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

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A recap on the differences between pork jowl and pork shoulder

  • Pork jowl has less selenium, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, zinc, phosphorus, vitamin B5, and iron.
  • Pork jowl covers your daily saturated fat needs 95% more than pork shoulder.
  • Pork shoulder has less saturated fat.

Food varieties used in this article are Pork, fresh, variety meats, and by-products, jowl, raw and Pork, fresh, shoulder, whole, separable lean, and fat, raw.

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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 13% 4.5% 27% 39% 28% 74% 78% 8.5% 1.4% 139%
Contains less SodiumSodium -61.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +500%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +275%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +104.1%
Contains more IronIron +150%
Contains more CopperCopper +110%
Contains more ZincZinc +221.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +111.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +120%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1600%

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 2.3% 0.67% 3.8% 26% 192% 63% 72% 43% 80% 93% 0% 3.8% 33%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +50%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +52.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +18.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +98.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +16.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +187.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +286.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +400%
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0.74µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pork jowl Pork shoulder DV% diff.
Saturated fat 25.26g 6.24g 86%
Fats 69.61g 17.99g 79%
Monounsaturated fat 32.89g 8.01g 62%
Selenium 1.5µg 25.5µg 44%
Polyunsaturated fat 8.11g 1.92g 41%
Vitamin B1 0.386mg 0.767mg 32%
Protein 6.38g 17.18g 22%
Calories 655kcal 236kcal 21%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0.348mg 20%
Zinc 0.84mg 2.7mg 17%
Phosphorus 86mg 182mg 14%
Choline 60.6mg 11%
Vitamin B5 0.25mg 0.719mg 9%
Vitamin D 70IU 9%
Vitamin D 1.7µg 9%
Iron 0.42mg 1.05mg 8%
Cholesterol 90mg 71mg 6%
Potassium 148mg 302mg 5%
Copper 0.04mg 0.084mg 5%
Vitamin B3 4.535mg 3.833mg 4%
Magnesium 3mg 18mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.236mg 0.275mg 3%
Vitamin B12 0.82µg 0.74µg 3%
Sodium 25mg 65mg 2%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.7mg 1%
Calcium 4mg 15mg 1%
Folate 1µg 5µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.29mg 0.19mg 1%
Vitamin A 3µg 2µg 0%
Manganese 0.005mg 0.011mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.021mg 0.208mg 0%
Threonine 0.21mg 0.768mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.168mg 0.781mg 0%
Leucine 0.446mg 1.36mg 0%
Lysine 0.528mg 1.531mg 0%
Methionine 0.095mg 0.441mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.239mg 0.681mg 0%
Valine 0.305mg 0.921mg 0%
Histidine 0.072mg 0.656mg 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
17% 18% 64%
Protein: 17.18 g
Fats: 17.99 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 64.02 g
Other: 0.81 g
Contains more FatsFats +286.9%
Contains more OtherOther +124.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +169.3%
Contains more WaterWater +188.5%
~equal in Carbs ~0g

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
39% 50% 12%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.24 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.01 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.92 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +310.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +322.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -75.3%

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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 shoulder - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167843/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.