Pork jowl vs. Lamb — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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What are the differences between pork jowl and lamb?
- Pork jowl is higher in vitamin B1, yet lamb is higher in vitamin B12, selenium, zinc, iron, phosphorus, vitamin B3, copper, and vitamin B5.
- Pork jowl's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 82% more.
- Pork jowl has 4 times more vitamin B1 than lamb. While pork jowl has 0.386mg of vitamin B1, lamb has only 0.1mg.
- The amount of saturated fat in lamb is lower.
We used Pork, fresh, variety meats, and by-products, jowl, raw and Lamb, domestic, composite of trimmed retail cuts, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked 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.
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -65.3% |
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +666.7% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +325% |
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +109.5% |
| Contains more IronIron | +347.6% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +197.5% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +431% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +118.6% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +340% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +1660% |
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.
| Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +107.1% |
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +286% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +46.9% |
| Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +164% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +44.4% |
| Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +211% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +1700% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
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DV% diff. |
| Saturated fat | 25.26g | 8.83g | 75% |
| Fats | 69.61g | 20.94g | 75% |
| Vitamin B12 | 0.82µg | 2.55µg | 72% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 32.89g | 8.82g | 60% |
| Selenium | 1.5µg | 26.4µg | 45% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 8.11g | 1.51g | 44% |
| Protein | 6.38g | 24.52g | 36% |
| Zinc | 0.84mg | 4.46mg | 33% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.386mg | 0.1mg | 24% |
| Calories | 655kcal | 294kcal | 18% |
| Iron | 0.42mg | 1.88mg | 18% |
| Choline | 93.7mg | 17% | |
| Phosphorus | 86mg | 188mg | 15% |
| Vitamin B3 | 4.535mg | 6.66mg | 13% |
| Copper | 0.04mg | 0.119mg | 9% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.25mg | 0.66mg | 8% |
| Potassium | 148mg | 310mg | 5% |
| Magnesium | 3mg | 23mg | 5% |
| Folate | 1µg | 18µg | 4% |
| Vitamin K | 4.6µg | 4% | |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.09mg | 0.13mg | 3% |
| Sodium | 25mg | 72mg | 2% |
| Cholesterol | 90mg | 97mg | 2% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.236mg | 0.25mg | 1% |
| Manganese | 0.005mg | 0.022mg | 1% |
| Vitamin D | 0.1µg | 1% | |
| Vitamin E | 0.29mg | 0.14mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 4mg | 17mg | 1% |
| Vitamin D | 2IU | 0% | |
| Vitamin A | 3µg | 0µg | 0% |
| Tryptophan | 0.021mg | 0.287mg | 0% |
| Threonine | 0.21mg | 1.05mg | 0% |
| Isoleucine | 0.168mg | 1.183mg | 0% |
| Leucine | 0.446mg | 1.908mg | 0% |
| Lysine | 0.528mg | 2.166mg | 0% |
| Methionine | 0.095mg | 0.629mg | 0% |
| Phenylalanine | 0.239mg | 0.998mg | 0% |
| Valine | 0.305mg | 1.323mg | 0% |
| Histidine | 0.072mg | 0.777mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more FatsFats | +232.4% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +122% |
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +284.3% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +142.1% |
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +272.9% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +437.1% |
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -65% |
