Pork chop vs. Cheeseburger — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are pork chop and cheeseburgers different?

Pork chop is higher in selenium, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, and phosphorus; however, cheeseburgers are richer in iron, folate, and manganese.
Daily need coverage for selenium for pork chop is 31% higher.
Pork chop contains 2 times more vitamin B6 than cheeseburgers. While pork chop contains 0.489mg of vitamin B6, cheeseburgers contain only 0.228mg.
Cheeseburgers have less cholesterol.
Pork chop has a lower glycemic index (0) than cheeseburgers (66).

Pork, fresh, loin, blade (chops), bone-in, separable lean, and fat, cooked, broiled and Fast foods, cheeseburger; single, regular patty; plain are the varieties used 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

Cheeseburger

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+60.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+26.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+49.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-85.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+85.7%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+30%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+112.5%
Contains more IronIron	+211.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+3060%

~equal in Copper ~0.111mg

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

Cheeseburger

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+900%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+67.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+51.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+102.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+114.5%
Contains more CholineCholine	+133.6%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1150%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+147.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+16%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+15.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	36.4µg	19.6µg	31%
Iron	0.87mg	2.71mg	23%
Vitamin B6	0.489mg	0.228mg	20%
Sodium	74mg	515mg	19%
Folate	0µg	70µg	18%
Vitamin B3	7.927mg	5.217mg	17%
Vitamin B1	0.49mg	0.293mg	16%
Protein	23.72g	16.51g	14%
Manganese	0.01mg	0.316mg	13%
Cholesterol	78mg	43mg	12%
Phosphorus	241mg	161mg	11%
Vitamin B5	1.104mg	0.545mg	11%
Saturated fat	4.339g	6.473g	10%
Carbs	0g	28.03g	9%
Fiber	0g	2g	8%
Starch		19.87g	8%
Choline	67.5mg	28.9mg	7%
Calcium	56mg	119mg	6%
Zinc	3.15mg	2.49mg	6%
Vitamin A	4µg	50µg	5%
Vitamin D	1µg	0.1µg	5%
Vitamin D	40IU	2IU	5%
Vitamin B12	0.66µg	0.76µg	4%
Vitamin K	0µg	4.2µg	4%
Calories	231kcal	308kcal	4%
Vitamin B2	0.313mg	0.363mg	4%
Potassium	315mg	196mg	4%
Fructose		1.94g	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.894g	1.658g	2%
Vitamin E	0.21mg	0.52mg	2%
Copper	0.105mg	0.111mg	1%
Magnesium	20mg	26mg	1%
Fats	14.35g	14.72g	1%
Monounsaturated fat	4.887g	5.413g	1%
Net carbs	0g	26.03g	N/A
Sugar	0g	4.88g	N/A
Trans fat	0.066g	0.57g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.282mg	0.155mg	0%
Threonine	1.043mg	0.571mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.123mg	0.755mg	0%
Leucine	1.952mg	1.316mg	0%
Lysine	2.109mg	0.784mg	0%
Methionine	0.65mg	0.377mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.985mg	0.755mg	0%
Valine	1.2mg	0.881mg	0%
Histidine	0.965mg	0.445mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.005g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.001g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.065g	0.125g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.011g	0.01g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.003g	0.005g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.015g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.065g	0.004g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.922g	1.322g	N/A