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Chicken meat vs. Pork jowl — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between chicken meat and pork jowl

  • Chicken meat is richer in selenium, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, vitamin B5, phosphorus, iron, and zinc, yet pork jowl is richer in vitamin B1 and vitamin B12.
  • Daily need coverage for saturated fat for pork jowl is 107% higher.
  • Chicken meat contains 16 times more selenium than pork jowl. Chicken meat contains 23.9µg of selenium, while pork jowl contains 1.5µg.
  • Chicken meat contains less saturated fat.

Food types used in this article are Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted and Pork, fresh, variety meats, and by-products, jowl, raw.

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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% 4.5% 20% 47% 22% 53% 78% 11% 2.6% 130%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 2.1% 1.2% 13% 16% 13% 23% 37% 3.3% 0.65% 8.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +666.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +275%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +50.7%
Contains more IronIron +200%
Contains more CopperCopper +65%
Contains more ZincZinc +131%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +111.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +300%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1493.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -69.5%

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 0% 16% 5.4% 0% 16% 39% 159% 62% 92% 38% 6% 3.8% 36%
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 0% 1% 5.8% 0% 97% 54% 85% 15% 21% 103% 0% 0.75% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1500%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +87.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +312%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +344.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +400%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +512.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +40.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +173.3%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0.29mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chicken meat Pork jowl DV% diff.
Saturated fat 3.79g 25.26g 98%
Fats 13.6g 69.61g 86%
Monounsaturated fat 5.34g 32.89g 69%
Protein 27.3g 6.38g 42%
Selenium 23.9µg 1.5µg 41%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.97g 8.11g 34%
Vitamin B1 0.063mg 0.386mg 27%
Vitamin B3 8.487mg 4.535mg 25%
Vitamin B6 0.4mg 0.09mg 24%
Vitamin B12 0.3µg 0.82µg 22%
Calories 239kcal 655kcal 21%
Vitamin B5 1.03mg 0.25mg 16%
Phosphorus 182mg 86mg 14%
Choline 65.9mg 12%
Iron 1.26mg 0.42mg 11%
Zinc 1.94mg 0.84mg 10%
Magnesium 23mg 3mg 5%
Vitamin A 48µg 3µg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.168mg 0.236mg 5%
Copper 0.066mg 0.04mg 3%
Vitamin K 2.4µg 2%
Sodium 82mg 25mg 2%
Potassium 223mg 148mg 2%
Calcium 15mg 4mg 1%
Folate 5µg 1µg 1%
Manganese 0.02mg 0.005mg 1%
Cholesterol 88mg 90mg 1%
Vitamin D 2IU 0%
Vitamin E 0.27mg 0.29mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.305mg 0.021mg 0%
Threonine 1.128mg 0.21mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.362mg 0.168mg 0%
Leucine 1.986mg 0.446mg 0%
Lysine 2.223mg 0.528mg 0%
Methionine 0.726mg 0.095mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.061mg 0.239mg 0%
Valine 1.325mg 0.305mg 0%
Histidine 0.802mg 0.072mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.01g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.04g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.02g 0g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 14% 59%
Protein: 27.3 g
Fats: 13.6 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 59.45 g
Other: 0 g
6% 70% 22% 2%
Protein: 6.38 g
Fats: 69.61 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 22.19 g
Other: 1.82 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +327.9%
Contains more WaterWater +167.9%
Contains more FatsFats +411.8%
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Other ~1.82g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
31% 44% 25%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.79 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.34 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.97 g
38% 50% 12%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 25.26 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 32.89 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 8.11 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -85%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +515.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +173.1%

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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. Chicken meat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171450/nutrients
  2. Pork jowl - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168269/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.