Pork chop vs. American cheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between pork chop and American cheese

Pork chop has more vitamin B3, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, and selenium, while American cheese has more calcium, phosphorus, vitamin B12, and vitamin A.
American cheese covers your daily need for calcium, 99% more than pork chop.
Pork chop contains 104 times more vitamin B3 than American cheese. While pork chop contains 7.927mg of vitamin B3, American cheese contains only 0.076mg.
The amount of saturated fat in pork chop is lower.
Pork chop has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of pork chop is 0, while the glycemic index of American cheese is 27.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Pork, fresh, loin, blade (chops), bone-in, separable lean, and fat, cooked, broiled and Cheese, pasteurized process, American, without added vitamin D.

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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.

Pork chop

American cheese

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+138.6%
Contains more IronIron	+38.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+128.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+26.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-95.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+80.2%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+30%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1766.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+166%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+310%

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.

Pork chop

American cheese

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+66.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+3166.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+33.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+10330.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+173.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+805.6%
Contains more CholineCholine	+86.5%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+6150%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+281%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+127.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Calcium	56mg	1045mg	99%
Sodium	74mg	1671mg	69%
Saturated fat	4.339g	18.057g	62%
Phosphorus	241mg	641mg	57%
Vitamin B3	7.927mg	0.076mg	49%
Vitamin B1	0.49mg	0.015mg	40%
Vitamin B12	0.66µg	1.5µg	35%
Vitamin B6	0.489mg	0.054mg	33%
Selenium	36.4µg	20.2µg	29%
Fats	14.35g	31.79g	27%
Vitamin A	4µg	250µg	27%
Vitamin B5	1.104mg	0.403mg	14%
Protein	23.72g	18.13g	11%
Monounsaturated fat	4.887g	8.236g	8%
Calories	231kcal	371kcal	7%
Copper	0.105mg	0.046mg	7%
Cholesterol	78mg	100mg	7%
Zinc	3.15mg	2.49mg	6%
Vitamin B2	0.313mg	0.234mg	6%
Choline	67.5mg	36.2mg	6%
Potassium	315mg	132mg	5%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.894g	1.286g	4%
Vitamin E	0.21mg	0.8mg	4%
Iron	0.87mg	0.63mg	3%
Vitamin D	40IU	23IU	2%
Vitamin K	0µg	2.6µg	2%
Folate	0µg	8µg	2%
Vitamin D	1µg	0.6µg	2%
Magnesium	20mg	26mg	1%
Manganese	0.01mg	0.041mg	1%
Carbs	0g	3.7g	1%
Net carbs	0g	3.7g	N/A
Sugar	0g	2.26g	N/A
Trans fat	0.066g	1.144g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.282mg	0.232mg	0%
Threonine	1.043mg	0.772mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.123mg	0.938mg	0%
Leucine	1.952mg	1.716mg	0%
Lysine	2.109mg	1.516mg	0%
Methionine	0.65mg	0.475mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.985mg	0.939mg	0%
Valine	1.2mg	1.187mg	0%
Histidine	0.965mg	0.546mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.012g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.001g	0.006g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.065g	0.137g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.011g	0.021g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.003g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.033g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.065g	0.009g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.922g	0.79g	N/A