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Garlic vs. Pork — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between garlic and pork?

  • Garlic is higher in manganese, vitamin B6, vitamin C, and copper, yet pork is higher in selenium, vitamin B1, vitamin B12, and vitamin B3.
  • Garlic's daily need coverage for manganese is 72% more.
  • Garlic has 52 times more vitamin C than pork. While garlic has 31.2mg of vitamin C, pork has only 0.6mg.
  • The amount of saturated fat in garlic is lower.
  • The glycemic index of pork is lower.

We used Garlic, raw and Pork, fresh, loin, whole, separable lean, and fat, cooked, broiled types 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.
Garlic
5
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 18% 54% 35% 64% 100% 32% 66% 2.2% 218% 77%
Pork
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 20% 5.7% 37% 33% 24% 65% 105% 8.1% 1.2% 247%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +852.6%
Contains more IronIron +95.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +309.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -72.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +18477.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +12%
Contains more ZincZinc +106%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +60.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +219%
~equal in Potassium ~423mg

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.
Garlic
3
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 104% 0% 1.6% 0% 50% 25% 13% 36% 285% 0% 4.3% 2.3% 13%
Pork
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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 2% 0.67% 5.8% 20% 219% 74% 94% 42% 107% 88% 0% 3.8% 51%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +5100%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +166.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +262.5%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +338.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +191.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +619.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +17.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +66.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +304.7%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Garlic Pork DV% diff.
Manganese 1.672mg 0.009mg 72%
Vitamin B6 1.235mg 0.464mg 59%
Selenium 14.2µg 45.3µg 57%
Vitamin B1 0.2mg 0.877mg 56%
Protein 6.36g 27.32g 42%
Vitamin C 31.2mg 0.6mg 34%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.7µg 29%
Cholesterol 0mg 80mg 27%
Vitamin B3 0.7mg 5.037mg 27%
Copper 0.299mg 0.073mg 25%
Saturated fat 0.089g 5.23g 23%
Fats 0.5g 13.92g 21%
Calcium 181mg 19mg 16%
Vitamin B2 0.11mg 0.321mg 16%
Monounsaturated fat 0.011g 6.19g 15%
Choline 23.2mg 93.9mg 13%
Phosphorus 153mg 246mg 13%
Zinc 1.16mg 2.39mg 11%
Carbs 33.06g 0g 11%
Iron 1.7mg 0.87mg 10%
Fiber 2.1g 0g 8%
Vitamin D 0µg 1.3µg 7%
Vitamin D 0IU 53IU 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.249g 1.2g 6%
Calories 149kcal 242kcal 5%
Vitamin B5 0.596mg 0.698mg 2%
Sodium 17mg 62mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 0.29mg 1%
Potassium 401mg 423mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.7µg 0µg 1%
Folate 3µg 5µg 1%
Magnesium 25mg 28mg 1%
Net carbs 30.96g 0g N/A
Sugar 1g 0g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 2µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.066mg 0.338mg 0%
Threonine 0.157mg 1.234mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.217mg 1.26mg 0%
Leucine 0.308mg 2.177mg 0%
Lysine 0.273mg 2.446mg 0%
Methionine 0.076mg 0.712mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.183mg 1.086mg 0%
Valine 0.291mg 1.473mg 0%
Histidine 0.113mg 1.067mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Garlic
3
6% 33% 59%
Protein: 6.36 g
Fats: 0.5 g
Carbs: 33.06 g
Water: 58.58 g
Other: 1.5 g
Pork
2
27% 14% 58%
Protein: 27.32 g
Fats: 13.92 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 57.87 g
Other: 0.89 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +68.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +329.6%
Contains more FatsFats +2684%
~equal in Water ~57.87g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Garlic
1
26% 3% 71%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.089 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.011 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.249 g
Pork
2
41% 49% 10%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 5.23 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 6.19 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.2 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +56172.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +381.9%

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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. Garlic - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169230/nutrients
  2. Pork - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167820/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.