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Lamb loin vs. Pork jowl — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between lamb loin and pork jowl

  • Lamb loin has more vitamin B12, selenium, zinc, iron, vitamin B3, phosphorus, copper, and vitamin B5; however, pork jowl is richer in vitamin B1.
  • Pork jowl covers your daily saturated fat needs 75% more than lamb loin.
  • Pork jowl has 16 times less selenium than lamb loin. Lamb loin has 24.6µg of selenium, while pork jowl has 1.5µg.
  • Lamb loin contains less saturated fat.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Lamb, domestic, loin, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked, roasted and Pork, fresh, variety meats, and by-products, jowl, 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% 5.4% 22% 80% 40% 93% 77% 8.3% 2.6% 134%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 2.1% 1.2% 13% 16% 13% 23% 37% 3.3% 0.65% 8.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +666.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +350%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +66.2%
Contains more IronIron +404.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +197.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +306%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +109.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +300%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1540%
Contains less SodiumSodium -60.9%

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% 0% 2.2% 1.5% 25% 55% 133% 39% 25% 276% 12% 14% 48%
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% 5.8% 0% 97% 54% 85% 15% 21% 103% 0% 0.75% 0%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +56.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +160%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +22.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +169.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1800%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +163.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +286%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.236mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lamb loin Pork jowl DV% diff.
Fats 23.59g 69.61g 71%
Saturated fat 10.24g 25.26g 68%
Monounsaturated fat 9.68g 32.89g 58%
Vitamin B12 2.21µg 0.82µg 58%
Selenium 24.6µg 1.5µg 42%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.87g 8.11g 42%
Protein 22.55g 6.38g 32%
Vitamin B1 0.1mg 0.386mg 24%
Zinc 3.41mg 0.84mg 23%
Iron 2.12mg 0.42mg 21%
Calories 309kcal 655kcal 17%
Vitamin B3 7.1mg 4.535mg 16%
Choline 88.4mg 16%
Phosphorus 180mg 86mg 13%
Copper 0.119mg 0.04mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.65mg 0.25mg 8%
Magnesium 23mg 3mg 5%
Folate 19µg 1µg 5%
Vitamin K 4.7µg 4%
Potassium 246mg 148mg 3%
Sodium 64mg 25mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.11mg 0.09mg 2%
Cholesterol 95mg 90mg 2%
Vitamin D 0.1µg 1%
Manganese 0.02mg 0.005mg 1%
Calcium 18mg 4mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.11mg 0.29mg 1%
Vitamin D 2IU 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 3µg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.24mg 0.236mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.264mg 0.021mg 0%
Threonine 0.965mg 0.21mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.088mg 0.168mg 0%
Leucine 1.754mg 0.446mg 0%
Lysine 1.991mg 0.528mg 0%
Methionine 0.579mg 0.095mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.918mg 0.239mg 0%
Valine 1.217mg 0.305mg 0%
Histidine 0.714mg 0.072mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
23% 24% 53%
Protein: 22.55 g
Fats: 23.59 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 52.5 g
Other: 1.36 g
6% 70% 22% 2%
Protein: 6.38 g
Fats: 69.61 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 22.19 g
Other: 1.82 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +253.4%
Contains more WaterWater +136.6%
Contains more FatsFats +195.1%
Contains more OtherOther +33.8%
~equal in Carbs ~0g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
47% 44% 9%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 10.24 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 9.68 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.87 g
38% 50% 12%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 25.26 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 32.89 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 8.11 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -59.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +239.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +333.7%

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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. Lamb loin - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172490/nutrients
  2. Pork jowl - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168269/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.