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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.
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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 3.9% 25% 37% 10% 37% 119% 104% 8.6% 91%
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.
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% 0% 4.4% 0% 25% 49% 90% 44% 89% 68% 0.5% 3% 37%
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 Pork jowl Fajita 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%
Vitamin B1 0.386mg 0.1mg 24%
Protein 6.38g 18.56g 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%
Zinc 0.84mg 1.37mg 5%
Magnesium 3mg 22mg 5%
Potassium 148mg 284mg 4%
Manganese 0.005mg 0.066mg 3%
Vitamin B3 4.535mg 4.779mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.236mg 0.213mg 2%
Copper 0.04mg 0.03mg 1%
Folate 1µg 4µg 1%
Calcium 4mg 13mg 1%
Cholesterol 90mg 88mg 1%
Carbs 0g 2.23g 1%
Net carbs 0g 2.23g N/A
Vitamin E 0.29mg 0.22mg 0%
Vitamin A 3µg 0µg 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

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
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19% 6% 2% 71% 3%
Protein: 18.56 g
Fats: 5.73 g
Carbs: 2.23 g
Water: 70.6 g
Other: 2.88 g
Contains more FatsFats +1114.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +190.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +218.2%
Contains more OtherOther +58.2%

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
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32% 46% 22%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.596 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.333 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.089 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1309.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +644.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -93.7%

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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

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.