Pork jowl vs. Muffin — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are pork jowl and muffin different?
- Pork jowl is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin B3, and vitamin B1; however, muffin is richer in manganese, selenium, folate, and iron.
- Daily need coverage for saturated fat for pork jowl is 112% higher.
- Pork jowl contains 5 times more vitamin B12 than muffin. While pork jowl contains 0.82µg of vitamin B12, muffin contains only 0.16µg.
- Muffin has less saturated fat.
- Pork jowl has a lower glycemic index (0) than muffin (59).
Pork, fresh, variety meats, and by-products, jowl, raw and Muffins, blueberry, commercially prepared (Includes mini-muffins) are the varieties 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.
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +22.3% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +127% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -92.6% |
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +233.3% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +1000% |
Contains more IronIron | +209.5% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +50% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +69.8% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +8880% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +446.7% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +129.8% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +44.8% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +219.8% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +125% |
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +412.5% |
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +600% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +462.1% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +88% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +4700% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Saturated fat | 25.26g | 2.844g | 102% |
Fats | 69.61g | 16.07g | 82% |
Monounsaturated fat | 32.89g | 4.822g | 70% |
Vitamin K | 39.2µg | 33% | |
Vitamin B12 | 0.82µg | 0.16µg | 28% |
Cholesterol | 90mg | 30mg | 20% |
Vitamin B3 | 4.535mg | 1.418mg | 19% |
Manganese | 0.005mg | 0.449mg | 19% |
Carbs | 0g | 53g | 18% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.386mg | 0.168mg | 18% |
Choline | 92.5mg | 17% | |
Calories | 655kcal | 375kcal | 14% |
Sodium | 25mg | 336mg | 14% |
Selenium | 1.5µg | 8.2µg | 12% |
Folate | 1µg | 48µg | 12% |
Iron | 0.42mg | 1.3mg | 11% |
Phosphorus | 86mg | 146mg | 9% |
Vitamin E | 0.29mg | 1.63mg | 9% |
Starch | 16.31g | 7% | |
Vitamin B2 | 0.236mg | 0.163mg | 6% |
Protein | 6.38g | 4.49g | 4% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.09mg | 0.04mg | 4% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.25mg | 0.47mg | 4% |
Zinc | 0.84mg | 0.37mg | 4% |
Fiber | 0g | 1.1g | 4% |
Calcium | 4mg | 44mg | 4% |
Fructose | 1.21g | 2% | |
Copper | 0.04mg | 0.06mg | 2% |
Magnesium | 3mg | 10mg | 2% |
Vitamin A | 3µg | 21µg | 2% |
Vitamin D | 0.1µg | 1% | |
Potassium | 148mg | 121mg | 1% |
Vitamin D | 4IU | 1% | |
Vitamin C | 0mg | 0.9mg | 1% |
Net carbs | 0g | 51.9g | N/A |
Sugar | 0g | 31.47g | N/A |
Trans fat | 0.2g | N/A | |
Polyunsaturated fat | 8.11g | 8.103g | 0% |
Tryptophan | 0.021mg | 0.066mg | 0% |
Threonine | 0.21mg | 0.181mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 0.168mg | 0.224mg | 0% |
Leucine | 0.446mg | 0.421mg | 0% |
Lysine | 0.528mg | 0.199mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.095mg | 0.115mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.239mg | 0.277mg | 0% |
Valine | 0.305mg | 0.257mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.072mg | 0.128mg | 0% |
Omega-3 - DHA | 0g | 0.008g | N/A |
Omega-3 - ALA | 1.022g | N/A | |
Omega-3 - DPA | 0g | 0.001g | N/A |
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid | 0.048g | N/A | |
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid | 0.002g | N/A | |
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid | 0.007g | N/A | |
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid | 6.911g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more ProteinProtein | +42.1% |
Contains more FatsFats | +333.2% |
Contains more OtherOther | +23% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +∞% |
Contains more WaterWater | +12.5% |
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +582.1% |
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -88.7% |
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Polyunsaturated fat
~8.103g