

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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. Cauliflower - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169986/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.

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