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Pork jowl vs. Melon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are pork jowl and melon different?

  • Pork jowl is richer in vitamin B12, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, phosphorus, and zinc, while melon is higher in vitamin C and vitamin B6.
  • Pork jowl covers your daily need for saturated fat, 126% more than melon.
  • Melon is lower in cholesterol.
  • Melon has a higher glycemic index (62) than pork jowl (0).

Pork, fresh, variety meats, and by-products, jowl, raw and Melons, casaba, raw 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 7.9% 3.3% 16% 13% 20% 1.9% 2.1% 1.2% 4.6% 2.2%
Contains more IronIron +23.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +1100%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1620%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +275%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +266.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +175%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +23%
Contains more CopperCopper +50%
Contains less SodiumSodium -64%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +600%

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 73% 0% 1% 0% 3.8% 7.2% 4.4% 5% 38% 0% 6.3% 6% 4.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +480%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2473.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +661.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1854.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +197.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +81.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +700%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pork jowl Melon DV% diff.
Saturated fat 25.26g 0.025g 115%
Fats 69.61g 0.1g 107%
Monounsaturated fat 32.89g 0.002g 82%
Polyunsaturated fat 8.11g 0.039g 54%
Vitamin B12 0.82µg 0µg 34%
Calories 655kcal 28kcal 31%
Vitamin B1 0.386mg 0.015mg 31%
Cholesterol 90mg 0mg 30%
Vitamin B3 4.535mg 0.232mg 27%
Vitamin C 0mg 21.8mg 24%
Vitamin B2 0.236mg 0.031mg 16%
Phosphorus 86mg 5mg 12%
Protein 6.38g 1.11g 11%
Zinc 0.84mg 0.07mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0.163mg 6%
Fiber 0g 0.9g 4%
Vitamin B5 0.25mg 0.084mg 3%
Carbs 0g 6.58g 2%
Folate 1µg 8µg 2%
Vitamin K 2.5µg 2%
Magnesium 3mg 11mg 2%
Selenium 1.5µg 0.4µg 2%
Vitamin E 0.29mg 0.05mg 2%
Copper 0.04mg 0.06mg 2%
Iron 0.42mg 0.34mg 1%
Calcium 4mg 11mg 1%
Potassium 148mg 182mg 1%
Sodium 25mg 9mg 1%
Manganese 0.005mg 0.035mg 1%
Choline 7.6mg 1%
Net carbs 0g 5.68g N/A
Sugar 0g 5.69g N/A
Vitamin A 3µg 0µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.021mg 0%
Threonine 0.21mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.168mg 0%
Leucine 0.446mg 0%
Lysine 0.528mg 0%
Methionine 0.095mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.239mg 0%
Valine 0.305mg 0%
Histidine 0.072mg 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
Melon
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7% 92%
Protein: 1.11 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 6.58 g
Water: 91.85 g
Other: 0.36 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +474.8%
Contains more FatsFats +69510%
Contains more OtherOther +405.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +313.9%

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
Melon
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38% 3% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.025 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.002 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.039 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1644400%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +20694.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.9%

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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. Melon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169093/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.