Cheese sandwich vs. Pork chop — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between cheese sandwich and pork chop

Cheese sandwich has more manganese, iron, and phosphorus, while pork chop has more vitamin B3, vitamin B12, selenium, zinc, and vitamin B6.
Cheese sandwich covers your daily need for manganese, 47% more than pork chop.
Cheese sandwich contains 11 times more sodium than pork chop. While cheese sandwich contains 839mg of sodium, pork chop contains only 74mg.
Pork chop has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of pork chop is 0, while the glycemic index of cheese sandwich is 54.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Crackers, wheat, sandwich, with cheese filling and Pork, fresh, loin, blade (chops), bone-in, 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.

Cheese sandwich

Pork chop

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+170%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+264.3%
Contains more IronIron	+201.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+52.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+58.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+10730%

Contains more ZincZinc	+262.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-91.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+49.8%

~equal in Potassium ~315mg

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.

Cheese sandwich

Pork chop

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+425%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+36.4%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+36.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+148.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+77.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+87.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+450%

~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	9.166g	1.894g	48%
Manganese	1.083mg	0.01mg	47%
Sodium	839mg	74mg	33%
Vitamin B3	3.185mg	7.927mg	30%
Protein	9.8g	23.72g	28%
Cholesterol	7mg	78mg	24%
Vitamin B12	0.12µg	0.66µg	23%
Iron	2.62mg	0.87mg	22%
Selenium	24.3µg	36.4µg	22%
Zinc	0.87mg	3.15mg	21%
Phosphorus	382mg	241mg	20%
Carbs	58.2g	0g	19%
Vitamin B6	0.261mg	0.489mg	18%
Folate	64µg	0µg	16%
Fats	25g	14.35g	16%
Calcium	204mg	56mg	15%
Monounsaturated fat	10.351g	4.887g	14%
Calories	497kcal	231kcal	13%
Fiber	3.1g	0g	12%
Choline		67.5mg	12%
Vitamin B1	0.358mg	0.49mg	11%
Vitamin B5	0.622mg	1.104mg	10%
Vitamin B2	0.427mg	0.313mg	9%
Magnesium	54mg	20mg	8%
Copper	0.16mg	0.105mg	6%
Vitamin D		1µg	5%
Vitamin D		40IU	5%
Vitamin C	1.5mg	0mg	2%
Vitamin A	21µg	4µg	2%
Saturated fat	4.129g	4.339g	1%
Vitamin E		0.21mg	1%
Net carbs	55.1g	0g	N/A
Potassium	306mg	315mg	0%
Trans fat		0.066g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.13mg	0.282mg	0%
Threonine	0.298mg	1.043mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.383mg	1.123mg	0%
Leucine	0.698mg	1.952mg	0%
Lysine	0.344mg	2.109mg	0%
Methionine	0.167mg	0.65mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.472mg	0.985mg	0%
Valine	0.438mg	1.2mg	0%
Histidine	0.219mg	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