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Pork jowl vs. Buckwheat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between pork jowl and buckwheat

  • Pork jowl has more vitamin B12, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, and vitamin B2; however, buckwheat is higher in manganese, copper, magnesium, and fiber.
  • Pork jowl covers your daily saturated fat needs 126% more than buckwheat.
  • Buckwheat has less cholesterol.
  • The glycemic index of buckwheat is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Pork, fresh, variety meats, and by-products, jowl, raw and Buckwheat groats, roasted, cooked.

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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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 36% 2.1% 7.8% 30% 49% 17% 30% 0.52% 53% 12%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +68.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +37.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +22.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1600%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +75%
Contains more IronIron +90.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +265%
Contains less SodiumSodium -84%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +7960%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +46.7%

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.
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%
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% 1.8% 0% 10% 9% 18% 22% 18% 0% 4.8% 11% 11%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +222.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +865%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +505.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +382.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +16.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +43.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +1300%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pork jowl Buckwheat DV% diff.
Saturated fat 25.26g 0.134g 114%
Fats 69.61g 0.62g 106%
Monounsaturated fat 32.89g 0.188g 82%
Polyunsaturated fat 8.11g 0.188g 53%
Vitamin B12 0.82µg 0µg 34%
Cholesterol 90mg 0mg 30%
Vitamin B1 0.386mg 0.04mg 29%
Calories 655kcal 92kcal 28%
Vitamin B3 4.535mg 0.94mg 22%
Manganese 0.005mg 0.403mg 17%
Vitamin B2 0.236mg 0.039mg 15%
Copper 0.04mg 0.146mg 12%
Fiber 0g 2.7g 11%
Magnesium 3mg 51mg 11%
Carbs 0g 19.94g 7%
Protein 6.38g 3.38g 6%
Iron 0.42mg 0.8mg 5%
Choline 20.1mg 4%
Folate 1µg 14µg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.25mg 0.359mg 2%
Potassium 148mg 88mg 2%
Vitamin K 1.9µg 2%
Zinc 0.84mg 0.61mg 2%
Phosphorus 86mg 70mg 2%
Selenium 1.5µg 2.2µg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0.077mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.29mg 0.09mg 1%
Sodium 25mg 4mg 1%
Net carbs 0g 17.24g N/A
Calcium 4mg 7mg 0%
Sugar 0g 0.9g N/A
Vitamin A 3µg 0µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.021mg 0.049mg 0%
Threonine 0.21mg 0.129mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.168mg 0.127mg 0%
Leucine 0.446mg 0.212mg 0%
Lysine 0.528mg 0.172mg 0%
Methionine 0.095mg 0.044mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.239mg 0.133mg 0%
Valine 0.305mg 0.173mg 0%
Histidine 0.072mg 0.079mg 0%
Fructose 0.1g 0%

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
3% 20% 76%
Protein: 3.38 g
Fats: 0.62 g
Carbs: 19.94 g
Water: 75.63 g
Other: 0.43 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +88.8%
Contains more FatsFats +11127.4%
Contains more OtherOther +323.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +240.8%

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
26% 37% 37%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.134 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.188 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.188 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +17394.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +4213.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.5%

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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. Buckwheat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170686/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.