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Pork Meat vs. Edam — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are pork Meat and edam different?

  • Pork Meat is higher in vitamin B1, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, and selenium; however, edam is richer in calcium, vitamin B12, phosphorus, and vitamin A.
  • Daily need coverage for saturated fat for edam is 82% higher.
  • Pork Meat contains 91 times more vitamin B3 than edam. While pork Meat contains 7.432mg of vitamin B3, edam contains only 0.082mg.
  • Pork Meat has less sodium.
  • Pork Meat has a lower glycemic index (0) than edam (27).

Pork, fresh, loin, tenderloin, separable lean only, cooked, roasted and Cheese, edam are the varieties 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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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 21% 219% 17% 17% 12% 102% 230% 106% 1.4% 79%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +123.9%
Contains more IronIron +161.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +208.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +18.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +163.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +12083.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +55%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +100.7%
~equal in Magnesium ~30mg

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% 81% 4.8% 7.5% 9.3% 90% 1.5% 17% 18% 193% 5.8% 12% 8.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2467.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +8963.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +260.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +872.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +477.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +200%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +150%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +170.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.389mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pork Meat Edam DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.95mg 0.037mg 76%
Saturated fat 1.198g 17.572g 74%
Calcium 6mg 731mg 73%
Vitamin B6 0.739mg 0.076mg 51%
Vitamin B3 7.432mg 0.082mg 46%
Selenium 38.2µg 14.5µg 43%
Vitamin B12 0.57µg 1.54µg 40%
Phosphorus 267mg 536mg 38%
Fats 3.51g 27.8g 37%
Sodium 57mg 812mg 33%
Vitamin A 0µg 243µg 27%
Monounsaturated fat 1.334g 8.125g 17%
Vitamin B5 1.012mg 0.281mg 15%
Choline 88.9mg 15.4mg 13%
Zinc 2.42mg 3.75mg 12%
Calories 143kcal 357kcal 11%
Iron 1.15mg 0.44mg 9%
Copper 0.111mg 0.036mg 8%
Potassium 421mg 188mg 7%
Cholesterol 73mg 89mg 5%
Folate 0µg 16µg 4%
Vitamin D 0.2µg 0.5µg 2%
Protein 26.17g 24.99g 2%
Vitamin K 0µg 2.3µg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.506g 0.665g 1%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 0.24mg 1%
Vitamin D 10IU 20IU 1%
Net carbs 0g 1.43g N/A
Carbs 0g 1.43g 0%
Magnesium 29mg 30mg 0%
Sugar 0g 1.43g N/A
Manganese 0.013mg 0.011mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.387mg 0.389mg 0%
Trans fat 0.033g N/A
Tryptophan 0.275mg 0.352mg 0%
Threonine 1.175mg 0.932mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.288mg 1.308mg 0%
Leucine 2.229mg 2.57mg 0%
Lysine 2.427mg 2.66mg 0%
Methionine 0.721mg 0.721mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.1mg 1.434mg 0%
Valine 1.367mg 1.81mg 0%
Histidine 1.13mg 1.034mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.013g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.013g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.411g 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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25% 28% 42% 4%
Protein: 24.99 g
Fats: 27.8 g
Carbs: 1.43 g
Water: 41.56 g
Other: 4.22 g
Contains more WaterWater +67.1%
Contains more FatsFats +692%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +385.1%
~equal in Protein ~24.99g

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
Edam
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67% 31% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 17.572 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.125 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.665 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -93.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +509.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +31.4%

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. Edam - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173419/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.