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Pork jowl vs. Elk meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between pork jowl and elk meat?

  • Pork jowl is higher in vitamin B1, yet elk meat is higher in vitamin B12, iron, copper, vitamin B6, zinc, phosphorus, vitamin B5, and selenium.
  • Pork jowl's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 120% more.
  • Pork jowl has 3 times more vitamin B1 than elk meat. While pork jowl has 0.386mg of vitamin B1, elk meat has only 0.144mg.
  • The amount of saturated fat in elk meat is lower.

We used Pork, fresh, variety meats, and by-products, jowl, raw and Game meat, elk, tenderloin, separable lean only, cooked, broiled types 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.
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 21% 1.5% 35% 153% 116% 112% 122% 6.5% 2.5% 57%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +866.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +25%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +164.9%
Contains more IronIron +869%
Contains more CopperCopper +772.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +390.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +231.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +280%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +600%

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% 11% 0% 36% 85% 115% 73% 112% 370% 0% 6.8% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +168.1%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +89.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +56.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +35.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +384.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +438.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +261%
Contains more FolateFolate +800%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pork jowl Elk meat DV% diff.
Saturated fat 25.26g 1.342g 109%
Fats 69.61g 3.41g 102%
Vitamin B12 0.82µg 2.96µg 89%
Monounsaturated fat 32.89g 0.97g 80%
Polyunsaturated fat 8.11g 0.161g 53%
Protein 6.38g 30.76g 49%
Iron 0.42mg 4.07mg 46%
Copper 0.04mg 0.349mg 34%
Zinc 0.84mg 4.12mg 30%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0.485mg 30%
Phosphorus 86mg 285mg 28%
Calories 655kcal 162kcal 25%
Vitamin B1 0.386mg 0.144mg 20%
Vitamin B5 0.25mg 1.212mg 19%
Selenium 1.5µg 10.5µg 16%
Vitamin B2 0.236mg 0.37mg 10%
Vitamin B3 4.535mg 6.143mg 10%
Potassium 148mg 392mg 7%
Magnesium 3mg 29mg 6%
Cholesterol 90mg 72mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.29mg 0.55mg 2%
Folate 1µg 9µg 2%
Manganese 0.005mg 0.019mg 1%
Sodium 25mg 50mg 1%
Calcium 4mg 5mg 0%
Vitamin A 3µg 0µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.021mg 0.275mg 0%
Threonine 0.21mg 1.236mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.168mg 1.291mg 0%
Leucine 0.446mg 2.293mg 0%
Lysine 0.528mg 2.513mg 0%
Methionine 0.095mg 0.755mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.239mg 1.126mg 0%
Valine 0.305mg 1.428mg 0%
Histidine 0.072mg 0.948mg 0%
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.002g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.002g 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
31% 3% 65%
Protein: 30.76 g
Fats: 3.41 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 64.93 g
Other: 0.9 g
Contains more FatsFats +1941.3%
Contains more OtherOther +102.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +382.1%
Contains more WaterWater +192.6%
~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
54% 39% 7%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.342 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.97 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.161 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +3290.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +4937.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -94.7%

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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. Elk meat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174429/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.