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Pork Meat vs. Chocolate — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between pork Meat and chocolate

  • Pork Meat has more vitamin B1, selenium, vitamin B6, and vitamin B3, while chocolate has more copper, iron, manganese, fiber, and magnesium.
  • Chocolate covers your daily need for copper, 102% more than pork Meat.
  • Pork Meat contains 38 times more vitamin B1 than chocolate. While pork Meat contains 0.95mg of vitamin B1, chocolate contains only 0.025mg.
  • The amount of saturated fat in pork Meat is lower.
  • Pork Meat has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of pork Meat is 0, while the glycemic index of chocolate is 23.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Pork, fresh, loin, tenderloin, separable lean only, cooked, roasted and Chocolate, dark, 45- 59% cacao solids.

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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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 104% 17% 49% 301% 343% 55% 88% 3.1% 185% 16%
Contains more ZincZinc +20.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +29.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1173.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +403.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +833.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +32.8%
Contains more IronIron +597.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +826.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -57.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +10815.4%

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%
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% 11% 0% 6.3% 12% 14% 18% 9.7% 29% 20% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +3700%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +674%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +925.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +240.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1659.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +147.8%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +575%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~mg
~equal in Folate ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pork Meat Chocolate DV% diff.
Copper 0.111mg 1.028mg 102%
Iron 1.15mg 8.02mg 86%
Saturated fat 1.198g 18.519g 79%
Vitamin B1 0.95mg 0.025mg 77%
Selenium 38.2µg 3µg 64%
Manganese 0.013mg 1.419mg 61%
Vitamin B6 0.739mg 0.042mg 54%
Fats 3.51g 31.28g 43%
Protein 26.17g 4.88g 43%
Vitamin B3 7.432mg 0.725mg 42%
Magnesium 29mg 146mg 28%
Fiber 0g 7g 28%
Vitamin B2 0.387mg 0.05mg 26%
Cholesterol 73mg 8mg 22%
Monounsaturated fat 1.334g 9.54g 21%
Calories 143kcal 546kcal 20%
Carbs 0g 61.17g 20%
Choline 88.9mg 16%
Vitamin B5 1.012mg 0.297mg 14%
Vitamin B12 0.57µg 0.23µg 14%
Caffeine 0mg 43mg 11%
Phosphorus 267mg 206mg 9%
Vitamin K 0µg 8.1µg 7%
Calcium 6mg 56mg 5%
Zinc 2.42mg 2.01mg 4%
Potassium 421mg 559mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.506g 1.092g 4%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 0.54mg 3%
Sodium 57mg 24mg 1%
Vitamin D 0.2µg 1%
Vitamin D 10IU 1%
Net carbs 0g 54.17g N/A
Sugar 0g 47.9g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 2µg 0%
Trans fat 0.033g 0.112g N/A
Tryptophan 0.275mg 0%
Threonine 1.175mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.288mg 0%
Leucine 2.229mg 0%
Lysine 2.427mg 0%
Methionine 0.721mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.1mg 0%
Valine 1.367mg 0%
Histidine 1.13mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.013g 0.085g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.013g 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.411g 0.947g 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
5% 31% 61% 2%
Protein: 4.88 g
Fats: 31.28 g
Carbs: 61.17 g
Water: 0.97 g
Other: 1.7 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +436.3%
Contains more WaterWater +7059.8%
Contains more FatsFats +791.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +95.4%

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
64% 33% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 18.519 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 9.54 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.092 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -93.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +615.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +115.8%

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. Chocolate - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170271/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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