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Pork jowl vs. Butter — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between pork jowl and butter

  • Pork jowl has more vitamin B1, vitamin B3, vitamin B12, vitamin B2, phosphorus, and zinc; however, butter is richer in vitamin A and vitamin E.
  • Butter covers your daily saturated fat needs 126% more than pork jowl.
  • Butter has 108 times less vitamin B3 than pork jowl. Pork jowl has 4.535mg of vitamin B3, while butter has 0.042mg.
  • Pork jowl contains less saturated fat.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Pork, fresh, variety meats, and by-products, jowl, raw and Butter, without salt.

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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%
Butter
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 1.4% 7.2% 2.1% 0.75% 5.3% 2.5% 10% 1.4% 0.52% 5.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +50%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +516.7%
Contains more IronIron +2000%
Contains more CopperCopper +150%
Contains more ZincZinc +833.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +258.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +25%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +50%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +500%
Contains less SodiumSodium -56%

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%
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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% 228% 46% 0% 1.3% 7.8% 0.79% 6.6% 0.69% 21% 18% 2.3% 10%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +7620%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +594.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +10697.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +127.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +2900%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +382.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +22700%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +700%
Contains more FolateFolate +200%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pork jowl Butter DV% diff.
Saturated fat 25.26g 50.489g 115%
Vitamin A 3µg 684µg 76%
Cholesterol 90mg 215mg 42%
Polyunsaturated fat 8.11g 3.01g 34%
Vitamin B1 0.386mg 0.005mg 32%
Vitamin B3 4.535mg 0.042mg 28%
Vitamin B12 0.82µg 0.17µg 27%
Monounsaturated fat 32.89g 23.43g 24%
Fats 69.61g 81.11g 18%
Vitamin B2 0.236mg 0.034mg 16%
Vitamin E 0.29mg 2.32mg 14%
Protein 6.38g 0.85g 11%
Phosphorus 86mg 24mg 9%
Zinc 0.84mg 0.09mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0.003mg 7%
Vitamin K 7µg 6%
Iron 0.42mg 0.02mg 5%
Potassium 148mg 24mg 4%
Choline 18.8mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.25mg 0.11mg 3%
Calories 655kcal 717kcal 3%
Copper 0.04mg 0.016mg 3%
Calcium 4mg 24mg 2%
Selenium 1.5µg 1µg 1%
Sodium 25mg 11mg 1%
Folate 1µg 3µg 1%
Carbs 0g 0.06g 0%
Net carbs 0g 0.06g N/A
Magnesium 3mg 2mg 0%
Sugar 0g 0.06g N/A
Manganese 0.005mg 0.004mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.021mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.21mg 0.038mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.168mg 0.051mg 0%
Leucine 0.446mg 0.083mg 0%
Lysine 0.528mg 0.067mg 0%
Methionine 0.095mg 0.021mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.239mg 0.041mg 0%
Valine 0.305mg 0.057mg 0%
Histidine 0.072mg 0.023mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.315g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 2.166g 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
Butter
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81% 18%
Protein: 0.85 g
Fats: 81.11 g
Carbs: 0.06 g
Water: 17.94 g
Other: 0.04 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +650.6%
Contains more WaterWater +23.7%
Contains more OtherOther +4450%
Contains more FatsFats +16.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%

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
Butter
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66% 30% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 50.489 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 23.43 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.01 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -50%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +40.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +169.4%

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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. Pork jowl - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168269/nutrients
  2. Butter - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173430/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.