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Pork shoulder vs. Ground beef — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between pork shoulder and ground beef

  • Pork shoulder has more vitamin B1, selenium, vitamin D, and vitamin B2; however, ground beef is higher in vitamin B12, zinc, and iron.
  • Ground beef covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 73% more than pork shoulder.
  • Ground beef contains 35 times less vitamin D than pork shoulder. Pork shoulder contains 70IU of vitamin D, while ground beef contains 2IU.
  • Pork shoulder has less cholesterol.

Food varieties used in this article are Pork, fresh, shoulder, whole, separable lean, and fat, raw and Beef, ground, 70% lean meat / 30% fat, loaf, cooked, baked.

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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 13% 4.5% 27% 39% 28% 74% 78% 8.5% 1.4% 139%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 12% 9.9% 21% 85% 26% 159% 71% 9.5% 1.2% 104%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +25.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -11%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +22.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +33.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +120%
Contains more IronIron +116.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +116.3%
~equal in Magnesium ~17mg
~equal in Copper ~0.079mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~166mg

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 2.3% 0.67% 3.8% 26% 192% 63% 72% 43% 80% 93% 0% 3.8% 33%
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% 1% 2.4% 0% 13% 39% 75% 31% 72% 311% 7.3% 5.3% 40%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +58.3%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1403.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +60.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +40.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +11.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +50%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +236.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +40%
Contains more CholineCholine +20.8%
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~4.026mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pork shoulder Ground beef DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.74µg 2.49µg 73%
Vitamin B1 0.767mg 0.051mg 60%
Zinc 2.7mg 5.84mg 29%
Iron 1.05mg 2.27mg 15%
Protein 17.18g 23.87g 13%
Selenium 25.5µg 19.1µg 12%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.92g 0.408g 10%
Vitamin D 1.7µg 0µg 9%
Vitamin D 70IU 2IU 9%
Vitamin B2 0.275mg 0.171mg 8%
Cholesterol 71mg 88mg 6%
Fats 17.99g 15.37g 4%
Vitamin B5 0.719mg 0.512mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.348mg 0.311mg 3%
Phosphorus 182mg 166mg 2%
Choline 60.6mg 73.2mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 8.01g 7.322g 2%
Vitamin K 0µg 2.9µg 2%
Potassium 302mg 241mg 2%
Calcium 15mg 33mg 2%
Saturated fat 6.24g 6.073g 1%
Folate 5µg 7µg 1%
Copper 0.084mg 0.079mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.7mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin B3 3.833mg 4.026mg 1%
Calories 236kcal 241kcal 0%
Magnesium 18mg 17mg 0%
Sodium 65mg 73mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.19mg 0.12mg 0%
Vitamin A 2µg 3µg 0%
Manganese 0.011mg 0.009mg 0%
Trans fat 1.173g N/A
Tryptophan 0.208mg 0.121mg 0%
Threonine 0.768mg 0.923mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.781mg 1.055mg 0%
Leucine 1.36mg 1.861mg 0%
Lysine 1.531mg 1.976mg 0%
Methionine 0.441mg 0.614mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.681mg 0.931mg 0%
Valine 0.921mg 1.172mg 0%
Histidine 0.656mg 0.775mg 0%
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.008g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
17% 18% 64%
Protein: 17.18 g
Fats: 17.99 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 64.02 g
Other: 0.81 g
24% 15% 58% 2%
Protein: 23.87 g
Fats: 15.37 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 58.37 g
Other: 2.39 g
Contains more FatsFats +17%
Contains more ProteinProtein +38.9%
Contains more OtherOther +195.1%
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Water ~58.37g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
39% 50% 12%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.24 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.01 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.92 g
44% 53% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.073 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.322 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.408 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +370.6%
~equal in Saturated fat ~6.073g
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~7.322g

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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 shoulder - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167843/nutrients
  2. Ground beef - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169474/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.