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Pork loin vs. Pork belly — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between pork loin and pork belly

  • Pork loin has more selenium, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, phosphorus, vitamin B5, zinc, and potassium; however, pork belly is higher in vitamin B12.
  • Pork belly covers your daily saturated fat needs 75% more than pork loin.
  • Pork belly contains 5 times less magnesium than pork loin. Pork loin contains 21mg of magnesium, while pork belly contains 4mg.
  • Pork loin has less saturated fat.

Food varieties used in this article are Pork, fresh, loin, whole, separable lean, and fat, raw and Pork, fresh, belly, raw.

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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 2.9% 1.5% 16% 20% 17% 28% 46% 4.2% 0.78% 44%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +425%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +260%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +92.4%
Contains more IronIron +51.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +70.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +82.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +83.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +315%
Contains less SodiumSodium -36%
~equal in Copper ~0.052mg

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 1% 1% 7.8% 0% 99% 56% 87% 15% 30% 105% 0% 0.75% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +100%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +127.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +182.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +263.1%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +50%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +85.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +58.5%
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.242mg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~4.647mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~1µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pork loin Pork belly DV% diff.
Saturated fat 4.36g 19.33g 68%
Fats 12.58g 53.01g 62%
Monounsaturated fat 5.61g 24.7g 48%
Selenium 33.2µg 8µg 46%
Vitamin B1 0.901mg 0.396mg 42%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.34g 5.65g 29%
Vitamin B6 0.472mg 0.13mg 26%
Protein 19.74g 9.34g 21%
Calories 198kcal 518kcal 16%
Vitamin B12 0.53µg 0.84µg 13%
Phosphorus 197mg 108mg 13%
Choline 69.7mg 13%
Vitamin B5 0.723mg 0.256mg 9%
Zinc 1.74mg 1.02mg 7%
Potassium 356mg 185mg 5%
Magnesium 21mg 4mg 4%
Cholesterol 63mg 72mg 3%
Vitamin D 21IU 3%
Iron 0.79mg 0.52mg 3%
Vitamin D 0.5µg 3%
Calcium 18mg 5mg 1%
Sodium 50mg 32mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.21mg 0.39mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.6mg 0.3mg 0%
Copper 0.056mg 0.052mg 0%
Vitamin A 2µg 3µg 0%
Manganese 0.011mg 0.006mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.248mg 0.242mg 0%
Vitamin B3 4.58mg 4.647mg 0%
Folate 1µg 1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.244mg 0%
Threonine 0.891mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.91mg 0%
Leucine 1.572mg 0%
Lysine 1.766mg 0%
Methionine 0.514mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.785mg 0%
Valine 1.064mg 0%
Histidine 0.77mg 0%

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
9% 53% 37%
Protein: 9.34 g
Fats: 53.01 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 36.74 g
Other: 0.91 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +111.3%
Contains more WaterWater +82.1%
Contains more FatsFats +321.4%
Contains more OtherOther +19.7%
~equal in Carbs ~0g

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
39% 50% 11%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 19.33 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 24.7 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 5.65 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -77.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +340.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +321.6%

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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. Pork belly - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167812/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.