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

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What are the differences between pork loin and deer meat?

  • Pork loin is higher in vitamin B1 and selenium, yet deer meat is higher in vitamin B12, iron, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, copper, zinc, and phosphorus.
  • Deer meat's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 129% more.
  • Pork loin has 4 times more saturated fat than deer meat. While pork loin has 4.36g of saturated fat, deer meat has only 1.142g.

We used Pork, fresh, loin, whole, separable lean, and fat, raw and Game meat, deer, tenderloin, separable lean, only, cooked, broiled 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 15% 5.4% 31% 30% 19% 47% 84% 6.5% 1.4% 181%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 24% 1.5% 38% 159% 85% 109% 128% 7.4% 2.9% 60%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +260%
Contains less SodiumSodium -12.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +201.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +57.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +21.9%
Contains more IronIron +438%
Contains more CopperCopper +353.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +129.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +51.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +100%

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 2% 0.67% 4.2% 7.5% 225% 57% 86% 43% 109% 66% 0% 0.75% 38%
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% 0% 12% 0% 65% 130% 165% 51% 142% 453% 0% 6.8% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +246.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +195.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +127%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +91.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +18.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +30.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +583%
Contains more FolateFolate +800%
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pork loin Deer meat DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.53µg 3.62µg 129%
Vitamin B1 0.901mg 0.26mg 53%
Iron 0.79mg 4.25mg 43%
Selenium 33.2µg 11µg 40%
Vitamin B3 4.58mg 8.78mg 26%
Vitamin B2 0.248mg 0.563mg 24%
Copper 0.056mg 0.254mg 22%
Protein 19.74g 29.9g 20%
Zinc 1.74mg 3.99mg 20%
Fats 12.58g 2.35g 16%
Saturated fat 4.36g 1.142g 15%
Phosphorus 197mg 299mg 15%
Monounsaturated fat 5.61g 0.554g 13%
Choline 69.7mg 13%
Vitamin B6 0.472mg 0.614mg 11%
Cholesterol 63mg 88mg 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.34g 0.127g 8%
Vitamin E 0.21mg 0.62mg 3%
Vitamin D 0.5µg 3%
Magnesium 21mg 33mg 3%
Vitamin D 21IU 3%
Vitamin B5 0.723mg 0.856mg 3%
Folate 1µg 9µg 2%
Calories 198kcal 149kcal 2%
Potassium 356mg 434mg 2%
Calcium 18mg 5mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.6mg 0mg 1%
Sodium 50mg 57mg 0%
Vitamin A 2µg 0µg 0%
Manganese 0.011mg 0.022mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.244mg 0.266mg 0%
Threonine 0.891mg 1.133mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.91mg 1.287mg 0%
Leucine 1.572mg 2.28mg 0%
Lysine 1.766mg 2.434mg 0%
Methionine 0.514mg 0.7mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.785mg 1.133mg 0%
Valine 1.064mg 1.455mg 0%
Histidine 0.77mg 0.895mg 0%
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.001g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
20% 13% 67%
Protein: 19.74 g
Fats: 12.58 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 66.92 g
Other: 0.76 g
30% 2% 67%
Protein: 29.9 g
Fats: 2.35 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 67.2 g
Other: 0.55 g
Contains more FatsFats +435.3%
Contains more OtherOther +38.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +51.5%
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Water ~67.2g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
39% 50% 12%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.36 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.61 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.34 g
63% 30% 7%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.142 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.554 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.127 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +912.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +955.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -73.8%

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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 loin - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167818/nutrients
  2. Deer meat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174430/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.