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.
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.
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 CholineCholine | +∞% |
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% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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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% |
Folate | 6µg | 1µg | 1% |
Vitamin K | 0.7µg | 1% | |
Calcium | 10mg | 4mg | 1% |
Vitamin D | 4IU | 1% | |
Manganese | 0.027mg | 0.005mg | 1% |
Vitamin D | 0.1µg | 1% | |
Vitamin E | 0.12mg | 0.29mg | 1% |
Vitamin C | 0.3mg | 0mg | 0% |
Carbs | 0.36g | 0g | 0% |
Net carbs | 0.36g | 0g | N/A |
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% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more ProteinProtein | +241.7% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +∞% |
Contains more WaterWater | +213.3% |
Contains more OtherOther | +36.8% |
Contains more FatsFats | +1096% |
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -89.4% |
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +1452.9% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +5493.1% |