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Pork jowl vs. Mortadella — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between pork jowl and mortadella

  • Pork jowl has more vitamin B1 and vitamin B3; however, mortadella is higher in vitamin B2, selenium, vitamin B12, iron, and zinc.
  • Mortadella covers your daily vitamin B2 needs 11751% more than pork jowl.
  • Mortadella contains 3 times less vitamin B1 than pork jowl. Pork jowl contains 0.386mg of vitamin B1, while mortadella contains 0.119mg.
  • Mortadella has less saturated fat.
  • The glycemic index of mortadella is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Pork, fresh, variety meats, and by-products, jowl, raw and Mortadella, beef, pork.

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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 7.9% 5.4% 14% 53% 20% 57% 42% 163% 3.9% 123%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +266.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +350%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +10.1%
Contains more IronIron +233.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +50%
Contains more ZincZinc +150%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +12.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +500%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1406.7%

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% 4.4% 15% 30% 35308% 50% 26% 30% 185% 4% 2.3% 39%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +31.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +224.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +69.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +64730.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +76%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +44.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +80.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +200%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pork jowl Mortadella DV% diff.
Vitamin B2 0.236mg 153mg 11751%
Saturated fat 25.26g 9.51g 72%
Fats 69.61g 25.39g 68%
Monounsaturated fat 32.89g 11.38g 54%
Sodium 25mg 1246mg 53%
Selenium 1.5µg 22.6µg 38%
Polyunsaturated fat 8.11g 3.12g 33%
Vitamin B12 0.82µg 1.48µg 28%
Vitamin B1 0.386mg 0.119mg 22%
Protein 6.38g 16.37g 20%
Calories 655kcal 311kcal 17%
Choline 72.2mg 13%
Iron 0.42mg 1.4mg 12%
Vitamin B3 4.535mg 2.673mg 12%
Cholesterol 90mg 56mg 11%
Zinc 0.84mg 2.1mg 11%
Vitamin D 41IU 5%
Vitamin D 1µg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.25mg 0.44mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0.13mg 3%
Copper 0.04mg 0.06mg 2%
Phosphorus 86mg 97mg 2%
Magnesium 3mg 11mg 2%
Carbs 0g 3.05g 1%
Folate 1µg 3µg 1%
Vitamin K 1.6µg 1%
Calcium 4mg 18mg 1%
Manganese 0.005mg 0.03mg 1%
Net carbs 0g 3.05g N/A
Potassium 148mg 163mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.29mg 0.22mg 0%
Vitamin A 3µg 0µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.021mg 0.152mg 0%
Threonine 0.21mg 0.633mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.168mg 0.708mg 0%
Leucine 0.446mg 1.213mg 0%
Lysine 0.528mg 1.262mg 0%
Methionine 0.095mg 0.394mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.239mg 0.598mg 0%
Valine 0.305mg 0.735mg 0%
Histidine 0.072mg 0.52mg 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
16% 25% 3% 52% 3%
Protein: 16.37 g
Fats: 25.39 g
Carbs: 3.05 g
Water: 52.3 g
Other: 2.89 g
Contains more FatsFats +174.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +156.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +135.7%
Contains more OtherOther +58.8%

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
40% 47% 13%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 9.51 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 11.38 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.12 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +189%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +159.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -62.4%

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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. Mortadella - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174573/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.