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Meatball vs. Pork jowl — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between meatball and pork jowl?

  • Meatball is richer than pork jowl in copper, vitamin B1, phosphorus, vitamin B12, iron, folate, and fiber.
  • Pork jowl's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 119% more.
  • The amount of sodium in pork jowl is lower.

We used Meatballs, meatless and Pork, fresh, variety meats, and by-products, jowl, raw 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 13% 7.5% 16% 81% 235% 49% 147% 72% 0% 4.4%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 2.1% 1.2% 13% 16% 13% 23% 37% 3.3% 0.65% 8.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +500%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +525%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +21.6%
Contains more IronIron +414.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +1665%
Contains more ZincZinc +114.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +300%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +87.5%

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% 35% 0% 235% 49% 47% 30% 46% 188% 0% 59% 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% 1% 5.8% 0% 97% 54% 85% 15% 21% 103% 0% 0.75% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +496.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +143%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +100%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +122.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +82.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +7700%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +10.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +81.4%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Meatball Pork jowl DV% diff.
Saturated fat 1.425g 25.26g 108%
Fats 9g 69.61g 93%
Monounsaturated fat 2.188g 32.89g 77%
Copper 0.706mg 0.04mg 74%
Vitamin B1 0.938mg 0.386mg 46%
Phosphorus 344mg 86mg 37%
Cholesterol 0mg 90mg 30%
Protein 21g 6.38g 29%
Vitamin B12 1.5µg 0.82µg 28%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.666g 8.11g 23%
Sodium 550mg 25mg 23%
Calories 197kcal 655kcal 23%
Iron 2.16mg 0.42mg 22%
Folate 78µg 1µg 19%
Fiber 4.6g 0g 18%
Choline 88.4mg 16%
Vitamin B3 2.5mg 4.535mg 13%
Vitamin E 1.73mg 0.29mg 10%
Zinc 1.8mg 0.84mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.2mg 0.09mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.5mg 0.25mg 5%
Magnesium 18mg 3mg 4%
Carbs 8g 0g 3%
Vitamin B2 0.213mg 0.236mg 2%
Calcium 25mg 4mg 2%
Selenium 0.8µg 1.5µg 1%
Potassium 180mg 148mg 1%
Net carbs 3.4g 0g N/A
Sugar 1.25g 0g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 3µg 0%
Manganese 0.005mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.021mg 0%
Threonine 0.21mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.168mg 0%
Leucine 0.446mg 0%
Lysine 0.528mg 0%
Methionine 0.095mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.239mg 0%
Valine 0.305mg 0%
Histidine 0.072mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
21% 9% 8% 58% 4%
Protein: 21 g
Fats: 9 g
Carbs: 8 g
Water: 58 g
Other: 4 g
6% 70% 22% 2%
Protein: 6.38 g
Fats: 69.61 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 22.19 g
Other: 1.82 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +229.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +161.4%
Contains more OtherOther +119.8%
Contains more FatsFats +673.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
17% 26% 56%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.425 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.188 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.666 g
38% 50% 12%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 25.26 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 32.89 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 8.11 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -94.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1403.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +73.8%

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. Meatball - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169067/nutrients
  2. Pork jowl - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168269/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.