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Pork Meat vs. Butter — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between pork Meat and butter?

  • Pork Meat is richer in vitamin B1, selenium, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, phosphorus, vitamin B2, and zinc, yet butter is richer in vitamin A.
  • Butter's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 246% higher.
  • Pork Meat has 246 times more vitamin B6 than butter. Pork Meat has 0.739mg of vitamin B6, while butter has 0.003mg.
  • Pork Meat contains less cholesterol.

We used Pork, fresh, loin, tenderloin, separable lean only, cooked, roasted and Butter, without salt 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.
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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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 1.4% 7.2% 2.1% 0.75% 5.3% 2.5% 10% 1.4% 0.52% 5.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1350%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1654.2%
Contains more IronIron +5650%
Contains more CopperCopper +593.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +2588.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1012.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +225%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3720%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +300%
Contains less SodiumSodium -80.7%

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.
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%
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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% 228% 46% 0% 1.3% 7.8% 0.79% 6.6% 0.69% 21% 18% 2.3% 10%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +18900%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1038.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +17595.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +820%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +24533.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +235.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +372.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +2800%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pork Meat Butter DV% diff.
Saturated fat 1.198g 50.489g 224%
Fats 3.51g 81.11g 119%
Vitamin B1 0.95mg 0.005mg 79%
Vitamin A 0µg 684µg 76%
Selenium 38.2µg 1µg 68%
Vitamin B6 0.739mg 0.003mg 57%
Monounsaturated fat 1.334g 23.43g 55%
Protein 26.17g 0.85g 51%
Cholesterol 73mg 215mg 47%
Vitamin B3 7.432mg 0.042mg 46%
Phosphorus 267mg 24mg 35%
Calories 143kcal 717kcal 29%
Vitamin B2 0.387mg 0.034mg 27%
Zinc 2.42mg 0.09mg 21%
Vitamin B5 1.012mg 0.11mg 18%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.506g 3.01g 17%
Vitamin B12 0.57µg 0.17µg 17%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 2.32mg 15%
Iron 1.15mg 0.02mg 14%
Choline 88.9mg 18.8mg 13%
Potassium 421mg 24mg 12%
Copper 0.111mg 0.016mg 11%
Magnesium 29mg 2mg 6%
Vitamin K 0µg 7µg 6%
Calcium 6mg 24mg 2%
Sodium 57mg 11mg 2%
Vitamin D 10IU 0IU 1%
Vitamin D 0.2µg 0µg 1%
Folate 0µg 3µg 1%
Carbs 0g 0.06g 0%
Net carbs 0g 0.06g N/A
Sugar 0g 0.06g N/A
Manganese 0.013mg 0.004mg 0%
Trans fat 0.033g N/A
Tryptophan 0.275mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 1.175mg 0.038mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.288mg 0.051mg 0%
Leucine 2.229mg 0.083mg 0%
Lysine 2.427mg 0.067mg 0%
Methionine 0.721mg 0.021mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.1mg 0.041mg 0%
Valine 1.367mg 0.057mg 0%
Histidine 1.13mg 0.023mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.013g 0.315g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.013g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.411g 2.166g 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
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81% 18%
Protein: 0.85 g
Fats: 81.11 g
Carbs: 0.06 g
Water: 17.94 g
Other: 0.04 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +2978.8%
Contains more WaterWater +287.1%
Contains more OtherOther +2075%
Contains more FatsFats +2210.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%

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
Butter
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66% 30% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 50.489 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 23.43 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.01 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1656.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +494.9%

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. Pork Meat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168250/nutrients
  2. Butter - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173430/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.