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

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Significant differences between pork belly and pork jowl

  • Pork belly has more selenium; however, pork jowl is richer in monounsaturated fat and polyunsaturated fat.
  • Pork jowl covers your daily saturated fat needs 30% more than pork belly.
  • Pork jowl has 5 times less selenium than pork belly. Pork belly has 8µg of selenium, while pork jowl has 1.5µg.
  • Pork belly contains less cholesterol.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Pork, fresh, belly, raw 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.
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%
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 +33.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +25%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +25%
Contains more IronIron +23.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +30%
Contains more ZincZinc +21.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +25.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +20%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +433.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -21.9%

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 D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 1% 0% 1% 7.8% 99% 56% 87% 15% 30% 105% 0% 0.75%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 0% 0% 1% 5.8% 97% 54% 85% 15% 21% 103% 0% 0.75%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +34.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +44.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin A ~3µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.386mg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.236mg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~4.535mg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.25mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0.82µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Folate ~1µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pork belly Pork jowl DV% diff.
Saturated fat 19.33g 25.26g 27%
Fats 53.01g 69.61g 26%
Monounsaturated fat 24.7g 32.89g 20%
Polyunsaturated fat 5.65g 8.11g 16%
Selenium 8µg 1.5µg 12%
Calories 518kcal 655kcal 7%
Protein 9.34g 6.38g 6%
Cholesterol 72mg 90mg 6%
Phosphorus 108mg 86mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.13mg 0.09mg 3%
Zinc 1.02mg 0.84mg 2%
Potassium 185mg 148mg 1%
Iron 0.52mg 0.42mg 1%
Copper 0.052mg 0.04mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.39mg 0.29mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.396mg 0.386mg 1%
Vitamin B3 4.647mg 4.535mg 1%
Vitamin B12 0.84µg 0.82µg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 1.8g 0.97g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 555kcal 1027kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 19g 15g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 1.6 1.6 N/A
Vitamin C 0.3mg 0mg 0%
Magnesium 4mg 3mg 0%
Calcium 5mg 4mg 0%
Sodium 32mg 25mg 0%
Vitamin A 3µg 3µg 0%
Manganese 0.006mg 0.005mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.242mg 0.236mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.256mg 0.25mg 0%
Folate 1µg 1µg 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
9% 53% 37%
Protein: 9.34 g
Fats: 53.01 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 36.74 g
Other: 0.91 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 +46.4%
Contains more WaterWater +65.6%
Contains more FatsFats +31.3%
Contains more OtherOther +100%
~equal in Carbs ~0g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
39% 50% 11%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 19.33 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 24.7 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 5.65 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 -23.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +33.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +43.5%

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