Pork jowl vs. Turkey bacon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are pork jowl and turkey bacon different?

Pork jowl is higher in vitamin B1; however, turkey bacon is richer in selenium, phosphorus, zinc, vitamin B12, iron, vitamin B6, and vitamin B5.
Daily need coverage for saturated fat for pork jowl is 104% higher.
Pork jowl contains 13 times more vitamin B1 than turkey bacon. While pork jowl contains 0.386mg of vitamin B1, turkey bacon contains only 0.03mg.
Turkey bacon has less saturated fat.

Pork, fresh, variety meats, and by-products, jowl, raw and Turkey bacon, unprepared are the varieties used in this article.

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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.

Pork jowl

Turkey bacon

Contains less SodiumSodium

-97.7%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+433.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1900%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+135.8%
Contains more IronIron	+233.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+70%
Contains more ZincZinc	+202.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+158.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+280%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+953.3%

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.

Pork jowl

Turkey bacon

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+163.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1186.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+12.5%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+233.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+170%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+171.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+45.1%
Contains more FolateFolate	+900%

~equal in Vitamin C ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.237mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	25.26g	4.52g	94%
Fats	69.61g	16.93g	81%
Monounsaturated fat	32.89g	6.223g	67%
Sodium	25mg	1069mg	45%
Vitamin B1	0.386mg	0.03mg	30%
Selenium	1.5µg	15.8µg	26%
Polyunsaturated fat	8.11g	4.699g	23%
Calories	655kcal	226kcal	21%
Phosphorus	86mg	222mg	19%
Protein	6.38g	15.94g	19%
Vitamin B12	0.82µg	1.19µg	15%
Zinc	0.84mg	2.54mg	15%
Iron	0.42mg	1.4mg	12%
Vitamin B6	0.09mg	0.244mg	12%
Vitamin B5	0.25mg	0.675mg	9%
Calcium	4mg	80mg	8%
Potassium	148mg	349mg	6%
Copper	0.04mg	0.068mg	3%
Magnesium	3mg	16mg	3%
Vitamin B3	4.535mg	4.032mg	3%
Folate	1µg	10µg	2%
Manganese	0.005mg	0.019mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.29mg	0.11mg	1%
Vitamin A	3µg	10µg	1%
Cholesterol	90mg	86mg	1%
Carbs	0g	1.89g	1%
Net carbs	0g	1.89g	N/A
Vitamin B2	0.236mg	0.237mg	0%
Trans fat		0.184g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.021mg		0%
Threonine	0.21mg		0%
Isoleucine	0.168mg		0%
Leucine	0.446mg		0%
Lysine	0.528mg		0%
Methionine	0.095mg		0%
Phenylalanine	0.239mg		0%
Valine	0.305mg		0%
Histidine	0.072mg		0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.006g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.007g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.241g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.01g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid		0.003g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.01g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.013g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.027g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		4.197g	N/A