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Pork jowl vs. Yolk — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between pork jowl and yolk

  • Pork jowl has more vitamin B3; however, yolk is richer in selenium, vitamin B5, vitamin B12, phosphorus, folate, iron, and vitamin A.
  • Yolk covers your daily cholesterol needs 332% more than pork jowl.
  • Yolk has 189 times less vitamin B3 than pork jowl. Pork jowl has 4.535mg of vitamin B3, while yolk has 0.024mg.
  • Yolk contains less saturated fat.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Pork, fresh, variety meats, and by-products, jowl, raw and Egg, yolk, raw, fresh.

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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 3.6% 39% 9.6% 102% 26% 63% 167% 6.3% 7.2% 305%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +35.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -47.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +66.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +3125%
Contains more IronIron +550%
Contains more CopperCopper +92.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +173.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +353.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1000%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3633.3%

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.
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% 127% 52% 81% 44% 122% 0.45% 179% 81% 244% 1.8% 110% 447%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +119.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +18795.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +12600%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +789.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +123.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1096%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +288.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +137.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +14500%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pork jowl Yolk DV% diff.
Cholesterol 90mg 1085mg 332%
Choline 820.2mg 149%
Selenium 1.5µg 56µg 99%
Saturated fat 25.26g 9.551g 71%
Fats 69.61g 26.54g 66%
Vitamin B5 0.25mg 2.99mg 55%
Monounsaturated fat 32.89g 11.738g 53%
Vitamin B12 0.82µg 1.95µg 47%
Phosphorus 86mg 390mg 43%
Vitamin A 3µg 381µg 42%
Folate 1µg 146µg 36%
Iron 0.42mg 2.73mg 29%
Vitamin B3 4.535mg 0.024mg 28%
Vitamin D 218IU 27%
Vitamin D 5.4µg 27%
Polyunsaturated fat 8.11g 4.204g 26%
Vitamin B2 0.236mg 0.528mg 22%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0.35mg 20%
Protein 6.38g 15.86g 19%
Vitamin B1 0.386mg 0.176mg 18%
Calories 655kcal 322kcal 17%
Vitamin E 0.29mg 2.58mg 15%
Zinc 0.84mg 2.3mg 13%
Calcium 4mg 129mg 13%
Copper 0.04mg 0.077mg 4%
Manganese 0.005mg 0.055mg 2%
Sodium 25mg 48mg 1%
Vitamin K 0.7µg 1%
Potassium 148mg 109mg 1%
Carbs 0g 3.59g 1%
Net carbs 0g 3.59g N/A
Magnesium 3mg 5mg 0%
Sugar 0g 0.56g N/A
Tryptophan 0.021mg 0.177mg 0%
Threonine 0.21mg 0.687mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.168mg 0.866mg 0%
Leucine 0.446mg 1.399mg 0%
Lysine 0.528mg 1.217mg 0%
Methionine 0.095mg 0.378mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.239mg 0.681mg 0%
Valine 0.305mg 0.949mg 0%
Histidine 0.072mg 0.416mg 0%
Fructose 0.07g 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.011g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.114g N/A

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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16% 27% 4% 52% 2%
Protein: 15.86 g
Fats: 26.54 g
Carbs: 3.59 g
Water: 52.31 g
Other: 1.7 g
Contains more FatsFats +162.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +148.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +135.7%
~equal in Other ~1.7g

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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37% 46% 16%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 9.551 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 11.738 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.204 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +180.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +92.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -62.2%

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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
  2. Yolk - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172184/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.