Pork jowl vs. Fajita — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are pork jowl and fajita different?

Pork jowl is richer in vitamin B1 and vitamin B12, while fajita is higher in selenium, phosphorus, vitamin B6, vitamin B5, and iron.
Pork jowl covers your daily need for saturated fat, 118% more than fajita.
Pork jowl contains 4 times more vitamin B1 than fajita. Pork jowl contains 0.386mg of vitamin B1, while fajita contains 0.1mg.
Fajita is lower in saturated fat.
Fajita has a higher glycemic index (42) than pork jowl (0).

Pork, fresh, variety meats, and by-products, jowl, raw and USDA Commodity, chicken fajita strips, frozen 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

Fajita

Contains more CopperCopper	+33.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-96.9%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+633.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+225%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+91.9%
Contains more IronIron	+135.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+63.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+222.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1220%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+1013.3%

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.

Pork jowl

Fajita

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+31.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+286%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+51.9%

Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+190.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+330%
Contains more FolateFolate	+300%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.213mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~4.779mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	25.26g	1.596g	108%
Fats	69.61g	5.73g	98%
Monounsaturated fat	32.89g	2.333g	76%
Polyunsaturated fat	8.11g	1.089g	47%
Sodium	25mg	799mg	34%
Selenium	1.5µg	16.7µg	28%
Phosphorus	86mg	277mg	27%
Calories	655kcal	135kcal	26%
Protein	6.38g	18.56g	24%
Vitamin B1	0.386mg	0.1mg	24%
Vitamin B6	0.09mg	0.387mg	23%
Vitamin B12	0.82µg	0.54µg	12%
Choline		67.8mg	12%
Vitamin B5	0.25mg	0.726mg	10%
Iron	0.42mg	0.99mg	7%
Magnesium	3mg	22mg	5%
Zinc	0.84mg	1.37mg	5%
Potassium	148mg	284mg	4%
Manganese	0.005mg	0.066mg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.236mg	0.213mg	2%
Vitamin B3	4.535mg	4.779mg	2%
Carbs	0g	2.23g	1%
Cholesterol	90mg	88mg	1%
Calcium	4mg	13mg	1%
Copper	0.04mg	0.03mg	1%
Folate	1µg	4µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	0.97g	14g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	1027kcal	73kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	15g	74g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.6	2.1	N/A
Net carbs	0g	2.23g	N/A
Vitamin A	3µg	0µg	0%
Vitamin E	0.29mg	0.22mg	0%
Vitamin K		0.2µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.021mg	0.2mg	0%
Threonine	0.21mg	0.452mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.168mg	0.813mg	0%
Leucine	0.446mg	1.56mg	0%
Lysine	0.528mg	1.857mg	0%
Methionine	0.095mg	0.552mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.239mg	0.763mg	0%
Valine	0.305mg	0.847mg	0%
Histidine	0.072mg	0.68mg	0%
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.007g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.01g	N/A