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Egg vs. Pork chop — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are eggs and pork chop different?

  • Eggs are higher in copper, choline, vitamin B12, vitamin B2, and folate; however, pork chop is richer in vitamin B3, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, and zinc.
  • Daily need coverage for copper for eggs is 211% higher.
  • Pork chop has less cholesterol.

Egg, whole, cooked, hard-boiled and Pork, fresh, loin, blade (chops), bone-in, separable lean, and fat, cooked, broiled 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.
Egg
Egg
3
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 15% 11% 45% 667% 29% 74% 16% 3.4% 168%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 17% 28% 33% 35% 86% 103% 9.7% 1.3% 199%
Contains more IronIron +36.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +1804.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +160%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +12%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +150%
Contains more ZincZinc +200%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +40.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -40.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +18.2%

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.
Egg
Egg
9
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% 50% 21% 33% 17% 118% 1.2% 84% 28% 139% 0.75% 33% 160%
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% 1.3% 4.2% 15% 123% 72% 149% 66% 113% 83% 0% 0% 37%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +3625%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +390.5%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +120%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +63.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +26.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +68.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +335.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +642.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +12285.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +304.1%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Egg Pork chop DV% diff.
Copper 2mg 0.105mg 211%
Cholesterol 373mg 78mg 98%
Vitamin B3 0.064mg 7.927mg 49%
Choline 293.8mg 67.5mg 41%
Vitamin B1 0.066mg 0.49mg 35%
Vitamin B6 0.121mg 0.489mg 28%
Protein 12.58g 23.72g 22%
Zinc 1.05mg 3.15mg 19%
Vitamin B12 1.11µg 0.66µg 19%
Vitamin A 149µg 4µg 16%
Vitamin B2 0.513mg 0.313mg 15%
Folate 44µg 0µg 11%
Phosphorus 172mg 241mg 10%
Selenium 30.8µg 36.4µg 10%
Potassium 126mg 315mg 6%
Vitamin D 87IU 40IU 6%
Vitamin B5 1.398mg 1.104mg 6%
Fats 10.61g 14.35g 6%
Vitamin D 2.2µg 1µg 6%
Saturated fat 3.267g 4.339g 5%
Vitamin E 1.03mg 0.21mg 5%
Calories 155kcal 231kcal 4%
Iron 1.19mg 0.87mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.414g 1.894g 3%
Sodium 124mg 74mg 2%
Magnesium 10mg 20mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 4.077g 4.887g 2%
Manganese 0.026mg 0.01mg 1%
Calcium 50mg 56mg 1%
Carbs 1.12g 0g 0%
Net carbs 1.12g 0g N/A
Sugar 1.12g 0g N/A
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0µg 0%
Trans fat 0.066g N/A
Tryptophan 0.153mg 0.282mg 0%
Threonine 0.604mg 1.043mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.686mg 1.123mg 0%
Leucine 1.075mg 1.952mg 0%
Lysine 0.904mg 2.109mg 0%
Methionine 0.392mg 0.65mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.668mg 0.985mg 0%
Valine 0.767mg 1.2mg 0%
Histidine 0.298mg 0.965mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.005g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.038g 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

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Egg
Egg
3
13% 11% 75%
Protein: 12.58 g
Fats: 10.61 g
Carbs: 1.12 g
Water: 74.62 g
Other: 1.07 g
24% 14% 61%
Protein: 23.72 g
Fats: 14.35 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 61.45 g
Other: 0.48 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +21.4%
Contains more OtherOther +122.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +88.6%
Contains more FatsFats +35.2%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Egg
Egg
1
37% 47% 16%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.267 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.077 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.414 g
39% 44% 17%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.339 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.887 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.894 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -24.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +19.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +33.9%

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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. Egg - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173424/nutrients
  2. Pork chop - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167824/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.