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Chuck steak vs. Pork belly — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between chuck steak and pork belly

  • Chuck steak has more vitamin B12, zinc, selenium, iron, vitamin B6, phosphorus, and vitamin B5; however, pork belly is higher in vitamin B1.
  • Chuck steak covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 91% more than pork belly.
  • Pork belly contains 9 times less zinc than chuck steak. Chuck steak contains 8.68mg of zinc, while pork belly contains 1.02mg.
  • Chuck steak has less saturated fat.

Food varieties used in this article are Beef, chuck eye steak, boneless, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, grilled and Pork, fresh, belly, 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% 4.8% 29% 92% 26% 237% 83% 9.3% 1.6% 150%
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 +450%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +220%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +75.7%
Contains more IronIron +371.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +48.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +751%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +78.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +100%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +243.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -54.9%

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% 2.3% 2% 1.5% 17% 44% 87% 45% 86% 379% 4% 4.5% 43%
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 +133.3%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +193.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +186.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +260.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +500%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +290%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +500%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +26.7%
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~4.647mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chuck steak Pork belly DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 3.03µg 0.84µg 91%
Zinc 8.68mg 1.02mg 70%
Fats 19.64g 53.01g 51%
Saturated fat 8.66g 19.33g 49%
Monounsaturated fat 9.457g 24.7g 38%
Selenium 27.5µg 8µg 35%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.81g 5.65g 32%
Protein 24.98g 9.34g 31%
Vitamin B1 0.066mg 0.396mg 28%
Iron 2.45mg 0.52mg 24%
Vitamin B6 0.373mg 0.13mg 19%
Choline 79mg 14%
Calories 277kcal 518kcal 12%
Phosphorus 193mg 108mg 12%
Vitamin B5 0.752mg 0.256mg 10%
Cholesterol 87mg 72mg 5%
Magnesium 22mg 4mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.191mg 0.242mg 4%
Potassium 325mg 185mg 4%
Copper 0.077mg 0.052mg 3%
Sodium 71mg 32mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.1mg 0.39mg 2%
Vitamin K 1.6µg 0µg 1%
Folate 6µg 1µg 1%
Vitamin D 5IU 1%
Calcium 16mg 5mg 1%
Vitamin D 0.1µg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.3mg 0%
Vitamin A 7µg 3µg 0%
Manganese 0.012mg 0.006mg 0%
Vitamin B3 4.663mg 4.647mg 0%
Trans fat 1.287g N/A
Tryptophan 0.281mg 0%
Threonine 1.099mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.062mg 0%
Leucine 2.009mg 0%
Lysine 2.184mg 0%
Methionine 0.709mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.951mg 0%
Valine 1.129mg 0%
Histidine 0.809mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.001g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.041g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.004g 0g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.006g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.619g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
25% 20% 55%
Protein: 24.98 g
Fats: 19.64 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 55.22 g
Other: 0.16 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 +167.5%
Contains more WaterWater +50.3%
Contains more FatsFats +169.9%
Contains more OtherOther +468.8%
~equal in Carbs ~0g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
46% 50% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 8.66 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 9.457 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.81 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 -55.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +161.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +597.5%

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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. Chuck steak - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171228/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.