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Mortadella vs. Pork belly — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between mortadella and pork belly

  • Mortadella has more vitamin B2, vitamin B12, selenium, iron, and zinc; however, pork belly is higher in vitamin B1 and vitamin B3.
  • Mortadella covers your daily vitamin B2 needs 11751% more than pork belly.
  • Pork belly contains 39 times less sodium than mortadella. Mortadella contains 1246mg of sodium, while pork belly contains 32mg.
  • The glycemic index of mortadella is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Mortadella, beef, pork and Pork, fresh, belly, raw.

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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 7.9% 5.4% 14% 53% 20% 57% 42% 163% 3.9% 123%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 2.9% 1.5% 16% 20% 17% 28% 46% 4.2% 0.78% 44%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +175%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +260%
Contains more IronIron +169.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +15.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +105.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +400%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +182.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +13.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +11.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.4%

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% 4.4% 15% 30% 35308% 50% 26% 30% 185% 4% 2.3% 39%
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 1% 1% 7.8% 0% 99% 56% 87% 15% 30% 105% 0% 0.75% 0%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +63123.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +71.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +76.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +200%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +77.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +232.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +73.8%
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.13mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mortadella Pork belly DV% diff.
Vitamin B2 153mg 0.242mg 11751%
Sodium 1246mg 32mg 53%
Saturated fat 9.51g 19.33g 45%
Fats 25.39g 53.01g 42%
Monounsaturated fat 11.38g 24.7g 33%
Vitamin B12 1.48µg 0.84µg 27%
Selenium 22.6µg 8µg 27%
Vitamin B1 0.119mg 0.396mg 23%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.12g 5.65g 17%
Protein 16.37g 9.34g 14%
Choline 72.2mg 13%
Vitamin B3 2.673mg 4.647mg 12%
Iron 1.4mg 0.52mg 11%
Calories 311kcal 518kcal 10%
Zinc 2.1mg 1.02mg 10%
Cholesterol 56mg 72mg 5%
Vitamin D 1µg 5%
Vitamin D 41IU 5%
Vitamin B5 0.44mg 0.256mg 4%
Phosphorus 97mg 108mg 2%
Magnesium 11mg 4mg 2%
Carbs 3.05g 0g 1%
Vitamin K 1.6µg 0µg 1%
Folate 3µg 1µg 1%
Calcium 18mg 5mg 1%
Potassium 163mg 185mg 1%
Copper 0.06mg 0.052mg 1%
Manganese 0.03mg 0.006mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.22mg 0.39mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.3mg 0%
Net carbs 3.05g 0g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 3µg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.13mg 0.13mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.152mg 0%
Threonine 0.633mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.708mg 0%
Leucine 1.213mg 0%
Lysine 1.262mg 0%
Methionine 0.394mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.598mg 0%
Valine 0.735mg 0%
Histidine 0.52mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
16% 25% 3% 52% 3%
Protein: 16.37 g
Fats: 25.39 g
Carbs: 3.05 g
Water: 52.3 g
Other: 2.89 g
9% 53% 37%
Protein: 9.34 g
Fats: 53.01 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 36.74 g
Other: 0.91 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +75.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +42.4%
Contains more OtherOther +217.6%
Contains more FatsFats +108.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
40% 47% 13%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 9.51 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 11.38 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.12 g
39% 50% 11%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 19.33 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 24.7 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 5.65 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -50.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +117%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +81.1%

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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. Mortadella - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174573/nutrients
  2. Pork belly - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167812/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.