Mozzarella vs. Pork chop — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between mozzarella and pork chop?

Mozzarella is higher in calcium, phosphorus, vitamin B12, and vitamin A, yet pork chop is higher in vitamin B3, vitamin B1, selenium, vitamin B6, and choline.
Mozzarella's daily need coverage for calcium is 67% more.
Mozzarella has 34 times more vitamin A than pork chop. While mozzarella has 517IU of vitamin A, pork chop has only 15IU.
The amount of saturated fat in pork chop is lower.
The glycemic index of pork chop is lower.

We used Cheese, mozzarella, low sodium and Pork, fresh, loin, blade (chops), bone-in, 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.

Mozzarella

Pork chop

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+30%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1205.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+117.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-78.4%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+231.6%
Contains more IronIron	+248%
Contains more CopperCopper	+288.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+131.8%

~equal in Zinc ~3.15mg

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.

Mozzarella

Pork chop

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+3325%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+39.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+40%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+233.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+2350%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+6505.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+511.3%
Contains more CholineCholine	+266.8%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.313mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Calcium	731mg	56mg	68%
Vitamin B3	0.12mg	7.927mg	49%
Phosphorus	524mg	241mg	40%
Vitamin B1	0.02mg	0.49mg	39%
Selenium	15.7µg	36.4µg	38%
Vitamin B6	0.08mg	0.489mg	31%
Saturated fat	10.867g	4.339g	30%
Vitamin B5		1.104mg	22%
Vitamin A	137µg	4µg	15%
Vitamin B12	0.92µg	0.66µg	11%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.509g	1.894g	9%
Choline	18.4mg	67.5mg	9%
Copper	0.027mg	0.105mg	9%
Protein	27.5g	23.72g	8%
Cholesterol	54mg	78mg	8%
Iron	0.25mg	0.87mg	8%
Potassium	95mg	315mg	6%
Vitamin D	0.3µg	1µg	4%
Fats	17.1g	14.35g	4%
Sodium	16mg	74mg	3%
Vitamin D	13IU	40IU	3%
Vitamin K	1.8µg	0µg	2%
Folate	9µg	0µg	2%
Calories	280kcal	231kcal	2%
Vitamin B2	0.34mg	0.313mg	2%
Magnesium	26mg	20mg	1%
Carbs	3.1g	0g	1%
Net carbs	3.1g	0g	N/A
Sugar	1.23g	0g	N/A
Zinc	3.13mg	3.15mg	0%
Vitamin E	0.15mg	0.21mg	0%
Manganese		0.01mg	0%
Trans fat		0.066g	N/A
Monounsaturated fat	4.844g	4.887g	0%
Tryptophan		0.282mg	0%
Threonine		1.043mg	0%
Isoleucine		1.123mg	0%
Leucine		1.952mg	0%
Lysine		2.109mg	0%
Methionine		0.65mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.985mg	0%
Valine		1.2mg	0%
Histidine		0.965mg	0%
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.065g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.011g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.003g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.065g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.922g	N/A