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Pork jowl vs. Sweet potato — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between pork jowl and sweet potato

  • Pork jowl has more vitamin B12, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, and vitamin B2; however, sweet potato has more vitamin A, copper, fiber, and manganese.
  • Sweet potato's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 284% more.
  • Sweet potato is lower in cholesterol.
  • Sweet potato has a higher glycemic index than pork jowl.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Pork, fresh, variety meats, and by-products, jowl, raw and Sweet potato, raw, unprepared.

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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 18% 9% 30% 23% 50% 8.2% 20% 7.2% 34% 3.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +180%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +83%
Contains less SodiumSodium -54.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +150%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +733.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +650%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +127.7%
Contains more IronIron +45.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +277.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +5060%

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 8% 236% 5.2% 0% 20% 14% 10% 48% 48% 0% 4.5% 8.3% 6.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +11.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +394.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +286.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +714.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +23533.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +220%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +132.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +1000%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pork jowl Sweet potato DV% diff.
Saturated fat 25.26g 0.018g 115%
Fats 69.61g 0.05g 107%
Monounsaturated fat 32.89g 0.001g 82%
Vitamin A 3µg 709µg 78%
Polyunsaturated fat 8.11g 0.014g 54%
Vitamin B12 0.82µg 0µg 34%
Cholesterol 90mg 0mg 30%
Calories 655kcal 86kcal 28%
Vitamin B1 0.386mg 0.078mg 26%
Vitamin B3 4.535mg 0.557mg 25%
Vitamin B2 0.236mg 0.061mg 13%
Fiber 0g 3g 12%
Copper 0.04mg 0.151mg 12%
Manganese 0.005mg 0.258mg 11%
Vitamin B5 0.25mg 0.8mg 11%
Protein 6.38g 1.57g 10%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0.209mg 9%
Carbs 0g 20.12g 7%
Potassium 148mg 337mg 6%
Phosphorus 86mg 47mg 6%
Starch 12.65g 5%
Zinc 0.84mg 0.3mg 5%
Magnesium 3mg 25mg 5%
Vitamin C 0mg 2.4mg 3%
Folate 1µg 11µg 3%
Calcium 4mg 30mg 3%
Selenium 1.5µg 0.6µg 2%
Iron 0.42mg 0.61mg 2%
Vitamin K 1.8µg 2%
Choline 12.3mg 2%
Fructose 0.7g 1%
Sodium 25mg 55mg 1%
Net carbs 0g 17.12g N/A
Sugar 0g 4.18g N/A
Vitamin E 0.29mg 0.26mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.021mg 0.031mg 0%
Threonine 0.21mg 0.083mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.168mg 0.055mg 0%
Leucine 0.446mg 0.092mg 0%
Lysine 0.528mg 0.066mg 0%
Methionine 0.095mg 0.029mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.239mg 0.089mg 0%
Valine 0.305mg 0.086mg 0%
Histidine 0.072mg 0.031mg 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
20% 77%
Protein: 1.57 g
Fats: 0.05 g
Carbs: 20.12 g
Water: 77.28 g
Other: 0.98 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +306.4%
Contains more FatsFats +139120%
Contains more OtherOther +85.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +248.3%

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
55% 3% 42%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.018 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.001 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.014 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +3288900%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +57828.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.9%

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. Sweet potato - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168482/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.