Pork loin vs. Beef — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between pork loin and beef?

Pork loin is higher in vitamin B1 and selenium, yet beef is higher in vitamin B12, iron, zinc, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, phosphorus, and vitamin B3.
Beef's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 153% more.
Pork loin has 12 times more vitamin B1 than beef. While pork loin has 0.901mg of vitamin B1, beef has only 0.074mg.
The amount of saturated fat in beef is lower.

We used Pork, fresh, loin, whole, separable lean, and fat, raw and Beef, loin, tenderloin roast, separable lean only, boneless, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, roasted types 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 loin

Beef

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+50%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+38.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+22.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+30.7%

Contains more IronIron	+284.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+73.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+112.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+31.5%

~equal in Potassium ~352mg

~equal in Sodium ~54mg

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 loin

Beef

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+400%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1117.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+50.3%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+19%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+61.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+25.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+41.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+694.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+600%

~equal in Vitamin A ~2µg

~equal in Choline ~75.6mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.53µg	4.21µg	153%
Vitamin B1	0.901mg	0.074mg	69%
Iron	0.79mg	3.04mg	28%
Zinc	1.74mg	3.7mg	18%
Protein	19.74g	27.55g	16%
Vitamin B6	0.472mg	0.669mg	15%
Selenium	33.2µg	25.4µg	14%
Vitamin B2	0.248mg	0.4mg	12%
Fats	12.58g	6.54g	9%
Phosphorus	197mg	259mg	9%
Saturated fat	4.36g	2.595g	8%
Cholesterol	63mg	85mg	7%
Vitamin B3	4.58mg	5.76mg	7%
Monounsaturated fat	5.61g	2.734g	7%
Vitamin B5	0.723mg	0.481mg	5%
Copper	0.056mg	0.097mg	5%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.34g	0.532g	5%
Vitamin D	0.5µg	0.1µg	2%
Folate	1µg	7µg	2%
Vitamin D	21IU	3IU	2%
Magnesium	21mg	14mg	2%
Vitamin K	0µg	1.6µg	1%
Choline	69.7mg	75.6mg	1%
Calories	198kcal	169kcal	1%
Calcium	18mg	13mg	1%
Vitamin C	0.6mg	0mg	1%
Potassium	356mg	352mg	0%
Sodium	50mg	54mg	0%
Vitamin E	0.21mg	0.25mg	0%
Vitamin A	2µg	2µg	0%
Manganese	0.011mg	0.009mg	0%
Trans fat		0.375g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.244mg	0.359mg	0%
Threonine	0.891mg	1.534mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.91mg	1.52mg	0%
Leucine	1.572mg	2.833mg	0%
Lysine	1.766mg	3.178mg	0%
Methionine	0.514mg	0.871mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.785mg	1.299mg	0%
Valine	1.064mg	1.603mg	0%
Histidine	0.77mg	1.244mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.002g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.002g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.013g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.011g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.017g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.002g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.349g	N/A