Foodstruct Nutrition Search | Diet Analysis | Food Comparison | Glycemic Index Chart | Insulin Index Chart | Blog | Subscribe | Sign Up
  1. Home
  2. Foods
  3. Meat
  4. Pork bacon
  5. Compare
  6. Pork bacon vs. Pork belly

Pork bacon vs. Pork belly — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

A recap on the differences between pork bacon and pork belly

  • Pork belly has less selenium, phosphorus, vitamin B3, zinc, vitamin B5, copper, vitamin B6, and vitamin B12.
  • Pork bacon covers your daily sodium needs 94% more than pork belly.
  • Pork belly contains 7 times less selenium than pork bacon. Pork bacon contains 59µg of selenium, while pork belly contains 8µg.
  • Pork belly has less sodium.

Food varieties used in this article are Pork, cured, bacon, cooked, baked and Pork, fresh, belly, raw.

Infographic

Pork bacon vs Pork belly infographic
Infographic link

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% 3% 48% 56% 61% 92% 217% 286% 2.9% 322%
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 +650%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +191.4%
Contains more IronIron +186.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +250%
Contains more ZincZinc +229.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +368.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +266.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +637.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.5%

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% 3.7% 6.4% 0% 87% 58% 199% 62% 71% 145% 0.25% 1.5% 65%
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 AVitamin A +266.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +128.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +303.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +137.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +38.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +100%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +21.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +13.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.242mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pork bacon Pork belly DV% diff.
Sodium 2193mg 32mg 94%
Selenium 59µg 8µg 93%
Phosphorus 506mg 108mg 57%
Protein 35.73g 9.34g 53%
Vitamin B3 10.623mg 4.647mg 37%
Saturated fat 14.187g 19.33g 23%
Choline 119.3mg 22%
Zinc 3.36mg 1.02mg 21%
Vitamin B5 1.033mg 0.256mg 16%
Fats 43.27g 53.01g 15%
Monounsaturated fat 19.065g 24.7g 14%
Vitamin B6 0.309mg 0.13mg 14%
Copper 0.182mg 0.052mg 14%
Vitamin B12 1.16µg 0.84µg 13%
Iron 1.49mg 0.52mg 12%
Cholesterol 107mg 72mg 12%
Potassium 539mg 185mg 10%
Magnesium 30mg 4mg 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.859g 5.65g 5%
Vitamin B1 0.348mg 0.396mg 4%
Calories 548kcal 518kcal 2%
Vitamin B2 0.251mg 0.242mg 1%
Manganese 0.022mg 0.006mg 1%
Vitamin A 11µg 3µg 1%
Calcium 10mg 5mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.3mg 0%
Carbs 1.35g 0g 0%
Net carbs 1.35g 0g N/A
Vitamin E 0.32mg 0.39mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0µg 0%
Folate 2µg 1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.299mg 0%
Threonine 1.399mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.676mg 0%
Leucine 2.782mg 0%
Lysine 2.964mg 0%
Methionine 0.795mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.417mg 0%
Valine 1.901mg 0%
Histidine 1.343mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.21g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.199g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 4.088g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
36% 43% 13% 7%
Protein: 35.73 g
Fats: 43.27 g
Carbs: 1.35 g
Water: 12.52 g
Other: 7.13 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 +282.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +683.5%
Contains more FatsFats +22.5%
Contains more WaterWater +193.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
37% 50% 13%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 14.187 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 19.065 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.859 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 -26.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +29.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +16.3%

People also compare

Pork bacon
Pork bacon vs Pork hock
Pork hock
Pork bacon
Pork bacon vs Canadian bacon unprepared
Canadian bacon unprepared
Pork hock
Pork hock vs Canadian bacon unprepared
Canadian bacon unprepared
Pork belly
Pork belly vs Pork leg
Pork leg
Pork belly
Pork belly vs Pork loin
Pork loin
Pork belly
Pork belly vs Pork shoulder
Pork shoulder

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 bacon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167914/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.