Pork loin vs. Chicken meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are pork loin and chicken meat different?

Pork loin is higher in vitamin B1, selenium, vitamin B12, vitamin B2, and vitamin B6; however, chicken meat is richer in vitamin B3, vitamin B5, and iron.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B1 for pork loin is 70% higher.
Pork loin contains 2 times more vitamin B12 than chicken meat. While pork loin contains 0.53µg of vitamin B12, chicken meat contains only 0.3µg.
Pork loin has less cholesterol.

Pork, fresh, loin, whole, separable lean, and fat, raw and Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted 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 loin

Chicken meat

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+20%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+59.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-39%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+38.9%

Contains more IronIron	+59.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+17.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+11.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+81.8%

~equal in Magnesium ~23mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~182mg

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

Chicken meat

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1330.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+47.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+18%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+76.7%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+2300%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+28.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+85.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+42.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+400%

~equal in Choline ~65.9mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B1	0.901mg	0.063mg	70%
Vitamin B3	4.58mg	8.487mg	24%
Selenium	33.2µg	23.9µg	17%
Protein	19.74g	27.3g	15%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.34g	2.97g	11%
Vitamin B12	0.53µg	0.3µg	10%
Cholesterol	63mg	88mg	8%
Vitamin B6	0.472mg	0.4mg	6%
Iron	0.79mg	1.26mg	6%
Vitamin B5	0.723mg	1.03mg	6%
Vitamin B2	0.248mg	0.168mg	6%
Vitamin A	2µg	48µg	5%
Potassium	356mg	223mg	4%
Vitamin D	0.5µg	0µg	3%
Saturated fat	4.36g	3.79g	3%
Vitamin K	0µg	2.4µg	2%
Calories	198kcal	239kcal	2%
Fats	12.58g	13.6g	2%
Phosphorus	197mg	182mg	2%
Zinc	1.74mg	1.94mg	2%
Vitamin D	21IU	2IU	2%
Sodium	50mg	82mg	1%
Copper	0.056mg	0.066mg	1%
Folate	1µg	5µg	1%
Choline	69.7mg	65.9mg	1%
Vitamin C	0.6mg	0mg	1%
Monounsaturated fat	5.61g	5.34g	1%
Magnesium	21mg	23mg	0%
Calcium	18mg	15mg	0%
Vitamin E	0.21mg	0.27mg	0%
Manganese	0.011mg	0.02mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.244mg	0.305mg	0%
Threonine	0.891mg	1.128mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.91mg	1.362mg	0%
Leucine	1.572mg	1.986mg	0%
Lysine	1.766mg	2.223mg	0%
Methionine	0.514mg	0.726mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.785mg	1.061mg	0%
Valine	1.064mg	1.325mg	0%
Histidine	0.77mg	0.802mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.01g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.04g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.02g	N/A