Pork chop vs. Chorizo — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are pork chop and chorizo different?

Pork chop is higher in selenium, vitamin B3, and phosphorus; however, chorizo is richer in vitamin B12, vitamin B1, iron, and choline.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for chorizo is 56% higher.
Pork chop contains 7 times more calcium than chorizo. While pork chop contains 56mg of calcium, chorizo contains only 8mg.
Pork chop has less saturated fat.
Pork chop has a lower glycemic index (0) than chorizo (28).

Pork, fresh, loin, blade (chops), bone-in, separable lean, and fat, cooked, broiled and Chorizo, pork, and beef 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

Chorizo

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+600%
Contains more CopperCopper	+31.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+60.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-94%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+72.5%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+26.3%
Contains more IronIron	+82.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+300%

~equal in Magnesium ~18mg

~equal in Zinc ~3.41mg

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

Chorizo

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+54.5%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+50%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+28.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+203%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin E ~0.22mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.3mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~1.12mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.53mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.66µg	2µg	56%
Sodium	74mg	1235mg	50%
Saturated fat	4.339g	14.38g	46%
Fats	14.35g	38.27g	37%
Monounsaturated fat	4.887g	18.4g	34%
Selenium	36.4µg	21.1µg	28%
Vitamin B3	7.927mg	5.131mg	17%
Phosphorus	241mg	150mg	13%
Vitamin B1	0.49mg	0.63mg	12%
Calories	231kcal	455kcal	11%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.894g	3.46g	10%
Iron	0.87mg	1.59mg	9%
Calcium	56mg	8mg	5%
Choline	67.5mg	96.7mg	5%
Cholesterol	78mg	88mg	3%
Vitamin D*	40 IU	61 IU	3%
Vitamin D	1µg	1.5µg	3%
Copper	0.105mg	0.08mg	3%
Vitamin B6	0.489mg	0.53mg	3%
Potassium	315mg	398mg	2%
Zinc	3.15mg	3.41mg	2%
Protein	23.72g	24.1g	1%
Carbs	0g	1.86g	1%
Manganese	0.01mg	0.04mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.313mg	0.3mg	1%
Vitamin K	0µg	1.6µg	1%
Folate	0µg	2µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	10g	5.3g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	97kcal	189kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	43g	22g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.6	1.5	N/A
Net carbs	0g	1.86g	N/A
Magnesium	20mg	18mg	0%
Vitamin A	4µg	0µg	0%
Vitamin E	0.21mg	0.22mg	0%
Vitamin B5	1.104mg	1.12mg	0%
Trans fat	0.066g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.282mg	0.278mg	0%
Threonine	1.043mg	1.473mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.123mg	2.206mg	0%
Leucine	1.952mg	1.708mg	0%
Lysine	2.109mg	2.414mg	0%
Methionine	0.65mg	0.47mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.985mg	1.149mg	0%
Valine	1.2mg	0.914mg	0%
Histidine	0.965mg	0.721mg	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