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Pork Meat vs. Beef — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are pork Meat and beef different?

  • Pork Meat is richer in vitamin B1, selenium, vitamin B5, vitamin B3, and vitamin B6, while beef is higher in vitamin B12, iron, and zinc.
  • Beef covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 152% more than pork Meat.
  • Pork Meat contains 13 times more vitamin B1 than beef. Pork Meat contains 0.95mg of vitamin B1, while beef contains 0.074mg.
  • Pork Meat is lower in saturated fat.

Pork, fresh, loin, tenderloin, separable lean only, cooked, roasted and Beef, loin, tenderloin roast, separable lean only, boneless, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, roasted types were used 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 21% 1.8% 37% 43% 37% 66% 114% 7.4% 1.7% 208%
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Beef
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 10% 3.9% 31% 114% 32% 101% 111% 7% 1.2% 139%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +107.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +19.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +14.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +44.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +50.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +116.7%
Contains more IronIron +164.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +52.9%
~equal in Phosphorus ~259mg
~equal in Sodium ~54mg

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% 1.6% 3% 238% 89% 139% 61% 171% 71% 0% 0% 48%
Beef
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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 0% 0.67% 5% 1.5% 19% 92% 108% 29% 154% 526% 4% 5.3% 41%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +100%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1183.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +29%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +110.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +17.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +212.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +638.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.4mg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.669mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pork Meat Beef DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.57µg 4.21µg 152%
Vitamin B1 0.95mg 0.074mg 73%
Iron 1.15mg 3.04mg 24%
Selenium 38.2µg 25.4µg 23%
Zinc 2.42mg 3.7mg 12%
Vitamin B5 1.012mg 0.481mg 11%
Vitamin B3 7.432mg 5.76mg 10%
Saturated fat 1.198g 2.595g 6%
Vitamin B6 0.739mg 0.669mg 5%
Fats 3.51g 6.54g 5%
Magnesium 29mg 14mg 4%
Cholesterol 73mg 85mg 4%
Monounsaturated fat 1.334g 2.734g 4%
Protein 26.17g 27.55g 3%
Choline 88.9mg 75.6mg 2%
Folate 0µg 7µg 2%
Potassium 421mg 352mg 2%
Copper 0.111mg 0.097mg 2%
Vitamin K 0µg 1.6µg 1%
Calories 143kcal 169kcal 1%
Vitamin B2 0.387mg 0.4mg 1%
Vitamin D 0.2µg 0.1µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 0.25mg 1%
Phosphorus 267mg 259mg 1%
Calcium 6mg 13mg 1%
Vitamin D 10IU 3IU 1%
Sodium 57mg 54mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 2µg 0%
Manganese 0.013mg 0.009mg 0%
Trans fat 0.033g 0.375g N/A
Polyunsaturated fat 0.506g 0.532g 0%
Tryptophan 0.275mg 0.359mg 0%
Threonine 1.175mg 1.534mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.288mg 1.52mg 0%
Leucine 2.229mg 2.833mg 0%
Lysine 2.427mg 3.178mg 0%
Methionine 0.721mg 0.871mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.1mg 1.299mg 0%
Valine 1.367mg 1.603mg 0%
Histidine 1.13mg 1.244mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.002g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.002g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.013g 0.013g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.011g N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid 0.017g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.013g 0.002g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.411g 0.349g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
26% 4% 69%
Protein: 26.17 g
Fats: 3.51 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 69.45 g
Other: 0.87 g
Beef
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28% 7% 66%
Protein: 27.55 g
Fats: 6.54 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 65.71 g
Other: 0.2 g
Contains more OtherOther +335%
Contains more FatsFats +86.3%
~equal in Protein ~27.55g
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Water ~65.71g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
39% 44% 17%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.198 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.334 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.506 g
Beef
Beef
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44% 47% 9%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.595 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.734 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.532 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -53.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +104.9%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.532g

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. Pork Meat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168250/nutrients
  2. Beef - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174006/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.