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Liver vs. Pork jowl — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between liver and pork jowl?

  • Pork jowl has less vitamin B12, vitamin A, iron, vitamin B2, selenium, vitamin B5, copper, and zinc than liver.
  • Liver's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 744% higher.
  • Liver has 2000 times more vitamin A than pork jowl. Liver has 17997IU of vitamin A, while pork jowl has 9IU.
  • Pork jowl contains less cholesterol.

We used Pork, fresh, variety meats, and by-products, liver, cooked, braised and Pork, fresh, variety meats, and by-products, jowl, raw types in this comparison.

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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.
Liver
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 10% 3% 13% 672% 211% 183% 103% 6.4% 39% 368%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 2.1% 1.2% 13% 16% 13% 23% 37% 3.3% 0.65% 8.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +366.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +150%
Contains more IronIron +4166.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +1485%
Contains more ZincZinc +700%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +180.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +5900%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +4400%
Contains less SodiumSodium -49%
~equal in Potassium ~148mg

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.
Liver
8
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 79% 1802% 0% 0% 65% 507% 158% 286% 132% 2334% 0% 122% 0%
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% 5.8% 0% 97% 54% 85% 15% 21% 103% 0% 0.75% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +180066.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +830.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +86%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1809.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +533.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +2176.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +16200%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +49.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Liver Pork jowl DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 18.67µg 0.82µg 744%
Vitamin A 5405µg 3µg 600%
Iron 17.92mg 0.42mg 219%
Vitamin B2 2.196mg 0.236mg 151%
Selenium 67.5µg 1.5µg 120%
Saturated fat 1.41g 25.26g 108%
Fats 4.4g 69.61g 100%
Vitamin B5 4.774mg 0.25mg 90%
Cholesterol 355mg 90mg 88%
Monounsaturated fat 0.63g 32.89g 81%
Copper 0.634mg 0.04mg 66%
Zinc 6.72mg 0.84mg 53%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.05g 8.11g 47%
Folate 163µg 1µg 41%
Protein 26.02g 6.38g 39%
Vitamin B6 0.57mg 0.09mg 37%
Vitamin C 23.6mg 0mg 26%
Calories 165kcal 655kcal 25%
Vitamin B3 8.435mg 4.535mg 24%
Phosphorus 241mg 86mg 22%
Manganese 0.3mg 0.005mg 13%
Vitamin B1 0.258mg 0.386mg 11%
Magnesium 14mg 3mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.29mg 2%
Sodium 49mg 25mg 1%
Calcium 10mg 4mg 1%
Carbs 3.76g 0g 1%
Net carbs 3.76g 0g N/A
Potassium 150mg 148mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.366mg 0.021mg 0%
Threonine 1.107mg 0.21mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.32mg 0.168mg 0%
Leucine 2.319mg 0.446mg 0%
Lysine 2.007mg 0.528mg 0%
Methionine 0.645mg 0.095mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.274mg 0.239mg 0%
Valine 1.607mg 0.305mg 0%
Histidine 0.708mg 0.072mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0.03g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.04g 0g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Liver
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26% 4% 4% 64%
Protein: 26.02 g
Fats: 4.4 g
Carbs: 3.76 g
Water: 64.32 g
Other: 1.5 g
6% 70% 22% 2%
Protein: 6.38 g
Fats: 69.61 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 22.19 g
Other: 1.82 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +307.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +189.9%
Contains more FatsFats +1482%
Contains more OtherOther +21.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Liver
1
46% 20% 34%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.41 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.63 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.05 g
38% 50% 12%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 25.26 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 32.89 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 8.11 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -94.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +5120.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +672.4%

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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. Liver - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167863/nutrients
  2. Pork jowl - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168269/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.