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

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Summary of differences between pork jowl and short ribs

Pork jowl has more fats, vitamin B1, and vitamin B3; however, short ribs are higher in vitamin B12, zinc, protein, selenium, iron, and phosphorus.
Short ribs cover your daily need for vitamin B12 75% more than pork jowl.
Pork jowl has 8 times more vitamin B1 than short ribs. While pork jowl has 0.386mg of vitamin B1, short ribs have only 0.05mg.
Short ribs have less saturated fat.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Pork, fresh, variety meats, and by-products, jowl, raw and Beef, rib, shortribs, separable lean, and fat, choice, cooked, braised.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Pork jowl

Short ribs

Contains less SodiumSodium

-50%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+400%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+200%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+51.4%
Contains more IronIron	+450%
Contains more CopperCopper	+147.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+481%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+88.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+160%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+1286.7%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Pork jowl

Short ribs

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+672%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+57.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+85%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+144.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+219.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+400%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin E ~0.29mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.252mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.82µg	2.62µg	75%
Polyunsaturated fat	8.11g	1.53g	44%
Fats	69.61g	41.98g	43%
Zinc	0.84mg	4.88mg	37%
Selenium	1.5µg	20.8µg	35%
Monounsaturated fat	32.89g	18.88g	35%
Saturated fat	25.26g	17.8g	34%
Protein	6.38g	21.57g	30%
Vitamin B1	0.386mg	0.05mg	28%
Iron	0.42mg	2.31mg	24%
Choline		82.2mg	15%
Vitamin B3	4.535mg	2.452mg	13%
Phosphorus	86mg	162mg	11%
Vitamin B6	0.09mg	0.22mg	10%
Calories	655kcal	471kcal	9%
Copper	0.04mg	0.099mg	7%
Vitamin B2	0.236mg	0.15mg	7%
Vitamin D		0.7µg	4%
Vitamin D*		27 IU	3%
Magnesium	3mg	15mg	3%
Potassium	148mg	224mg	2%
Vitamin K		2.4µg	2%
Cholesterol	90mg	94mg	1%
Calcium	4mg	12mg	1%
Sodium	25mg	50mg	1%
Folate	1µg	5µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	0.97g	4.6g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	1027kcal	218kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	15g	21g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.6	1.1	N/A
Vitamin A	3µg	0µg	0%
Vitamin E	0.29mg	0.29mg	0%
Manganese	0.005mg	0.013mg	0%
Vitamin B5	0.25mg	0.252mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.021mg	0.142mg	0%
Threonine	0.21mg	0.862mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.168mg	0.981mg	0%
Leucine	0.446mg	1.716mg	0%
Lysine	0.528mg	1.823mg	0%
Methionine	0.095mg	0.562mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.239mg	0.852mg	0%
Valine	0.305mg	1.07mg	0%
Histidine	0.072mg	0.688mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0g	0.003g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0g	0.016g	N/A