Pork shoulder vs. Game — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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A recap on differences between pork shoulder and game
- Pork shoulder has more vitamin B1, selenium, and zinc; however, game is higher in iron, vitamin B2, and copper.
- Pork shoulder covers your daily vitamin B1 needs 42% more than game.
- Game contains 6 times less saturated fat than pork shoulder. Pork shoulder contains 6.24g of saturated fat, while game contains 0.97g.
Food varieties used in this article are Pork, fresh, shoulder, whole, separable lean, and fat, raw and Game meat, antelope, cooked, roasted.
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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 CalciumCalcium | +275% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +60.7% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +97.7% |
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +55.6% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +23.2% |
Contains more IronIron | +300% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +153.6% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +15.4% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -16.9% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +195% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +∞% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +165.5% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +80% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Vitamin B1 | 0.767mg | 0.26mg | 42% |
Iron | 1.05mg | 4.2mg | 39% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.275mg | 0.73mg | 35% |
Vitamin B12 | 0.74µg | 31% | |
Vitamin B6 | 0.348mg | 27% | |
Protein | 17.18g | 29.45g | 25% |
Fats | 17.99g | 2.67g | 24% |
Vitamin B3 | 3.833mg | 24% | |
Saturated fat | 6.24g | 0.97g | 24% |
Selenium | 25.5µg | 12.9µg | 23% |
Monounsaturated fat | 8.01g | 0.63g | 18% |
Cholesterol | 71mg | 126mg | 18% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.719mg | 14% | |
Copper | 0.084mg | 0.213mg | 14% |
Choline | 60.6mg | 11% | |
Polyunsaturated fat | 1.92g | 0.58g | 9% |
Zinc | 2.7mg | 1.68mg | 9% |
Vitamin D | 70IU | 9% | |
Vitamin D | 1.7µg | 9% | |
Calories | 236kcal | 150kcal | 4% |
Phosphorus | 182mg | 210mg | 4% |
Potassium | 302mg | 372mg | 2% |
Magnesium | 18mg | 28mg | 2% |
Vitamin C | 0.7mg | 0mg | 1% |
Vitamin E | 0.19mg | 1% | |
Folate | 5µg | 9µg | 1% |
Calcium | 15mg | 4mg | 1% |
Sodium | 65mg | 54mg | 0% |
Vitamin A | 2µg | 0% | |
Manganese | 0.011mg | 0.022mg | 0% |
Tryptophan | 0.208mg | 0% | |
Threonine | 0.768mg | 1.362mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 0.781mg | 1.126mg | 0% |
Leucine | 1.36mg | 2.489mg | 0% |
Lysine | 1.531mg | 2.462mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.441mg | 0.838mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.681mg | 1.166mg | 0% |
Valine | 0.921mg | 1.31mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.656mg | 1.401mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
17.18 g
Fats:
17.99 g
Carbs:
0 g
Water:
64.02 g
Other:
0.81 g
Protein:
29.45 g
Fats:
2.67 g
Carbs:
0 g
Water:
65.9 g
Other:
1.98 g
Contains more FatsFats | +573.8% |
Contains more ProteinProtein | +71.4% |
Contains more OtherOther | +144.4% |
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Carbs
~0g
~equal in
Water
~65.9g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
6.24 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
8.01 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
1.92 g
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
0.97 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
0.63 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
0.58 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +1171.4% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +231% |
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -84.5% |