Pork jowl vs. American cheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are pork jowl and American cheese different?

Pork jowl is richer in vitamin B1 and vitamin B3, while American cheese is higher in calcium, phosphorus, selenium, vitamin B12, vitamin A, and zinc.
American cheese covers your daily need for calcium, 104% more than pork jowl.
Pork jowl contains 60 times more vitamin B3 than American cheese. Pork jowl contains 4.535mg of vitamin B3, while American cheese contains 0.076mg.
American cheese is lower in saturated fat.
American cheese has a higher glycemic index (27) than pork jowl (0).

Pork, fresh, variety meats, and by-products, jowl, raw and Cheese, pasteurized process, American, without added vitamin D types were 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 jowl

American cheese

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+12.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-98.5%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+766.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+26025%
Contains more IronIron	+50%
Contains more CopperCopper	+15%
Contains more ZincZinc	+196.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+645.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+720%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+1246.7%

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 jowl

American cheese

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+2473.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+5867.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+66.7%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+8233.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+175.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+61.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+82.9%
Contains more FolateFolate	+700%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.234mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Calcium	4mg	1045mg	104%
Phosphorus	86mg	641mg	79%
Sodium	25mg	1671mg	72%
Monounsaturated fat	32.89g	8.236g	62%
Fats	69.61g	31.79g	58%
Polyunsaturated fat	8.11g	1.286g	45%
Selenium	1.5µg	20.2µg	34%
Saturated fat	25.26g	18.057g	33%
Vitamin B1	0.386mg	0.015mg	31%
Vitamin B12	0.82µg	1.5µg	28%
Vitamin B3	4.535mg	0.076mg	28%
Vitamin A	3µg	250µg	27%
Protein	6.38g	18.13g	24%
Zinc	0.84mg	2.49mg	15%
Calories	655kcal	371kcal	14%
Choline		36.2mg	7%
Magnesium	3mg	26mg	5%
Vitamin E	0.29mg	0.8mg	3%
Vitamin D		0.6µg	3%
Iron	0.42mg	0.63mg	3%
Cholesterol	90mg	100mg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.25mg	0.403mg	3%
Vitamin B6	0.09mg	0.054mg	3%
Vitamin D		23IU	3%
Manganese	0.005mg	0.041mg	2%
Vitamin K		2.6µg	2%
Folate	1µg	8µg	2%
Copper	0.04mg	0.046mg	1%
Carbs	0g	3.7g	1%
Net carbs	0g	3.7g	N/A
Potassium	148mg	132mg	0%
Sugar	0g	2.26g	N/A
Vitamin B2	0.236mg	0.234mg	0%
Trans fat		1.144g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.021mg	0.232mg	0%
Threonine	0.21mg	0.772mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.168mg	0.938mg	0%
Leucine	0.446mg	1.716mg	0%
Lysine	0.528mg	1.516mg	0%
Methionine	0.095mg	0.475mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.239mg	0.939mg	0%
Valine	0.305mg	1.187mg	0%
Histidine	0.072mg	0.546mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.012g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.006g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.137g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.021g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.033g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.009g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.79g	N/A