Pork chop vs. Cheese sandwich — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between pork chop and cheese sandwich

Pork chop has more vitamin B3, vitamin B12, selenium, zinc, and vitamin B6, while cheese sandwich has more manganese, iron, and phosphorus.
Cheese sandwich covers your daily need for manganese, 47% more than pork chop.
Pork chop contains 11 times more cholesterol than cheese sandwich. While pork chop contains 78mg of cholesterol, cheese sandwich contains only 7mg.
Pork chop has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of pork chop is 0, while the glycemic index of cheese sandwich is 54.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Pork, fresh, loin, blade (chops), bone-in, separable lean, and fat, cooked, broiled and Crackers, wheat, sandwich, with cheese filling.

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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

Cheese sandwich

Contains more ZincZinc	+262.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-91.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+49.8%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+170%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+264.3%
Contains more IronIron	+201.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+52.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+58.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+10730%

~equal in Potassium ~306mg

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

Cheese sandwich

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+36.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+148.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+77.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+87.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+450%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+425%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+36.4%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	1.894g	9.166g	48%
Manganese	0.01mg	1.083mg	47%
Sodium	74mg	839mg	33%
Vitamin B3	7.927mg	3.185mg	30%
Protein	23.72g	9.8g	28%
Cholesterol	78mg	7mg	24%
Vitamin B12	0.66µg	0.12µg	23%
Iron	0.87mg	2.62mg	22%
Selenium	36.4µg	24.3µg	22%
Zinc	3.15mg	0.87mg	21%
Phosphorus	241mg	382mg	20%
Carbs	0g	58.2g	19%
Vitamin B6	0.489mg	0.261mg	18%
Folate	0µg	64µg	16%
Fats	14.35g	25g	16%
Calcium	56mg	204mg	15%
Monounsaturated fat	4.887g	10.351g	14%
Calories	231kcal	497kcal	13%
Fiber	0g	3.1g	12%
Choline	67.5mg		12%
Vitamin B1	0.49mg	0.358mg	11%
Vitamin B5	1.104mg	0.622mg	10%
Vitamin B2	0.313mg	0.427mg	9%
Magnesium	20mg	54mg	8%
Copper	0.105mg	0.16mg	6%
Vitamin D	1µg		5%
Vitamin D	40IU		5%
Vitamin C	0mg	1.5mg	2%
Vitamin A	4µg	21µg	2%
Saturated fat	4.339g	4.129g	1%
Vitamin E	0.21mg		1%
Net carbs	0g	55.1g	N/A
Potassium	315mg	306mg	0%
Trans fat	0.066g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.282mg	0.13mg	0%
Threonine	1.043mg	0.298mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.123mg	0.383mg	0%
Leucine	1.952mg	0.698mg	0%
Lysine	2.109mg	0.344mg	0%
Methionine	0.65mg	0.167mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.985mg	0.472mg	0%
Valine	1.2mg	0.438mg	0%
Histidine	0.965mg	0.219mg	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