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Pork jowl vs. Hot dog — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between pork jowl and hot dogs

  • Pork jowl has more vitamin B1, vitamin B3, and vitamin B2; however, hot dogs are higher in vitamin B12, selenium, phosphorus, calcium, and iron.
  • Pork jowl covers your daily saturated fat needs 88% more than hot dogs.
  • Hot dogs contain 7 times less vitamin B1 than pork jowl. Pork jowl contains 0.386mg of vitamin B1, while hot dogs contain 0.055mg.
  • Hot dogs have less saturated fat.
  • The glycemic index of hot dogs is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Pork, fresh, variety meats, and by-products, jowl, raw and Frankfurter, meat.

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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 11% 30% 13% 41% 32% 33% 88% 142% 5.9% 68%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +400%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2375%
Contains more IronIron +159.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +142.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +42.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +139.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +800%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +733.3%
~equal in Potassium ~152mg

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% 3.8% 0% 14% 28% 50% 19% 38% 196% 0% 4.5% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +52.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +601.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +95%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +70.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +24%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +84.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +91.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +500%
~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 Hot dog DV% diff.
Saturated fat 25.26g 7.666g 80%
Fats 69.61g 25.76g 67%
Monounsaturated fat 32.89g 11.386g 54%
Sodium 25mg 1090mg 46%
Vitamin B12 0.82µg 1.57µg 31%
Vitamin B1 0.386mg 0.055mg 28%
Polyunsaturated fat 8.11g 4.404g 25%
Selenium 1.5µg 12.5µg 20%
Calories 655kcal 290kcal 18%
Phosphorus 86mg 206mg 17%
Vitamin B3 4.535mg 2.665mg 12%
Calcium 4mg 99mg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.236mg 0.121mg 9%
Iron 0.42mg 1.09mg 8%
Protein 6.38g 10.26g 8%
Copper 0.04mg 0.097mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0.166mg 6%
Cholesterol 90mg 77mg 4%
Magnesium 3mg 15mg 3%
Zinc 0.84mg 1.2mg 3%
Manganese 0.005mg 0.045mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.29mg 0.19mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.25mg 0.31mg 1%
Folate 1µg 6µg 1%
Carbs 0g 4.17g 1%
Net carbs 0g 4.17g N/A
Potassium 148mg 152mg 0%
Vitamin A 3µg 0µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.021mg 0.111mg 0%
Threonine 0.21mg 0.474mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.168mg 0.53mg 0%
Leucine 0.446mg 0.907mg 0%
Lysine 0.528mg 0.963mg 0%
Methionine 0.095mg 0.291mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.239mg 0.445mg 0%
Valine 0.305mg 0.555mg 0%
Histidine 0.072mg 0.331mg 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
10% 26% 4% 56% 4%
Protein: 10.26 g
Fats: 25.76 g
Carbs: 4.17 g
Water: 56.31 g
Other: 3.5 g
Contains more FatsFats +170.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +60.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +153.8%
Contains more OtherOther +92.3%

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
33% 49% 19%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 7.666 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 11.386 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.404 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +188.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +84.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -69.7%

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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. Hot dog - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172968/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.