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Pork shoulder vs. Pork — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between pork shoulder and pork

  • Pork shoulder has more monounsaturated fat; however, pork is richer in selenium, vitamin B1, phosphorus, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, and choline.
  • Pork's daily need coverage for selenium is 36% more.
  • Pork contains less saturated fat.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Pork, fresh, shoulder, whole, separable lean,, and fat, raw and Pork, fresh, loin, whole, separable lean,, and fat, cooked, broiled.

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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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 20% 5.7% 37% 33% 24% 65% 105% 8.1% 1.2% 247%
Contains more IronIron +20.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +15.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +13%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +22.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +55.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +26.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +40.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +35.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +77.6%
~equal in Sodium ~62mg

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%
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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% 5.8% 20% 219% 74% 94% 42% 107% 88% 0% 3.8% 51%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +16.7%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +30.8%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +52.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +14.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +16.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +31.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +33.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +55%
~equal in Vitamin A ~2µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.698mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0.7µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~5µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pork shoulder Pork DV% diff.
Selenium 25.5µg 45.3µg 36%
Protein 17.18g 27.32g 20%
Vitamin B1 0.767mg 0.877mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.348mg 0.464mg 9%
Phosphorus 182mg 246mg 9%
Vitamin B3 3.833mg 5.037mg 8%
Choline 60.6mg 93.9mg 6%
Fats 17.99g 13.92g 6%
Monounsaturated fat 8.01g 6.19g 5%
Saturated fat 6.24g 5.23g 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.92g 1.2g 5%
Potassium 302mg 423mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.275mg 0.321mg 4%
Cholesterol 71mg 80mg 3%
Zinc 2.7mg 2.39mg 3%
Magnesium 18mg 28mg 2%
Iron 1.05mg 0.87mg 2%
Vitamin D 70IU 53IU 2%
Vitamin D 1.7µg 1.3µg 2%
Vitamin B12 0.74µg 0.7µg 2%
Copper 0.084mg 0.073mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.19mg 0.29mg 1%
Calories 236kcal 242kcal 0%
Vitamin C 0.7mg 0.6mg 0%
Calcium 15mg 19mg 0%
Sodium 65mg 62mg 0%
Vitamin A 2µg 2µg 0%
Manganese 0.011mg 0.009mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.719mg 0.698mg 0%
Folate 5µg 5µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.208mg 0.338mg 0%
Threonine 0.768mg 1.234mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.781mg 1.26mg 0%
Leucine 1.36mg 2.177mg 0%
Lysine 1.531mg 2.446mg 0%
Methionine 0.441mg 0.712mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.681mg 1.086mg 0%
Valine 0.921mg 1.473mg 0%
Histidine 0.656mg 1.067mg 0%

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
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27% 14% 58%
Protein: 27.32 g
Fats: 13.92 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 57.87 g
Other: 0.89 g
Contains more FatsFats +29.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +59%
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Water ~57.87g
~equal in Other ~0.89g

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
Pork
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41% 49% 10%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 5.23 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 6.19 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.2 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +29.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +60%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -16.2%

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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. Pork - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167820/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.