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Pork Meat vs. Ricotta — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between pork Meat and ricotta?

  • Pork Meat is higher in vitamin B1, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, selenium, vitamin B5, phosphorus, vitamin B2, and choline, yet ricotta is higher in calcium.
  • Pork Meat's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 78% more.
  • Pork Meat has 71 times more vitamin B3 than ricotta. While pork Meat has 7.432mg of vitamin B3, ricotta has only 0.104mg.
  • The amount of saturated fat in pork Meat is lower.
  • The glycemic index of pork Meat is lower.

We used Pork, fresh, loin, tenderloin, separable lean only, cooked, roasted and Cheese, ricotta, whole milk types 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 62% 9.3% 14% 7% 32% 68% 11% 0.78% 79%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +163.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +301%
Contains more IronIron +202.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +428.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +108.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +69%
Contains less SodiumSodium -32.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +116.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +163.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +3350%

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% 40% 2.2% 3% 3.3% 45% 2% 13% 9.9% 43% 2.8% 9% 9.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +7207.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +98.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +7046.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +375.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1618.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +67.6%
Contains more CholineCholine +408%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +37.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0.2µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pork Meat Ricotta DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.95mg 0.013mg 78%
Vitamin B6 0.739mg 0.043mg 54%
Vitamin B3 7.432mg 0.104mg 46%
Selenium 38.2µg 14.5µg 43%
Saturated fat 1.198g 8.295g 32%
Protein 26.17g 11.26g 30%
Calcium 6mg 207mg 20%
Phosphorus 267mg 158mg 16%
Vitamin B5 1.012mg 0.213mg 16%
Vitamin B2 0.387mg 0.195mg 15%
Fats 3.51g 12.98g 15%
Choline 88.9mg 17.5mg 13%
Vitamin A 0µg 120µg 13%
Zinc 2.42mg 1.16mg 11%
Copper 0.111mg 0.021mg 10%
Iron 1.15mg 0.38mg 10%
Vitamin B12 0.57µg 0.34µg 10%
Potassium 421mg 105mg 9%
Cholesterol 73mg 51mg 7%
Monounsaturated fat 1.334g 3.627g 6%
Magnesium 29mg 11mg 4%
Folate 0µg 12µg 3%
Calories 143kcal 174kcal 2%
Sodium 57mg 84mg 1%
Vitamin K 0µg 1.1µg 1%
Carbs 0g 3.04g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.506g 0.385g 1%
Net carbs 0g 3.04g N/A
Vitamin D 10IU 10IU 0%
Sugar 0g 0.27g N/A
Vitamin E 0.08mg 0.11mg 0%
Vitamin D 0.2µg 0.2µg 0%
Manganese 0.013mg 0.006mg 0%
Trans fat 0.033g N/A
Tryptophan 0.275mg 0.125mg 0%
Threonine 1.175mg 0.517mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.288mg 0.589mg 0%
Leucine 2.229mg 1.221mg 0%
Lysine 2.427mg 1.338mg 0%
Methionine 0.721mg 0.281mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.1mg 0.556mg 0%
Valine 1.367mg 0.692mg 0%
Histidine 1.13mg 0.459mg 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
11% 13% 3% 72%
Protein: 11.26 g
Fats: 12.98 g
Carbs: 3.04 g
Water: 71.7 g
Other: 1.02 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +132.4%
Contains more FatsFats +269.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +17.2%
~equal in Water ~71.7g

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
67% 29% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 8.295 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.627 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.385 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -85.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +31.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +171.9%

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. Ricotta - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170851/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.