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Pork chop vs. Pollock — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between pork chop and pollock?

  • Pork chop is higher in vitamin B1, vitamin B3, zinc, vitamin B5, and vitamin B6, yet pollock is higher in vitamin B12, magnesium, and selenium.
  • Pollock's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 125% more.
  • Pork chop has 27 times more saturated fat than pollock. While pork chop has 4.339g of saturated fat, pollock has only 0.159g.

We used Pork, fresh, loin, blade (chops), bone-in, separable lean, and fat, cooked, broiled and Fish, pollock, Alaska, cooked, dry heat (may have been previously frozen) types 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 14% 17% 28% 33% 35% 86% 103% 9.7% 1.3% 199%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 58% 22% 38% 21% 20% 16% 114% 55% 2.3% 241%
Contains more IronIron +55.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +75%
Contains more ZincZinc +452.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -82.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +305%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +28.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +36.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +10.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +80%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +21.2%

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% 1.3% 4.2% 15% 123% 72% 149% 66% 113% 83% 0% 0% 37%
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% 5.7% 5.6% 20% 14% 51% 74% 26% 76% 458% 0.25% 2.3% 50%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +807.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +40.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +100.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +155.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +48.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +325%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +33.3%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +30%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +454.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +35.7%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pork chop Pollock DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.66µg 3.66µg 125%
Vitamin B1 0.49mg 0.054mg 36%
Vitamin B3 7.927mg 3.949mg 25%
Zinc 3.15mg 0.57mg 23%
Fats 14.35g 1.18g 20%
Saturated fat 4.339g 0.159g 19%
Magnesium 20mg 81mg 15%
Sodium 74mg 419mg 15%
Selenium 36.4µg 44.1µg 14%
Vitamin B5 1.104mg 0.432mg 13%
Monounsaturated fat 4.887g 0.134g 12%
Vitamin B6 0.489mg 0.329mg 12%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.894g 0.583g 9%
Vitamin B2 0.313mg 0.223mg 7%
Calories 231kcal 111kcal 6%
Copper 0.105mg 0.06mg 5%
Phosphorus 241mg 267mg 4%
Iron 0.87mg 0.56mg 4%
Choline 67.5mg 91.6mg 4%
Potassium 315mg 430mg 3%
Cholesterol 78mg 86mg 3%
Vitamin D 1µg 1.3µg 2%
Calcium 56mg 72mg 2%
Vitamin A 4µg 17µg 1%
Folate 0µg 3µg 1%
Vitamin D 40IU 51IU 1%
Protein 23.72g 23.48g 0%
Vitamin E 0.21mg 0.28mg 0%
Manganese 0.01mg 0.018mg 0%
Vitamin K 0µg 0.1µg 0%
Trans fat 0.066g N/A
Tryptophan 0.282mg 0.263mg 0%
Threonine 1.043mg 1.029mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.123mg 1.082mg 0%
Leucine 1.952mg 1.908mg 0%
Lysine 2.109mg 2.157mg 0%
Methionine 0.65mg 0.696mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.985mg 0.917mg 0%
Valine 1.2mg 1.21mg 0%
Histidine 0.965mg 0.691mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.086g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.001g 0.423g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.065g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.011g 0.027g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.003g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.065g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.922g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
24% 14% 61%
Protein: 23.72 g
Fats: 14.35 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 61.45 g
Other: 0.48 g
23% 74% 2%
Protein: 23.48 g
Fats: 1.18 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 73.65 g
Other: 1.69 g
Contains more FatsFats +1116.1%
Contains more WaterWater +19.9%
Contains more OtherOther +252.1%
~equal in Protein ~23.48g
~equal in Carbs ~0g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
39% 44% 17%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.339 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.887 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.894 g
18% 15% 67%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.159 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.134 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.583 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +3547%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +224.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96.3%

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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 chop - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167824/nutrients
  2. Pollock - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173681/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.