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Pork chop vs. Yolk — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between pork chop and yolk

  • Pork chop has more vitamin B3 and vitamin B1; however, yolk is higher in choline, vitamin B12, vitamin B5, folate, selenium, vitamin D, and vitamin A.
  • Yolk covers your daily cholesterol needs 336% more than pork chop.
  • Yolk contains 330 times less vitamin B3 than pork chop. Pork chop contains 7.927mg of vitamin B3, while yolk contains 0.024mg.
  • Pork chop has less cholesterol.

Food varieties used in this article are Pork, fresh, loin, blade (chops), bone-in, separable lean, and fat, cooked, broiled and Egg, yolk, raw, fresh.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 17% 28% 33% 35% 86% 103% 9.7% 1.3% 199%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 3.6% 39% 9.6% 102% 26% 63% 167% 6.3% 7.2% 305%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +300%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +189%
Contains more CopperCopper +36.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +37%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +130.4%
Contains more IronIron +213.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +61.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -35.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +450%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +53.8%

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 1.3% 4.2% 15% 123% 72% 149% 66% 113% 83% 0% 0% 37%
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 127% 52% 81% 44% 122% 0.45% 179% 81% 244% 1.8% 110% 447%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +178.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +32929.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +39.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +9425%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1128.6%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +440%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +68.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +170.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +195.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +1115.1%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pork chop Yolk DV% diff.
Cholesterol 78mg 1085mg 336%
Choline 67.5mg 820.2mg 137%
Vitamin B12 0.66µg 1.95µg 54%
Vitamin B3 7.927mg 0.024mg 49%
Vitamin A 4µg 381µg 42%
Vitamin B5 1.104mg 2.99mg 38%
Folate 0µg 146µg 37%
Selenium 36.4µg 56µg 36%
Vitamin B1 0.49mg 0.176mg 26%
Saturated fat 4.339g 9.551g 24%
Iron 0.87mg 2.73mg 23%
Vitamin D 40IU 218IU 22%
Vitamin D 1µg 5.4µg 22%
Phosphorus 241mg 390mg 21%
Fats 14.35g 26.54g 19%
Vitamin B2 0.313mg 0.528mg 17%
Monounsaturated fat 4.887g 11.738g 17%
Protein 23.72g 15.86g 16%
Vitamin E 0.21mg 2.58mg 16%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.894g 4.204g 15%
Vitamin B6 0.489mg 0.35mg 11%
Zinc 3.15mg 2.3mg 8%
Calcium 56mg 129mg 7%
Potassium 315mg 109mg 6%
Calories 231kcal 322kcal 5%
Magnesium 20mg 5mg 4%
Copper 0.105mg 0.077mg 3%
Manganese 0.01mg 0.055mg 2%
Sodium 74mg 48mg 1%
Vitamin K 0µg 0.7µg 1%
Carbs 0g 3.59g 1%
Net carbs 0g 3.59g N/A
Sugar 0g 0.56g N/A
Trans fat 0.066g N/A
Tryptophan 0.282mg 0.177mg 0%
Threonine 1.043mg 0.687mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.123mg 0.866mg 0%
Leucine 1.952mg 1.399mg 0%
Lysine 2.109mg 1.217mg 0%
Methionine 0.65mg 0.378mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.985mg 0.681mg 0%
Valine 1.2mg 0.949mg 0%
Histidine 0.965mg 0.416mg 0%
Fructose 0.07g 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.011g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.001g 0.114g 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

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
24% 14% 61%
Protein: 23.72 g
Fats: 14.35 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 61.45 g
Other: 0.48 g
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16% 27% 4% 52% 2%
Protein: 15.86 g
Fats: 26.54 g
Carbs: 3.59 g
Water: 52.31 g
Other: 1.7 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +49.6%
Contains more WaterWater +17.5%
Contains more FatsFats +84.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +254.2%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
39% 44% 17%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.339 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.887 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.894 g
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37% 46% 16%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 9.551 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 11.738 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.204 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -54.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +140.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +122%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Pork chop - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167824/nutrients
  2. Yolk - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172184/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.