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Pork jowl vs. Tofu — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between pork jowl and tofu

  • Pork jowl has more vitamin B12, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, and vitamin B2; however, tofu has more iron, calcium, manganese, and copper.
  • Pork jowl's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 123% more.
  • Tofu is lower in cholesterol.
  • Tofu 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 Tofu, raw, regular, 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 21% 105% 11% 201% 64% 22% 42% 0.91% 79% 49%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +22.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +900%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +8650%
Contains more IronIron +1176.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +382.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +12.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -72%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +12000%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +493.3%
~equal in Zinc ~0.8mg

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 0.33% 0% 0.2% 0% 20% 12% 3.7% 4.1% 11% 0% 6% 11% 16%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +2800%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +376.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +353.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2225.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +267.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +91.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1400%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pork jowl Tofu DV% diff.
Saturated fat 25.26g 0.691g 112%
Fats 69.61g 4.78g 100%
Monounsaturated fat 32.89g 1.056g 80%
Iron 0.42mg 5.36mg 62%
Polyunsaturated fat 8.11g 2.699g 36%
Calcium 4mg 350mg 35%
Vitamin B12 0.82µg 0µg 34%
Cholesterol 90mg 0mg 30%
Calories 655kcal 76kcal 29%
Vitamin B3 4.535mg 0.195mg 27%
Manganese 0.005mg 0.605mg 26%
Vitamin B1 0.386mg 0.081mg 25%
Copper 0.04mg 0.193mg 17%
Vitamin B2 0.236mg 0.052mg 14%
Selenium 1.5µg 8.9µg 13%
Magnesium 3mg 30mg 6%
Choline 28.8mg 5%
Folate 1µg 15µg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.25mg 0.068mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0.047mg 3%
Protein 6.38g 8.08g 3%
Vitamin K 2.4µg 2%
Phosphorus 86mg 97mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.29mg 0.01mg 2%
Carbs 0g 1.87g 1%
Fiber 0g 0.3g 1%
Potassium 148mg 121mg 1%
Sodium 25mg 7mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.1mg 0%
Net carbs 0g 1.57g N/A
Sugar 0g 0.62g N/A
Zinc 0.84mg 0.8mg 0%
Vitamin A 3µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.021mg 0.12mg 0%
Threonine 0.21mg 0.402mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.168mg 0.435mg 0%
Leucine 0.446mg 0.713mg 0%
Lysine 0.528mg 0.452mg 0%
Methionine 0.095mg 0.108mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.239mg 0.428mg 0%
Valine 0.305mg 0.446mg 0%
Histidine 0.072mg 0.221mg 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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8% 5% 2% 85%
Protein: 8.08 g
Fats: 4.78 g
Carbs: 1.87 g
Water: 84.55 g
Other: 0.72 g
Contains more FatsFats +1356.3%
Contains more OtherOther +152.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +26.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +281%

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 0.691 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.056 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.699 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +3014.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +200.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.3%

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/172476/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.