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

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A recap on the differences between pork jowl and turkey ham

  • Pork jowl has more vitamin B1; however, turkey ham is higher in selenium, phosphorus, zinc, and iron.
  • Pork jowl covers your daily saturated fat needs 120% more than turkey ham.
  • Turkey ham contains 2 times less vitamin B1 than pork jowl. Pork jowl contains 0.386mg of vitamin B1, while turkey ham contains 0.23mg.
  • Turkey ham has less saturated fat.

Food varieties used in this article are Pork, fresh, variety meats, and by-products, jowl, raw and USDA Commodity, turkey ham, dark meat, smoked, frozen.

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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 11% 2.1% 22% 38% 0% 57% 124% 119% 0% 208%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +433.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +75%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +70.9%
Contains more IronIron +138.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +150%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +236%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2446.7%

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 0% 5.3% 0% 0% 58% 62% 77% 0% 14% 100% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +67.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +50%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +433.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +14.4%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~4.12mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0.8µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pork jowl Turkey ham DV% diff.
Saturated fat 25.26g 1.2g 109%
Fats 69.61g 4g 101%
Monounsaturated fat 32.89g 1.337g 79%
Selenium 1.5µg 38.2µg 67%
Polyunsaturated fat 8.11g 0.873g 48%
Sodium 25mg 909mg 38%
Phosphorus 86mg 289mg 29%
Calories 655kcal 118kcal 27%
Protein 6.38g 16.3g 20%
Vitamin B1 0.386mg 0.23mg 13%
Zinc 0.84mg 2.1mg 11%
Cholesterol 90mg 64mg 9%
Iron 0.42mg 1mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.25mg 5%
Copper 0.04mg 4%
Potassium 148mg 253mg 3%
Magnesium 3mg 16mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.236mg 0.27mg 3%
Vitamin B3 4.535mg 4.12mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.29mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0.06mg 2%
Vitamin B12 0.82µg 0.8µg 1%
Vitamin A 3µg 16µg 1%
Carbs 0g 3.1g 1%
Net carbs 0g 3.1g N/A
Calcium 4mg 7mg 0%
Sugar 0g 1.2g N/A
Manganese 0.005mg 0%
Folate 1µg 0%
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%

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
16% 4% 3% 74% 3%
Protein: 16.3 g
Fats: 4 g
Carbs: 3.1 g
Water: 73.5 g
Other: 3.1 g
Contains more FatsFats +1640.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +155.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +231.2%
Contains more OtherOther +70.3%

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
35% 39% 26%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.2 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.337 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.873 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2360%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +829%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -95.2%

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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

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.