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Pork belly vs. Pot roast — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are pork belly and pot roast different?

  • Pork belly is richer in vitamin B1, while pot roast is higher in vitamin B12, zinc, selenium, iron, vitamin B6, phosphorus, and vitamin B5.
  • Pork belly covers your daily need for saturated fat, 59% more than pot roast.
  • Pork belly contains 7 times more vitamin B1 than pot roast. Pork belly contains 0.396mg of vitamin B1, while pot roast contains 0.059mg.
  • Pot roast is lower in saturated fat.

Pork, fresh, belly, raw and Beef, chuck, arm pot roast, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, braised types were used in this article.

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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 14% 4.8% 20% 91% 33% 182% 75% 6.1% 1.3% 147%
Contains less SodiumSodium -31.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +375%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +220%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +24.9%
Contains more IronIron +365.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +90.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +552.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +61.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +66.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +237.5%

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 1% 1% 7.8% 0% 99% 56% 87% 15% 30% 105% 0% 0.75% 0%
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% 10% 3% 15% 39% 77% 34% 65% 266% 4.5% 6.8% 60%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +571.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +41.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +13.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +30.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +123%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +117.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +153.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +800%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pork belly Pot roast DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.84µg 2.13µg 54%
Saturated fat 19.33g 7.548g 54%
Fats 53.01g 19.17g 52%
Zinc 1.02mg 6.66mg 51%
Monounsaturated fat 24.7g 8.175g 41%
Protein 9.34g 28.94g 39%
Selenium 8µg 27µg 35%
Polyunsaturated fat 5.65g 0.708g 33%
Vitamin B1 0.396mg 0.059mg 28%
Iron 0.52mg 2.42mg 24%
Choline 110.2mg 20%
Cholesterol 72mg 116mg 15%
Vitamin B6 0.13mg 0.283mg 12%
Calories 518kcal 297kcal 11%
Phosphorus 108mg 174mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.256mg 0.571mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.242mg 0.171mg 5%
Copper 0.052mg 0.099mg 5%
Magnesium 4mg 19mg 4%
Vitamin B3 4.647mg 4.105mg 3%
Vitamin K 0µg 1.8µg 2%
Folate 1µg 9µg 2%
Vitamin E 0.39mg 0.51mg 1%
Sodium 32mg 47mg 1%
Potassium 185mg 231mg 1%
Calcium 5mg 16mg 1%
Vitamin D 0.2µg 1%
Vitamin D 8IU 1%
Vitamin C 0.3mg 0mg 0%
Vitamin A 3µg 0µg 0%
Manganese 0.006mg 0.01mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.19mg 0%
Threonine 1.156mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.317mg 0%
Leucine 2.302mg 0%
Lysine 2.446mg 0%
Methionine 0.754mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.143mg 0%
Valine 1.436mg 0%
Histidine 0.924mg 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
29% 19% 52%
Protein: 28.94 g
Fats: 19.17 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 51.9 g
Other: 0 g
Contains more FatsFats +176.5%
Contains more OtherOther +-9200%
Contains more ProteinProtein +209.9%
Contains more WaterWater +41.3%
~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
46% 50% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 7.548 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.175 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.708 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +202.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +698%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -61%

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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. Pot roast - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170213/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.