Pork chop vs. Arborio rice — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between pork chop and arborio rice

The amount of selenium, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, phosphorus, vitamin B12, vitamin B1, zinc, and vitamin B2 in pork chop is higher than in arborio rice.
Pork chop covers your daily need for selenium, 53% more than arborio rice.
The amount of cholesterol in arborio rice is lower.
Pork chop has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of pork chop is 0, while the glycemic index of arborio rice is 69.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Pork, fresh, loin, blade (chops), bone-in, separable lean, and fat, cooked, broiled and Rice, white, short-grain, enriched, cooked.

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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

Arborio rice

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+150%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+5500%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+1111.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+45.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+687.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+630.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+385.3%

Contains more IronIron	+67.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+3470%

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

Arborio rice

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+198.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+1856.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+430.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+178.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+728.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more FolateFolate

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~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	36.4µg	7.5µg	53%
Protein	23.72g	2.36g	43%
Vitamin B3	7.927mg	1.493mg	40%
Vitamin B6	0.489mg	0.059mg	33%
Phosphorus	241mg	33mg	30%
Vitamin B12	0.66µg	0µg	28%
Vitamin B1	0.49mg	0.164mg	27%
Cholesterol	78mg	0mg	26%
Zinc	3.15mg	0.4mg	25%
Vitamin B2	0.313mg	0.016mg	23%
Fats	14.35g	0.19g	22%
Saturated fat	4.339g	0.051g	19%
Folate	0µg	59µg	15%
Manganese	0.01mg	0.357mg	15%
Vitamin B5	1.104mg	0.397mg	14%
Monounsaturated fat	4.887g	0.058g	12%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.894g	0.05g	12%
Choline	67.5mg		12%
Carbs	0g	28.73g	10%
Potassium	315mg	26mg	9%
Iron	0.87mg	1.46mg	7%
Calcium	56mg	1mg	6%
Calories	231kcal	130kcal	5%
Vitamin D	1µg	0µg	5%
Vitamin D	40IU	0IU	5%
Copper	0.105mg	0.072mg	4%
Sodium	74mg	0mg	3%
Magnesium	20mg	8mg	3%
Vitamin E	0.21mg		1%
Net carbs	0g	28.73g	N/A
Vitamin A	4µg	0µg	0%
Trans fat	0.066g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.282mg	0.027mg	0%
Threonine	1.043mg	0.084mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.123mg	0.102mg	0%
Leucine	1.952mg	0.195mg	0%
Lysine	2.109mg	0.085mg	0%
Methionine	0.65mg	0.056mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.985mg	0.126mg	0%
Valine	1.2mg	0.144mg	0%
Histidine	0.965mg	0.056mg	0%
Omega-3 - DHA	0.001g		N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.065g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.011g		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