Pork jowl vs. Pepperoni — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between pork jowl and pepperoni

Pork jowl has more fats; however, pepperoni has more selenium, manganese, protein, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, zinc, and vitamin B5.
Pepperoni's daily need coverage for sodium is 68% more.
Pork jowl has 2 times more fats than pepperoni. Pork jowl has 69.61g of fats, while pepperoni has 46.28g.
Pepperoni is lower in saturated fat.
Pepperoni has a higher glycemic index than pork jowl.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Pork, fresh, variety meats, and by-products, jowl, raw and Pepperoni, beef, and pork, sliced.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Pork jowl

Pepperoni

Contains less SodiumSodium

-98.4%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+500%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+375%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+85.1%
Contains more IronIron	+216.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+127.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+190.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+83.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+21380%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+1833.3%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Pork jowl

Pepperoni

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+42.4%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+255.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+272%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+302.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+58.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+400%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.257mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~4.987mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Sodium	25mg	1582mg	68%
Selenium	1.5µg	29µg	50%
Manganese	0.005mg	1.074mg	46%
Fats	69.61g	46.28g	36%
Saturated fat	25.26g	17.708g	34%
Monounsaturated fat	32.89g	20.77g	30%
Protein	6.38g	19.25g	26%
Polyunsaturated fat	8.11g	4.458g	24%
Vitamin B6	0.09mg	0.362mg	21%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		3.605g	21%
Vitamin B12	0.82µg	1.3µg	20%
Zinc	0.84mg	2.44mg	15%
Vitamin B5	0.25mg	0.93mg	14%
Iron	0.42mg	1.33mg	11%
Phosphorus	86mg	158mg	10%
Vitamin B1	0.386mg	0.271mg	10%
Omega-3 (ALA)		0.164g	10%
Choline		51.2mg	9%
Calories	655kcal	504kcal	8%
Vitamin D*		52 IU	7%
Vitamin D		1.3µg	7%
Copper	0.04mg	0.091mg	6%
Vitamin E	0.29mg	1.03mg	5%
Vitamin K		5.8µg	5%
Magnesium	3mg	18mg	4%
Potassium	148mg	274mg	4%
Vitamin B3	4.535mg	4.987mg	3%
Cholesterol	90mg	97mg	2%
Calcium	4mg	19mg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.236mg	0.257mg	2%
Folate	1µg	5µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	0.97g	3.8g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	1027kcal	262kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	15g	20g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.6	1.4	N/A
Net carbs	0g	1.18g	N/A
Carbs	0g	1.18g	0%
Vitamin A	3µg	0µg	0%
Trans fat		1.527g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.021mg	0.23mg	0%
Threonine	0.21mg	0.869mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.168mg	0.901mg	0%
Leucine	0.446mg	1.575mg	0%
Lysine	0.528mg	1.652mg	0%
Methionine	0.095mg	0.511mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.239mg	0.778mg	0%
Valine	0.305mg	0.987mg	0%
Histidine	0.072mg	0.688mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0g	0.004g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0g	0.004g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0g	0.02g	N/A
Omega-3 (Eicosatrienoic acid)		0.018g	N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)		0.002g	N/A
Omega-6 (Dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid)		0.04g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)		0.136g	N/A