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Pork jowl vs. Whey — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are pork jowl and whey different?

  • Pork jowl has more vitamin B1, vitamin B3, vitamin B12, zinc, vitamin B2, phosphorus, and monounsaturated fat than whey.
  • Daily need coverage for saturated fat for pork jowl is 125% higher.
  • Pork jowl contains 329 times more monounsaturated fat than whey. While pork jowl contains 32.89g of monounsaturated fat, whey contains only 0.1g.
  • Whey has less saturated fat.
  • Pork jowl has a lower glycemic index (0) than whey (43).

Pork, fresh, variety meats, and by-products, jowl, raw and Whey, sweet, fluid 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.
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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 14% 14% 2.3% 1.3% 3.5% 20% 7% 0.13% 10%
Contains more IronIron +600%
Contains more CopperCopper +900%
Contains more ZincZinc +546.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +87%
Contains less SodiumSodium -53.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +400%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +166.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1075%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +26.7%
~equal in Potassium ~161mg

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%
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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% 1% 0% 0% 9% 36% 1.4% 23% 7.2% 35% 0% 0.75% 8.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +972.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +49.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +6028.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +190.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +192.9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +53.2%
~equal in Vitamin A ~3µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~1µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pork jowl Whey DV% diff.
Saturated fat 25.26g 0.23g 114%
Fats 69.61g 0.36g 107%
Monounsaturated fat 32.89g 0.1g 82%
Polyunsaturated fat 8.11g 0.011g 54%
Calories 655kcal 27kcal 31%
Vitamin B1 0.386mg 0.036mg 29%
Cholesterol 90mg 2mg 29%
Vitamin B3 4.535mg 0.074mg 28%
Vitamin B12 0.82µg 0.28µg 23%
Protein 6.38g 0.85g 11%
Zinc 0.84mg 0.13mg 6%
Phosphorus 86mg 46mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.236mg 0.158mg 6%
Iron 0.42mg 0.06mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0.031mg 5%
Calcium 4mg 47mg 4%
Copper 0.04mg 0.004mg 4%
Choline 16mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.25mg 0.383mg 3%
Carbs 0g 5.14g 2%
Vitamin E 0.29mg 0mg 2%
Selenium 1.5µg 1.9µg 1%
Magnesium 3mg 8mg 1%
Sodium 25mg 54mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.1mg 0%
Net carbs 0g 5.14g N/A
Potassium 148mg 161mg 0%
Sugar 0g 5.14g N/A
Vitamin A 3µg 3µg 0%
Manganese 0.005mg 0.001mg 0%
Folate 1µg 1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.021mg 0.013mg 0%
Threonine 0.21mg 0.054mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.168mg 0.047mg 0%
Leucine 0.446mg 0.078mg 0%
Lysine 0.528mg 0.068mg 0%
Methionine 0.095mg 0.016mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.239mg 0.027mg 0%
Valine 0.305mg 0.046mg 0%
Histidine 0.072mg 0.016mg 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
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5% 93%
Protein: 0.85 g
Fats: 0.36 g
Carbs: 5.14 g
Water: 93.12 g
Other: 0.53 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +650.6%
Contains more FatsFats +19236.1%
Contains more OtherOther +243.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +319.6%

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
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67% 29% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.23 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.1 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.011 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +32790%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +73627.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.1%

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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. Whey - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171282/nutrients

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

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