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Pork jowl vs. Ricotta — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between pork jowl and ricotta

  • Pork jowl has more vitamin B1, vitamin B3, and vitamin B12, while ricotta has more selenium, calcium, phosphorus, and vitamin A.
  • Pork jowl's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 85% higher.
  • Ricotta contains 44 times less vitamin B3 than pork jowl. Pork jowl contains 4.535mg of vitamin B3, while ricotta contains 0.104mg.
  • The amount of saturated fat in ricotta is lower.
  • Pork jowl has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of pork jowl is 0, while the glycemic index of ricotta is 27.

The food types used in this comparison are Pork, fresh, variety meats, and by-products, jowl, raw and Cheese, ricotta, whole milk.

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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 7.9% 62% 9.3% 14% 7% 32% 68% 11% 0.78% 79%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +41%
Contains more CopperCopper +90.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -70.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +266.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +5075%
Contains more ZincZinc +38.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +83.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +20%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +866.7%
~equal in Iron ~0.38mg

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% 40% 2.2% 3% 3.3% 45% 2% 13% 9.9% 43% 2.8% 9% 9.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +163.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2869.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +21%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +4260.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +17.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +109.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +141.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +3900%
Contains more FolateFolate +1100%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pork jowl Ricotta DV% diff.
Fats 69.61g 12.98g 87%
Saturated fat 25.26g 8.295g 77%
Monounsaturated fat 32.89g 3.627g 73%
Polyunsaturated fat 8.11g 0.385g 52%
Vitamin B1 0.386mg 0.013mg 31%
Vitamin B3 4.535mg 0.104mg 28%
Selenium 1.5µg 14.5µg 24%
Calories 655kcal 174kcal 24%
Calcium 4mg 207mg 20%
Vitamin B12 0.82µg 0.34µg 20%
Cholesterol 90mg 51mg 13%
Vitamin A 3µg 120µg 13%
Phosphorus 86mg 158mg 10%
Protein 6.38g 11.26g 10%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0.043mg 4%
Sodium 25mg 84mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.236mg 0.195mg 3%
Choline 17.5mg 3%
Zinc 0.84mg 1.16mg 3%
Folate 1µg 12µg 3%
Magnesium 3mg 11mg 2%
Copper 0.04mg 0.021mg 2%
Vitamin K 1.1µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.29mg 0.11mg 1%
Vitamin D 0.2µg 1%
Carbs 0g 3.04g 1%
Potassium 148mg 105mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.25mg 0.213mg 1%
Vitamin D 10IU 1%
Net carbs 0g 3.04g N/A
Iron 0.42mg 0.38mg 0%
Sugar 0g 0.27g N/A
Manganese 0.005mg 0.006mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.021mg 0.125mg 0%
Threonine 0.21mg 0.517mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.168mg 0.589mg 0%
Leucine 0.446mg 1.221mg 0%
Lysine 0.528mg 1.338mg 0%
Methionine 0.095mg 0.281mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.239mg 0.556mg 0%
Valine 0.305mg 0.692mg 0%
Histidine 0.072mg 0.459mg 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
11% 13% 3% 72%
Protein: 11.26 g
Fats: 12.98 g
Carbs: 3.04 g
Water: 71.7 g
Other: 1.02 g
Contains more FatsFats +436.3%
Contains more OtherOther +78.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +76.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +223.1%

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
67% 29% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 8.295 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.627 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.385 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +806.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2006.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -67.2%

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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. Ricotta - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170851/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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