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Pork jowl vs. Tofu — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between pork jowl and tofu

  • Pork jowl has more vitamin B12, vitamin B3, and vitamin B1, while tofu has more calcium, manganese, copper, selenium, and iron.
  • Pork jowl's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 120% higher.
  • The amount of cholesterol in tofu is lower.
  • Pork jowl has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of pork jowl is 0, while the glycemic index of tofu is 15.

The food types used in this comparison are Pork, fresh, variety meats, and by-products, jowl, raw and Tofu, raw, firm, prepared with calcium sulfate.

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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%
Tofu
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 41% 205% 21% 100% 126% 43% 81% 1.8% 154% 95%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1833.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +16975%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +60.1%
Contains more IronIron +533.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +845%
Contains more ZincZinc +86.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +120.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -44%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +23520%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1060%

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%
Tofu
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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 0.67% 0% 0% 0% 40% 24% 7.1% 8% 21% 0% 0% 22% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +144.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +131.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1090.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +88%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +2800%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.092mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pork jowl Tofu DV% diff.
Saturated fat 25.26g 1.261g 109%
Fats 69.61g 8.72g 94%
Monounsaturated fat 32.89g 1.925g 77%
Calcium 4mg 683mg 68%
Manganese 0.005mg 1.181mg 51%
Copper 0.04mg 0.378mg 38%
Vitamin B12 0.82µg 0µg 34%
Cholesterol 90mg 0mg 30%
Selenium 1.5µg 17.4µg 29%
Iron 0.42mg 2.66mg 28%
Vitamin B3 4.535mg 0.381mg 26%
Calories 655kcal 144kcal 26%
Protein 6.38g 17.27g 22%
Polyunsaturated fat 8.11g 4.921g 21%
Vitamin B1 0.386mg 0.158mg 19%
Phosphorus 86mg 190mg 15%
Magnesium 3mg 58mg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.236mg 0.102mg 10%
Fiber 0g 2.3g 9%
Zinc 0.84mg 1.57mg 7%
Folate 1µg 29µg 7%
Potassium 148mg 237mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.29mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.25mg 0.133mg 2%
Carbs 0g 2.78g 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.2mg 0%
Net carbs 0g 0.48g N/A
Sodium 25mg 14mg 0%
Vitamin A 3µg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0.092mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.021mg 0.235mg 0%
Threonine 0.21mg 0.785mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.168mg 0.849mg 0%
Leucine 0.446mg 1.392mg 0%
Lysine 0.528mg 0.883mg 0%
Methionine 0.095mg 0.211mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.239mg 0.835mg 0%
Valine 0.305mg 0.87mg 0%
Histidine 0.072mg 0.431mg 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
Tofu
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17% 9% 3% 70%
Protein: 17.27 g
Fats: 8.72 g
Carbs: 2.78 g
Water: 69.83 g
Other: 1.4 g
Contains more FatsFats +698.3%
Contains more OtherOther +30%
Contains more ProteinProtein +170.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +214.7%

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
Tofu
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16% 24% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.261 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.925 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.921 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1608.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +64.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -95%

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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. Tofu - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172475/nutrients

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

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