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Lentil vs. Pork jowl — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between lentil and pork jowl

  • Lentil has more folate, iron, fiber, copper, and manganese; however, pork jowl is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin B3, and vitamin B1.
  • Pork jowl covers your daily saturated fat needs 126% more than lentil.
  • Lentil has less saturated fat.
  • The glycemic index of lentil is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt 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.
Lentil
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 26% 5.7% 33% 125% 84% 35% 77% 0.26% 64% 15%
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 +1100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +375%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +149.3%
Contains more IronIron +692.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +527.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +51.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +109.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +9780%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +86.7%

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.
Lentil
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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 5% 0% 2.2% 0% 42% 17% 20% 38% 41% 0% 4.3% 136% 18%
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 CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +155.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +97.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +18000%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +163.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +128.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +223.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +327.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lentil Pork jowl DV% diff.
Saturated fat 0.053g 25.26g 115%
Fats 0.38g 69.61g 107%
Monounsaturated fat 0.064g 32.89g 82%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.175g 8.11g 53%
Folate 181µg 1µg 45%
Iron 3.33mg 0.42mg 36%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.82µg 34%
Fiber 7.9g 0g 32%
Cholesterol 0mg 90mg 30%
Calories 116kcal 655kcal 27%
Copper 0.251mg 0.04mg 23%
Vitamin B3 1.06mg 4.535mg 22%
Manganese 0.494mg 0.005mg 21%
Vitamin B1 0.169mg 0.386mg 18%
Vitamin B2 0.073mg 0.236mg 13%
Phosphorus 180mg 86mg 13%
Magnesium 36mg 3mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.638mg 0.25mg 8%
Potassium 369mg 148mg 7%
Carbs 20.13g 0g 7%
Vitamin B6 0.178mg 0.09mg 7%
Choline 32.7mg 6%
Protein 9.02g 6.38g 5%
Zinc 1.27mg 0.84mg 4%
Selenium 2.8µg 1.5µg 2%
Calcium 19mg 4mg 2%
Vitamin C 1.5mg 0mg 2%
Vitamin K 1.7µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.11mg 0.29mg 1%
Sodium 2mg 25mg 1%
Net carbs 12.23g 0g N/A
Sugar 1.8g 0g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 3µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.081mg 0.021mg 0%
Threonine 0.323mg 0.21mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.39mg 0.168mg 0%
Leucine 0.654mg 0.446mg 0%
Lysine 0.63mg 0.528mg 0%
Methionine 0.077mg 0.095mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.445mg 0.239mg 0%
Valine 0.448mg 0.305mg 0%
Histidine 0.254mg 0.072mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Lentil
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9% 20% 70%
Protein: 9.02 g
Fats: 0.38 g
Carbs: 20.13 g
Water: 69.64 g
Other: 0.83 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 +41.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +213.8%
Contains more FatsFats +18218.4%
Contains more OtherOther +119.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Lentil
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18% 22% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.053 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.064 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.175 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 -99.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +51290.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +4534.3%

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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. Lentil - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172421/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.