Lamb ribs vs. Pork jowl — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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What are the main differences between lamb ribs and pork jowl?
- Lamb ribs is richer in vitamin B12, selenium, zinc, iron, vitamin B3, phosphorus, copper, and vitamin B5, yet pork jowl is richer in vitamin B1.
- Pork jowl's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 62% higher.
- Lamb ribs has 15 times more selenium than pork jowl. Lamb ribs has 21.8µg of selenium, while pork jowl has 1.5µg.
- Lamb ribs contains less saturated fat.
We used Lamb, domestic, rib, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked, roasted and Pork, fresh, variety meats, and by-products, jowl, raw types in this comparison.
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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.
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +566.7% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +450% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +83.1% |
Contains more IronIron | +281% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +187.5% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +315.5% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +93% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +280% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +1353.3% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -65.8% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +48.8% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +152% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +22.2% |
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +172% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +1400% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +190% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +328.9% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +12.4% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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Fats | 29.82g | 69.61g | 61% |
Vitamin B12 | 2.23µg | 0.82µg | 59% |
Saturated fat | 12.77g | 25.26g | 57% |
Monounsaturated fat | 12.52g | 32.89g | 51% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 2.17g | 8.11g | 40% |
Selenium | 21.8µg | 1.5µg | 37% |
Protein | 21.12g | 6.38g | 29% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.09mg | 0.386mg | 25% |
Zinc | 3.49mg | 0.84mg | 24% |
Calories | 359kcal | 655kcal | 15% |
Iron | 1.6mg | 0.42mg | 15% |
Vitamin B3 | 6.75mg | 4.535mg | 14% |
Phosphorus | 166mg | 86mg | 11% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.63mg | 0.25mg | 8% |
Copper | 0.115mg | 0.04mg | 8% |
Folate | 15µg | 1µg | 4% |
Potassium | 271mg | 148mg | 4% |
Magnesium | 20mg | 3mg | 4% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.11mg | 0.09mg | 2% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.21mg | 0.236mg | 2% |
Sodium | 73mg | 25mg | 2% |
Calcium | 22mg | 4mg | 2% |
Cholesterol | 97mg | 90mg | 2% |
Manganese | 0.019mg | 0.005mg | 1% |
Vitamin E | 0.1mg | 0.29mg | 1% |
Vitamin A | 0µg | 3µg | 0% |
Tryptophan | 0.247mg | 0.021mg | 0% |
Threonine | 0.904mg | 0.21mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 1.019mg | 0.168mg | 0% |
Leucine | 1.642mg | 0.446mg | 0% |
Lysine | 1.865mg | 0.528mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.542mg | 0.095mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.86mg | 0.239mg | 0% |
Valine | 1.139mg | 0.305mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.669mg | 0.072mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more ProteinProtein | +231% |
Contains more WaterWater | +115.8% |
Contains more FatsFats | +133.4% |
Contains more OtherOther | +55.6% |
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -49.4% |
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +162.7% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +273.7% |