Pork chop vs. Mozzarella — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between pork chop and mozzarella?

Pork chop is higher in vitamin B3, vitamin B1, selenium, vitamin B6, and choline, yet mozzarella is higher in calcium, phosphorus, vitamin B12, and vitamin A.
Mozzarella's daily need coverage for calcium is 67% more.
Pork chop has 66 times more vitamin B3 than mozzarella. While pork chop has 7.927mg of vitamin B3, mozzarella has only 0.12mg.
The amount of saturated fat in pork chop is lower.
The glycemic index of pork chop is lower.

We used Pork, fresh, loin, blade (chops), bone-in, separable lean, and fat, cooked, broiled and Cheese, mozzarella, low sodium 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.

Pork chop

Mozzarella

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+231.6%
Contains more IronIron	+248%
Contains more CopperCopper	+288.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+131.8%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+30%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1205.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+117.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-78.4%

~equal in Zinc ~3.13mg

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

Mozzarella

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+40%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+233.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+2350%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+6505.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+511.3%
Contains more CholineCholine	+266.8%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+3325%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+39.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.34mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Calcium	56mg	731mg	68%
Vitamin B3	7.927mg	0.12mg	49%
Phosphorus	241mg	524mg	40%
Vitamin B1	0.49mg	0.02mg	39%
Selenium	36.4µg	15.7µg	38%
Vitamin B6	0.489mg	0.08mg	31%
Saturated fat	4.339g	10.867g	30%
Vitamin B5	1.104mg		22%
Vitamin A	4µg	137µg	15%
Vitamin B12	0.66µg	0.92µg	11%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.894g	0.509g	9%
Choline	67.5mg	18.4mg	9%
Copper	0.105mg	0.027mg	9%
Protein	23.72g	27.5g	8%
Cholesterol	78mg	54mg	8%
Iron	0.87mg	0.25mg	8%
Potassium	315mg	95mg	6%
Vitamin D	1µg	0.3µg	4%
Fats	14.35g	17.1g	4%
Sodium	74mg	16mg	3%
Vitamin D	40IU	13IU	3%
Vitamin K	0µg	1.8µg	2%
Folate	0µg	9µg	2%
Calories	231kcal	280kcal	2%
Vitamin B2	0.313mg	0.34mg	2%
Magnesium	20mg	26mg	1%
Carbs	0g	3.1g	1%
Net carbs	0g	3.1g	N/A
Sugar	0g	1.23g	N/A
Zinc	3.15mg	3.13mg	0%
Vitamin E	0.21mg	0.15mg	0%
Manganese	0.01mg		0%
Trans fat	0.066g		N/A
Monounsaturated fat	4.887g	4.844g	0%
Tryptophan	0.282mg		0%
Threonine	1.043mg		0%
Isoleucine	1.123mg		0%
Leucine	1.952mg		0%
Lysine	2.109mg		0%
Methionine	0.65mg		0%
Phenylalanine	0.985mg		0%
Valine	1.2mg		0%
Histidine	0.965mg		0%
Omega-3 - DHA	0.001g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.065g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.011g	0g	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