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Pork jowl vs. Lamb shoulder — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between pork jowl and lamb shoulder

  • Pork jowl has more vitamin B1, while lamb shoulder has more vitamin B12, selenium, zinc, iron, phosphorus, vitamin B3, vitamin B5, and copper.
  • Pork jowl's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 83% higher.
  • Lamb shoulder contains 4 times less vitamin B1 than pork jowl. Pork jowl contains 0.386mg of vitamin B1, while lamb shoulder contains 0.09mg.
  • The amount of saturated fat in lamb shoulder is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are Pork, fresh, variety meats, and by-products, jowl, raw and Lamb, domestic, shoulder, arm, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked, roasted.

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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% 5.4% 23% 76% 38% 122% 78% 8.5% 2.7% 139%
Contains less SodiumSodium -61.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +666.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +350%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +75%
Contains more IronIron +383.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +182.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +433.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +112.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +320%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1593.3%

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%
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% 2.8% 0% 23% 58% 125% 43% 28% 319% 0% 15% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +107.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +328.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +46.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +184%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +33.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +211%
Contains more FolateFolate +1900%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.25mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pork jowl Lamb shoulder DV% diff.
Fats 69.61g 20.24g 76%
Saturated fat 25.26g 8.74g 75%
Vitamin B12 0.82µg 2.55µg 72%
Monounsaturated fat 32.89g 8.3g 61%
Polyunsaturated fat 8.11g 1.61g 43%
Selenium 1.5µg 25.4µg 43%
Zinc 0.84mg 4.48mg 33%
Protein 6.38g 22.53g 32%
Vitamin B1 0.386mg 0.09mg 25%
Iron 0.42mg 2.03mg 20%
Calories 655kcal 279kcal 19%
Phosphorus 86mg 183mg 14%
Vitamin B3 4.535mg 6.66mg 13%
Vitamin B5 0.25mg 0.71mg 9%
Copper 0.04mg 0.113mg 8%
Folate 1µg 20µg 5%
Magnesium 3mg 23mg 5%
Potassium 148mg 259mg 3%
Sodium 25mg 65mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0.12mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.236mg 0.25mg 1%
Manganese 0.005mg 0.021mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.29mg 0.14mg 1%
Calcium 4mg 18mg 1%
Cholesterol 90mg 92mg 1%
Vitamin A 3µg 0µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.021mg 0.263mg 0%
Threonine 0.21mg 0.964mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.168mg 1.087mg 0%
Leucine 0.446mg 1.753mg 0%
Lysine 0.528mg 1.99mg 0%
Methionine 0.095mg 0.578mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.239mg 0.917mg 0%
Valine 0.305mg 1.216mg 0%
Histidine 0.072mg 0.714mg 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
23% 20% 56%
Protein: 22.53 g
Fats: 20.24 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 55.92 g
Other: 1.31 g
Contains more FatsFats +243.9%
Contains more OtherOther +38.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +253.1%
Contains more WaterWater +152%
~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
47% 45% 9%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 8.74 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.3 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.61 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +296.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +403.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -65.4%

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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. Lamb shoulder - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174329/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.