Pork chop vs. Wafer — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between pork chop and wafer?

Pork chop is higher in selenium, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, and vitamin B12, yet wafer is higher in copper, iron, and manganese.
Pork chop's daily need coverage for selenium is 56% more.
Pork chop has 39 times more cholesterol than wafer. While pork chop has 78mg of cholesterol, wafer has only 2mg.
The glycemic index of pork chop is lower.

We used Pork, fresh, loin, blade (chops), bone-in, separable lean, and fat, cooked, broiled and Cookies, chocolate wafers 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

Wafer

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+80.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+50%
Contains more ZincZinc	+189%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+82.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-87.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+538.6%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+165%
Contains more IronIron	+360.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+341%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+6860%

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

Wafer

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+33.3%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+141.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+17.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+177.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+189.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+858.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+633.3%
Contains more CholineCholine	+372%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+242.9%
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	5.7µg	56%
Copper	0.105mg	0.463mg	40%
Iron	0.87mg	4.01mg	39%
Protein	23.72g	6.6g	34%
Vitamin B6	0.489mg	0.051mg	34%
Vitamin B3	7.927mg	2.858mg	32%
Manganese	0.01mg	0.696mg	30%
Cholesterol	78mg	2mg	25%
Vitamin B12	0.66µg	0.09µg	24%
Carbs	0g	72.7g	24%
Vitamin B1	0.49mg	0.203mg	24%
Sodium	74mg	580mg	22%
Zinc	3.15mg	1.09mg	19%
Phosphorus	241mg	132mg	16%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.894g	4.153g	15%
Fiber	0g	3.4g	14%
Vitamin B5	1.104mg	0.381mg	14%
Folate	0µg	47µg	12%
Choline	67.5mg	14.3mg	10%
Calories	231kcal	433kcal	10%
Magnesium	20mg	53mg	8%
Vitamin D	1µg	0µg	5%
Vitamin D	40IU	0IU	5%
Vitamin B2	0.313mg	0.266mg	4%
Caffeine	0mg	10mg	3%
Vitamin E	0.21mg	0.72mg	3%
Calcium	56mg	31mg	3%
Potassium	315mg	210mg	3%
Vitamin K	0µg	2.4µg	2%
Fats	14.35g	14.2g	0%
Net carbs	0g	69.3g	N/A
Sugar	0g	37.43g	N/A
Vitamin A	4µg	3µg	0%
Trans fat	0.066g		N/A
Saturated fat	4.339g	4.241g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	4.887g	4.865g	0%
Tryptophan	0.282mg	0.096mg	0%
Threonine	1.043mg	0.22mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.123mg	0.261mg	0%
Leucine	1.952mg	0.447mg	0%
Lysine	2.109mg	0.281mg	0%
Methionine	0.65mg	0.105mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.985mg	0.308mg	0%
Valine	1.2mg	0.323mg	0%
Histidine	0.965mg	0.128mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.003g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.001g	0.002g	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