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Pork jowl vs. Pork spare ribs — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between pork jowl and pork spare ribs

  • Pork jowl has more vitamin B12 and vitamin B1; however, pork spare ribs are higher in selenium, vitamin B6, zinc, phosphorus, vitamin B5, and iron.
  • Pork jowl covers your daily need for saturated fat, 89% more than pork spare ribs.
  • Pork jowl has 2 times more vitamin B12 than pork spare ribs. While pork jowl has 0.82µg of vitamin B12, pork spare ribs have only 0.38µg.
  • Pork spare ribs have less saturated fat.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Pork, fresh, variety meats, and by-products, jowl, raw and Pork, fresh, spareribs, 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 11% 4.5% 21% 34% 27% 68% 60% 11% 1.3% 120%
Contains less SodiumSodium -69.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +433.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +275%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +63.5%
Contains more IronIron +116.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +100%
Contains more ZincZinc +197.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +64%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +100%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1366.7%

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% 7.4% 35% 80% 58% 87% 38% 132% 48% 0% 0% 33%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +21%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +115.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +27.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +150%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +537.8%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.251mg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~4.662mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pork jowl Pork spare ribs DV% diff.
Saturated fat 25.26g 7.529g 81%
Fats 69.61g 23.4g 71%
Monounsaturated fat 32.89g 8.542g 61%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0.574mg 37%
Selenium 1.5µg 22µg 37%
Polyunsaturated fat 8.11g 3.953g 28%
Calories 655kcal 277kcal 19%
Vitamin B12 0.82µg 0.38µg 18%
Protein 6.38g 15.47g 18%
Zinc 0.84mg 2.5mg 15%
Vitamin D 2.3µg 12%
Vitamin D 91IU 11%
Choline 59.7mg 11%
Vitamin B5 0.25mg 0.625mg 8%
Phosphorus 86mg 141mg 8%
Iron 0.42mg 0.91mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.386mg 0.319mg 6%
Copper 0.04mg 0.08mg 4%
Magnesium 3mg 16mg 3%
Cholesterol 90mg 80mg 3%
Potassium 148mg 242mg 3%
Sodium 25mg 81mg 2%
Calcium 4mg 15mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.29mg 0.37mg 1%
Vitamin B3 4.535mg 4.662mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.236mg 0.251mg 1%
Vitamin A 3µg 0µg 0%
Manganese 0.005mg 0.01mg 0%
Folate 1µg 0µg 0%
Trans fat 0.222g N/A
Tryptophan 0.021mg 0.163mg 0%
Threonine 0.21mg 0.695mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.168mg 0.761mg 0%
Leucine 0.446mg 1.318mg 0%
Lysine 0.528mg 1.435mg 0%
Methionine 0.095mg 0.426mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.239mg 0.65mg 0%
Valine 0.305mg 0.809mg 0%
Histidine 0.072mg 0.668mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.081g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.079g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 3.146g 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
15% 23% 60%
Protein: 15.47 g
Fats: 23.4 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 59.75 g
Other: 1.38 g
Contains more FatsFats +197.5%
Contains more OtherOther +31.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +142.5%
Contains more WaterWater +169.3%
~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
38% 43% 20%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 7.529 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.542 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.953 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +285%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +105.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -70.2%

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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 spare ribs - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167853/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.