Pork jowl vs. Pound cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between pork jowl and pound cake

Pork jowl has more vitamin B12, vitamin B3, and vitamin B1; however, pound cake is higher in iron, folate, phosphorus, and selenium.
Pork jowl covers your daily saturated fat needs 102% more than pound cake.
Pound cake contains 3 times less vitamin B3 than pork jowl. Pork jowl contains 4.535mg of vitamin B3, while pound cake contains 1.615mg.
Pound cake has less saturated fat.
The glycemic index of pound cake is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Pork, fresh, variety meats, and by-products, jowl, raw and Cake, pound, commercially prepared, butter (includes fresh and frozen).

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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.

Pork jowl

Pound cake

Contains more ZincZinc	+95.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-93.4%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+166.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1075%
Contains more IronIron	+252.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+62.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+2100%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+233.3%

~equal in Potassium ~149mg

~equal in Copper ~0.042mg

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.

Pork jowl

Pound cake

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+123.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+180.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+150%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+127.8%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+2233.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+124.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+94%
Contains more FolateFolate	+4100%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.249mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	25.26g	4.811g	93%
Fats	69.61g	13.96g	86%
Monounsaturated fat	32.89g	3.02g	75%
Polyunsaturated fat	8.11g	3.419g	31%
Vitamin B12	0.82µg	0.36µg	19%
Carbs	0g	53.64g	18%
Vitamin B1	0.386mg	0.173mg	18%
Vitamin B3	4.535mg	1.615mg	18%
Calories	655kcal	353kcal	15%
Threonine	0.21mg	153mg	15%
Sodium	25mg	377mg	15%
Iron	0.42mg	1.48mg	13%
Choline		65.6mg	12%
Folate	1µg	42µg	10%
Phosphorus	86mg	140mg	8%
Cholesterol	90mg	66mg	8%
Starch		17.36g	7%
Vitamin A	3µg	70µg	7%
Selenium	1.5µg	5µg	6%
Vitamin B5	0.25mg	0.485mg	5%
Manganese	0.005mg	0.11mg	5%
Vitamin B6	0.09mg	0.036mg	4%
Vitamin D		0.8µg	4%
Zinc	0.84mg	0.43mg	4%
Calcium	4mg	47mg	4%
Vitamin D		34IU	4%
Protein	6.38g	5g	3%
Vitamin E	0.29mg	0.65mg	2%
Fiber	0g	0.6g	2%
Vitamin B2	0.236mg	0.249mg	1%
Vitamin K		1.7µg	1%
Magnesium	3mg	8mg	1%
Net carbs	0g	53.04g	N/A
Potassium	148mg	149mg	0%
Sugar	0g	33.36g	N/A
Copper	0.04mg	0.042mg	0%
Trans fat		0.192g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.021mg	0.041mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.168mg	0.204mg	0%
Leucine	0.446mg	0.397mg	0%
Lysine	0.528mg	0.198mg	0%
Methionine	0.095mg	0.117mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.239mg	0.239mg	0%
Valine	0.305mg	0.249mg	0%
Histidine	0.072mg	0.117mg	0%
Fructose		0.33g	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.007g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.372g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.005g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.015g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.008g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.004g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		2.895g	N/A