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Goat vs. Pork — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between goat and pork

  • Goat has more iron, copper, vitamin B12, zinc, and vitamin B2; however, pork is richer in selenium, vitamin B1, phosphorus, and vitamin B3.
  • Pork covers your daily selenium needs 66% more than goat.
  • Pork has 4 times less copper than goat. Goat has 0.256mg of copper, while pork has 0.073mg.
  • Goat contains less saturated fat.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Goat, raw and Pork, fresh, loin, whole, separable lean, and fat, cooked, broiled.

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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.
Goat
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 3.9% 34% 106% 85% 109% 77% 11% 5% 48%
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 IronIron +225.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +250.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +67.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +322.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +46.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +36.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -24.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +414.8%
~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.
Goat
2
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% 0% 0% 0% 28% 113% 70% 0% 0% 141% 0% 3.8% 0%
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 B2Vitamin B2 +52.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +61.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +697.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +34.3%
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~5µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Goat Pork DV% diff.
Selenium 8.8µg 45.3µg 66%
Vitamin B1 0.11mg 0.877mg 64%
Vitamin B6 0.464mg 36%
Iron 2.83mg 0.87mg 25%
Saturated fat 0.71g 5.23g 21%
Copper 0.256mg 0.073mg 20%
Vitamin B12 1.13µg 0.7µg 18%
Fats 2.31g 13.92g 18%
Choline 93.9mg 17%
Zinc 4mg 2.39mg 15%
Vitamin B5 0.698mg 14%
Monounsaturated fat 1.03g 6.19g 13%
Vitamin B2 0.49mg 0.321mg 13%
Protein 20.6g 27.32g 13%
Phosphorus 180mg 246mg 9%
Cholesterol 57mg 80mg 8%
Vitamin B3 3.75mg 5.037mg 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.17g 1.2g 7%
Calories 109kcal 242kcal 7%
Vitamin D 1.3µg 7%
Vitamin D 53IU 7%
Magnesium 28mg 7%
Vitamin E 0.29mg 2%
Manganese 0.038mg 0.009mg 1%
Calcium 13mg 19mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.6mg 1%
Potassium 385mg 423mg 1%
Sodium 82mg 62mg 1%
Vitamin A 0µg 2µg 0%
Folate 5µg 5µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.306mg 0.338mg 0%
Threonine 0.981mg 1.234mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.042mg 1.26mg 0%
Leucine 1.716mg 2.177mg 0%
Lysine 1.532mg 2.446mg 0%
Methionine 0.552mg 0.712mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.715mg 1.086mg 0%
Valine 1.103mg 1.473mg 0%
Histidine 0.429mg 1.067mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Goat
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21% 2% 76%
Protein: 20.6 g
Fats: 2.31 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 75.84 g
Other: 1.25 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 WaterWater +31.1%
Contains more OtherOther +40.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +32.6%
Contains more FatsFats +502.6%
~equal in Carbs ~0g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Goat
1
37% 54% 9%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.71 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.03 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.17 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 -86.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +501%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +605.9%

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. Goat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175303/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.