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Chicken neck vs. Pork belly — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are chicken neck and pork belly different?

  • Chicken neck is higher in iron, vitamin B5, zinc, and selenium; however, pork belly is richer in vitamin B1, vitamin B12, and vitamin B3.
  • Daily need coverage for saturated fat for pork belly is 60% higher.
  • Chicken neck contains 4 times more iron than pork belly. While chicken neck contains 1.9mg of iron, pork belly contains only 0.52mg.
  • Pork belly has less cholesterol.

Chicken, broilers or fryers, neck, meat, and skin, raw and Pork, fresh, belly, raw are the varieties used 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 9.3% 5.4% 12% 71% 27% 51% 48% 8.3% 4.3% 65%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 2.9% 1.5% 16% 20% 17% 28% 46% 4.2% 0.78% 44%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +225%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +260%
Contains more IronIron +265.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +53.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +82.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +450%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +50%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +35%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
~equal in Phosphorus ~108mg

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% 22% 6% 0% 12% 44% 68% 51% 39% 33% 0% 3.8% 0%
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 1% 1% 7.8% 0% 99% 56% 87% 15% 30% 105% 0% 0.75% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +2066.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +232%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +30.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +400%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +30%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +742.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +26.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +28.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +223.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chicken neck Pork belly DV% diff.
Saturated fat 7.27g 19.33g 55%
Fats 26.24g 53.01g 41%
Monounsaturated fat 10.55g 24.7g 35%
Vitamin B1 0.047mg 0.396mg 29%
Vitamin B12 0.26µg 0.84µg 24%
Iron 1.9mg 0.52mg 17%
Vitamin B5 0.85mg 0.256mg 12%
Calories 297kcal 518kcal 11%
Cholesterol 99mg 72mg 9%
Protein 14.07g 9.34g 9%
Zinc 1.86mg 1.02mg 8%
Vitamin A 65µg 3µg 7%
Selenium 12µg 8µg 7%
Vitamin B3 3.608mg 4.647mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.191mg 0.242mg 4%
Copper 0.08mg 0.052mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.17mg 0.13mg 3%
Magnesium 13mg 4mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.3mg 0.39mg 1%
Manganese 0.033mg 0.006mg 1%
Sodium 64mg 32mg 1%
Phosphorus 112mg 108mg 1%
Potassium 137mg 185mg 1%
Calcium 18mg 5mg 1%
Folate 5µg 1µg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.3mg 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 5.68g 5.65g 0%
Tryptophan 0.137mg 0%
Threonine 0.545mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.588mg 0%
Leucine 0.933mg 0%
Lysine 1.005mg 0%
Methionine 0.332mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.514mg 0%
Valine 0.641mg 0%
Histidine 0.348mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.02g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.06g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.03g 0g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
14% 26% 60%
Protein: 14.07 g
Fats: 26.24 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 59.99 g
Other: 0 g
9% 53% 37%
Protein: 9.34 g
Fats: 53.01 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 36.74 g
Other: 0.91 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +50.6%
Contains more WaterWater +63.3%
Contains more FatsFats +102%
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Other ~0.91g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
31% 45% 24%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 7.27 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 10.55 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 5.68 g
39% 50% 11%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 19.33 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 24.7 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 5.65 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -62.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +134.1%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~5.65g

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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 neck - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172382/nutrients
  2. Pork belly - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167812/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.