Pork chop vs. Beef — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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What are the differences between pork chop and beef?
- Pork chop is higher in vitamin B1, selenium, vitamin B3, vitamin B5, and vitamin D, yet beef is higher in vitamin B12, iron, vitamin B6, and vitamin B2.
- Beef's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 148% more.
- Pork chop has 13 times more vitamin D than beef. While pork chop has 40IU of vitamin D, beef has only 3IU.
- The amount of saturated fat in beef is lower.
We used Pork, fresh, loin, blade (chops), bone-in, separable lean, and fat, cooked, broiled and Beef, loin, tenderloin roast, separable lean only, boneless, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, roasted 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.
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +42.9% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +330.8% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +43.3% |
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +11.7% |
| Contains more IronIron | +249.4% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +17.5% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -27% |
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.
| Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +100% |
| Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D | +900% |
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +562.2% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +37.6% |
| Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +129.5% |
| Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +19% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +27.8% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +36.8% |
| Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +537.9% |
| Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +∞% |
| Contains more CholineCholine | +12% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
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DV% diff. |
| Vitamin B12 | 0.66µg | 4.21µg | 148% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.49mg | 0.074mg | 35% |
| Iron | 0.87mg | 3.04mg | 27% |
| Selenium | 36.4µg | 25.4µg | 20% |
| Vitamin B3 | 7.927mg | 5.76mg | 14% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.489mg | 0.669mg | 14% |
| Fats | 14.35g | 6.54g | 12% |
| Vitamin B5 | 1.104mg | 0.481mg | 12% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 1.894g | 0.532g | 9% |
| Saturated fat | 4.339g | 2.595g | 8% |
| Protein | 23.72g | 27.55g | 8% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.313mg | 0.4mg | 7% |
| Vitamin D | 40IU | 3IU | 5% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 4.887g | 2.734g | 5% |
| Zinc | 3.15mg | 3.7mg | 5% |
| Vitamin D | 1µg | 0.1µg | 5% |
| Calcium | 56mg | 13mg | 4% |
| Calories | 231kcal | 169kcal | 3% |
| Phosphorus | 241mg | 259mg | 3% |
| Folate | 0µg | 7µg | 2% |
| Cholesterol | 78mg | 85mg | 2% |
| Choline | 67.5mg | 75.6mg | 1% |
| Vitamin K | 0µg | 1.6µg | 1% |
| Sodium | 74mg | 54mg | 1% |
| Copper | 0.105mg | 0.097mg | 1% |
| Potassium | 315mg | 352mg | 1% |
| Magnesium | 20mg | 14mg | 1% |
| Vitamin E | 0.21mg | 0.25mg | 0% |
| Vitamin A | 4µg | 2µg | 0% |
| Manganese | 0.01mg | 0.009mg | 0% |
| Trans fat | 0.066g | 0.375g | N/A |
| Tryptophan | 0.282mg | 0.359mg | 0% |
| Threonine | 1.043mg | 1.534mg | 0% |
| Isoleucine | 1.123mg | 1.52mg | 0% |
| Leucine | 1.952mg | 2.833mg | 0% |
| Lysine | 2.109mg | 3.178mg | 0% |
| Methionine | 0.65mg | 0.871mg | 0% |
| Phenylalanine | 0.985mg | 1.299mg | 0% |
| Valine | 1.2mg | 1.603mg | 0% |
| Histidine | 0.965mg | 1.244mg | 0% |
| Omega-3 - EPA | 0g | 0.002g | N/A |
| Omega-3 - DHA | 0.001g | 0.002g | N/A |
| Omega-3 - ALA | 0.065g | 0.013g | N/A |
| Omega-3 - DPA | 0.011g | 0.011g | N/A |
| Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid | 0.003g | N/A | |
| Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid | 0.017g | N/A | |
| Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid | 0.065g | 0.002g | N/A |
| Omega-6 - Linoleic acid | 0.922g | 0.349g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more FatsFats | +119.4% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +140% |
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +16.1% |
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +78.7% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +256% |
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -40.2% |
