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Pork jowl vs. Pork bacon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between pork jowl and pork bacon

  • Pork jowl has less selenium, phosphorus, vitamin B3, zinc, vitamin B6, copper, vitamin B5, and vitamin B12.
  • Pork bacon covers your daily selenium needs 105% more than pork jowl.
  • Pork bacon contains 2 times less saturated fat than pork jowl. Pork jowl contains 25.26g of saturated fat, while pork bacon contains 14.187g.

Food varieties used in this article are Pork, fresh, variety meats, and by-products, jowl, raw and Pork, cured, bacon, cooked, baked.

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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 21% 3% 48% 56% 61% 92% 217% 286% 2.9% 322%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +900%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +150%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +264.2%
Contains more IronIron +254.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +355%
Contains more ZincZinc +300%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +488.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +340%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3833.3%

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% 3.7% 6.4% 0% 87% 58% 199% 62% 71% 145% 0.25% 1.5% 65%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +266.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +10.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +134.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +313.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +243.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +41.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +100%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.348mg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.251mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pork jowl Pork bacon DV% diff.
Selenium 1.5µg 59µg 105%
Sodium 25mg 2193mg 94%
Phosphorus 86mg 506mg 60%
Protein 6.38g 35.73g 59%
Saturated fat 25.26g 14.187g 50%
Fats 69.61g 43.27g 41%
Vitamin B3 4.535mg 10.623mg 38%
Monounsaturated fat 32.89g 19.065g 35%
Zinc 0.84mg 3.36mg 23%
Polyunsaturated fat 8.11g 4.859g 22%
Choline 119.3mg 22%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0.309mg 17%
Vitamin B5 0.25mg 1.033mg 16%
Copper 0.04mg 0.182mg 16%
Vitamin B12 0.82µg 1.16µg 14%
Iron 0.42mg 1.49mg 13%
Potassium 148mg 539mg 12%
Magnesium 3mg 30mg 6%
Cholesterol 90mg 107mg 6%
Calories 655kcal 548kcal 5%
Vitamin B1 0.386mg 0.348mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.236mg 0.251mg 1%
Manganese 0.005mg 0.022mg 1%
Vitamin A 3µg 11µg 1%
Calcium 4mg 10mg 1%
Carbs 0g 1.35g 0%
Net carbs 0g 1.35g N/A
Vitamin E 0.29mg 0.32mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Folate 1µg 2µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.021mg 0.299mg 0%
Threonine 0.21mg 1.399mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.168mg 1.676mg 0%
Leucine 0.446mg 2.782mg 0%
Lysine 0.528mg 2.964mg 0%
Methionine 0.095mg 0.795mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.239mg 1.417mg 0%
Valine 0.305mg 1.901mg 0%
Histidine 0.072mg 1.343mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.21g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.199g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 4.088g N/A

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
36% 43% 13% 7%
Protein: 35.73 g
Fats: 43.27 g
Carbs: 1.35 g
Water: 12.52 g
Other: 7.13 g
Contains more FatsFats +60.9%
Contains more WaterWater +77.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +460%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +291.8%

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
37% 50% 13%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 14.187 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 19.065 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.859 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +72.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +66.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -43.8%

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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. Pork bacon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167914/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.