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Pork jowl vs. Beef — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between pork jowl and beef

  • Pork jowl has more vitamin B1; however, beef has more vitamin B12, vitamin B6, selenium, iron, zinc, phosphorus, vitamin B2, and vitamin B3.
  • Beef's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 141% more.
  • Pork jowl has 10 times more saturated fat than beef. Pork jowl has 25.26g of saturated fat, while beef has 2.595g.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Pork, fresh, variety meats, and by-products, jowl, raw and Beef, loin, tenderloin roast, separable lean only, boneless, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, roasted.

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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 2.1% 1.2% 13% 16% 13% 23% 37% 3.3% 0.65% 8.2%
Beef
Beef
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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% 3.9% 31% 114% 32% 101% 111% 7% 1.2% 139%
Contains less SodiumSodium -53.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +366.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +225%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +137.8%
Contains more IronIron +623.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +142.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +340.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +201.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +80%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1593.3%

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% 5.8% 0% 97% 54% 85% 15% 21% 103% 0% 0.75% 0%
Beef
Beef
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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% 0.67% 5% 1.5% 19% 92% 108% 29% 154% 526% 4% 5.3% 41%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +50%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +16%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +421.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +69.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +27%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +92.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +643.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +413.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +600%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pork jowl Beef DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.82µg 4.21µg 141%
Saturated fat 25.26g 2.595g 103%
Fats 69.61g 6.54g 97%
Monounsaturated fat 32.89g 2.734g 75%
Polyunsaturated fat 8.11g 0.532g 51%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0.669mg 45%
Selenium 1.5µg 25.4µg 43%
Protein 6.38g 27.55g 42%
Iron 0.42mg 3.04mg 33%
Vitamin B1 0.386mg 0.074mg 26%
Zinc 0.84mg 3.7mg 26%
Phosphorus 86mg 259mg 25%
Calories 655kcal 169kcal 24%
Choline 75.6mg 14%
Vitamin B2 0.236mg 0.4mg 13%
Vitamin B3 4.535mg 5.76mg 8%
Copper 0.04mg 0.097mg 6%
Potassium 148mg 352mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.25mg 0.481mg 5%
Magnesium 3mg 14mg 3%
Cholesterol 90mg 85mg 2%
Folate 1µg 7µg 2%
Vitamin D 0.1µg 1%
Sodium 25mg 54mg 1%
Calcium 4mg 13mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.6µg 1%
Vitamin D 3IU 0%
Vitamin E 0.29mg 0.25mg 0%
Vitamin A 3µg 2µg 0%
Manganese 0.005mg 0.009mg 0%
Trans fat 0.375g N/A
Tryptophan 0.021mg 0.359mg 0%
Threonine 0.21mg 1.534mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.168mg 1.52mg 0%
Leucine 0.446mg 2.833mg 0%
Lysine 0.528mg 3.178mg 0%
Methionine 0.095mg 0.871mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.239mg 1.299mg 0%
Valine 0.305mg 1.603mg 0%
Histidine 0.072mg 1.244mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.002g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.002g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.013g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.011g N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid 0.017g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.002g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.349g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
6% 70% 22% 2%
Protein: 6.38 g
Fats: 69.61 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 22.19 g
Other: 1.82 g
Beef
Beef
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28% 7% 66%
Protein: 27.55 g
Fats: 6.54 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 65.71 g
Other: 0.2 g
Contains more FatsFats +964.4%
Contains more OtherOther +810%
Contains more ProteinProtein +331.8%
Contains more WaterWater +196.1%
~equal in Carbs ~0g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
38% 50% 12%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 25.26 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 32.89 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 8.11 g
Beef
Beef
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44% 47% 9%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.595 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.734 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.532 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1103%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1424.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -89.7%

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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 jowl - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168269/nutrients
  2. Beef - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174006/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.