Pastrami vs. Pork jowl — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between pastrami and pork jowl

Pastrami has more vitamin B12, zinc, selenium, iron, phosphorus, and vitamin B6; however, pork jowl is richer in vitamin B1.
Pork jowl covers your daily saturated fat needs 113% more than pastrami.
Pork jowl has 43 times less sodium than pastrami. Pastrami has 1078mg of sodium, while pork jowl has 25mg.
Pastrami has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of pastrami is 70, while the glycemic index of pork jowl is 0.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Beef, cured, pastrami and Pork, fresh, variety meats, and by-products, jowl, 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.

Pastrami

Pork jowl

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+466.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+150%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+41.9%
Contains more IronIron	+428.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+127.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+492.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+103.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+440%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+1080%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-97.7%

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.

Pastrami

Pork jowl

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+145.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+128%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+500%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+50%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+141.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+642.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+46.6%

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~4.535mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.25mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	2.681g	25.26g	103%
Fats	5.82g	69.61g	98%
Monounsaturated fat	2.118g	32.89g	77%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.145g	8.11g	53%
Sodium	1078mg	25mg	46%
Vitamin B12	1.87µg	0.82µg	44%
Zinc	4.98mg	0.84mg	38%
Protein	21.8g	6.38g	31%
Selenium	17.7µg	1.5µg	29%
Vitamin B1	0.052mg	0.386mg	28%
Calories	147kcal	655kcal	25%
Iron	2.22mg	0.42mg	23%
Choline	81.6mg		15%
Phosphorus	175mg	86mg	13%
Vitamin B6	0.221mg	0.09mg	10%
Cholesterol	68mg	90mg	7%
Copper	0.091mg	0.04mg	6%
Vitamin B2	0.161mg	0.236mg	6%
Magnesium	17mg	3mg	3%
Potassium	210mg	148mg	2%
Vitamin B3	4.26mg	4.535mg	2%
Vitamin D*	4 IU		1%
Vitamin D	0.1µg		1%
Calcium	10mg	4mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.12mg	0.29mg	1%
Manganese	0.027mg	0.005mg	1%
Vitamin K	0.7µg		1%
Folate	6µg	1µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	15g	0.97g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	67kcal	1027kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	68g	15g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.84	1.6	N/A
Vitamin C	0.3mg	0mg	0%
Net carbs	0.36g	0g	N/A
Carbs	0.36g	0g	0%
Sugar	0.1g	0g	N/A
Vitamin A	2µg	3µg	0%
Vitamin B5	0.265mg	0.25mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.141mg	0.021mg	0%
Threonine	0.857mg	0.21mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.976mg	0.168mg	0%
Leucine	1.706mg	0.446mg	0%
Lysine	1.812mg	0.528mg	0%
Methionine	0.558mg	0.095mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.847mg	0.239mg	0%
Valine	1.065mg	0.305mg	0%
Histidine	0.684mg	0.072mg	0%
Fructose	0.01g		0%