Pork loin vs. Pork jowl — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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A recap on differences between pork loin and pork jowl
- Pork loin has more selenium, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, phosphorus, vitamin B5, zinc, and potassium; however, pork jowl is higher in vitamin B12.
- Pork jowl covers your daily saturated fat needs 105% more than pork loin.
- Pork jowl contains 22 times less selenium than pork loin. Pork loin contains 33.2µg of selenium, while pork jowl contains 1.5µg.
- Pork loin has less cholesterol.
Food varieties used in this article are Pork, fresh, loin, whole, separable lean, and fat, raw and Pork, fresh, variety meats, and by-products, jowl, 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.
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +600% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +350% |
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +140.5% |
| Contains more IronIron | +88.1% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +40% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +107.1% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +129.1% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +120% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +2113.3% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -50% |
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.
| Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +133.4% |
| Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +189.2% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +424.4% |
| Contains more CholineCholine | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +50% |
| Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +38.1% |
| Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +54.7% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
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DV% diff. |
| Saturated fat | 4.36g | 25.26g | 95% |
| Fats | 12.58g | 69.61g | 88% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 5.61g | 32.89g | 68% |
| Selenium | 33.2µg | 1.5µg | 58% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 1.34g | 8.11g | 45% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.901mg | 0.386mg | 43% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.472mg | 0.09mg | 29% |
| Protein | 19.74g | 6.38g | 27% |
| Calories | 198kcal | 655kcal | 23% |
| Phosphorus | 197mg | 86mg | 16% |
| Choline | 69.7mg | 13% | |
| Vitamin B12 | 0.53µg | 0.82µg | 12% |
| Cholesterol | 63mg | 90mg | 9% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.723mg | 0.25mg | 9% |
| Zinc | 1.74mg | 0.84mg | 8% |
| Potassium | 356mg | 148mg | 6% |
| Iron | 0.79mg | 0.42mg | 5% |
| Magnesium | 21mg | 3mg | 4% |
| Vitamin D | 21IU | 3% | |
| Vitamin D | 0.5µg | 3% | |
| Copper | 0.056mg | 0.04mg | 2% |
| Sodium | 50mg | 25mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 18mg | 4mg | 1% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.248mg | 0.236mg | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 0.6mg | 0mg | 1% |
| Vitamin E | 0.21mg | 0.29mg | 1% |
| Vitamin A | 2µg | 3µg | 0% |
| Manganese | 0.011mg | 0.005mg | 0% |
| Vitamin B3 | 4.58mg | 4.535mg | 0% |
| Folate | 1µg | 1µg | 0% |
| Tryptophan | 0.244mg | 0.021mg | 0% |
| Threonine | 0.891mg | 0.21mg | 0% |
| Isoleucine | 0.91mg | 0.168mg | 0% |
| Leucine | 1.572mg | 0.446mg | 0% |
| Lysine | 1.766mg | 0.528mg | 0% |
| Methionine | 0.514mg | 0.095mg | 0% |
| Phenylalanine | 0.785mg | 0.239mg | 0% |
| Valine | 1.064mg | 0.305mg | 0% |
| Histidine | 0.77mg | 0.072mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +209.4% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +201.6% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +453.3% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +139.5% |
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -82.7% |
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +486.3% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +505.2% |
