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Pork jowl vs. Flank steak — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between pork jowl and flank steak

  • Pork jowl has more vitamin B1 and vitamin B2; however, flank steak is higher in selenium, vitamin B6, zinc, vitamin B12, phosphorus, vitamin B3, and iron.
  • Pork jowl covers your daily need for saturated fat, 109% more than flank steak.
  • Pork jowl has 5 times more vitamin B1 than flank steak. While pork jowl has 0.386mg of vitamin B1, flank steak has only 0.075mg.
  • Flank steak has less saturated fat.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Pork, fresh, variety meats, and by-products, jowl, raw and Beef, flank, steak, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, broiled.

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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 16% 6% 30% 65% 27% 134% 90% 7.3% 1.2% 160%
Contains less SodiumSodium -55.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +666.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +400%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +129.1%
Contains more IronIron +314.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +105%
Contains more ZincZinc +483.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +144.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +80%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1860%

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% 7.6% 0% 19% 31% 138% 33% 134% 204% 3.5% 6.8% 57%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +414.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +77.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +31%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +62.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +118%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +543.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +98.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +800%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pork jowl Flank steak DV% diff.
Saturated fat 25.26g 3.395g 99%
Fats 69.61g 8.23g 94%
Monounsaturated fat 32.89g 3.317g 74%
Polyunsaturated fat 8.11g 0.322g 52%
Selenium 1.5µg 29.4µg 51%
Protein 6.38g 27.66g 43%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0.579mg 38%
Zinc 0.84mg 4.9mg 37%
Vitamin B12 0.82µg 1.63µg 34%
Vitamin B1 0.386mg 0.075mg 26%
Calories 655kcal 192kcal 23%
Choline 105.4mg 19%
Vitamin B3 4.535mg 7.363mg 18%
Phosphorus 86mg 210mg 18%
Iron 0.42mg 1.74mg 17%
Vitamin B2 0.236mg 0.133mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.25mg 0.545mg 6%
Potassium 148mg 339mg 6%
Magnesium 3mg 23mg 5%
Copper 0.04mg 0.082mg 5%
Cholesterol 90mg 79mg 4%
Calcium 4mg 20mg 2%
Folate 1µg 9µg 2%
Vitamin E 0.29mg 0.38mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.4µg 1%
Sodium 25mg 56mg 1%
Vitamin A 3µg 0µg 0%
Manganese 0.005mg 0.009mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.021mg 0.182mg 0%
Threonine 0.21mg 1.105mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.168mg 1.259mg 0%
Leucine 0.446mg 2.201mg 0%
Lysine 0.528mg 2.338mg 0%
Methionine 0.095mg 0.72mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.239mg 1.093mg 0%
Valine 0.305mg 1.372mg 0%
Histidine 0.072mg 0.883mg 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
28% 8% 64%
Protein: 27.66 g
Fats: 8.23 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 64.17 g
Other: 0 g
Contains more FatsFats +745.8%
Contains more OtherOther +-3133.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +333.5%
Contains more WaterWater +189.2%
~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
48% 47% 5%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.395 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.317 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.322 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +891.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2418.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -86.6%

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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. Flank steak - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168733/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.