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Pork vs. Beef sirloin — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are pork and beef sirloin different?

  • Pork is richer in vitamin B1, vitamin B2, and selenium, while beef sirloin is higher in vitamin B12, zinc, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, and iron.
  • Pork covers your daily need for vitamin B1, 66% more than beef sirloin.
  • Pork contains 3 times more saturated fat than beef sirloin. Pork contains 5.23g of saturated fat, while beef sirloin contains 1.915g.

Pork, fresh, loin, whole, separable lean, and fat, cooked, broiled and Beef, top sirloin, steak, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, broiled types were used in this article.

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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.
Pork
Pork
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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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 19% 6.6% 36% 72% 28% 155% 108% 8.6% 1.4% 212%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +16.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +15.8%
Contains more IronIron +120.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +16.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +138.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +22.2%
~equal in Magnesium ~27mg
~equal in Potassium ~410mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~253mg
~equal in Sodium ~66mg

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.
Pork
Pork
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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%
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% 0% 7.8% 0% 22% 38% 169% 36% 157% 184% 3.5% 7.5% 64%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +896.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +96.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +15%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +34.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +78.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +46.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +110%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +100%
Contains more CholineCholine +24.9%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pork Beef sirloin DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.877mg 0.088mg 66%
Vitamin B12 0.7µg 1.47µg 32%
Zinc 2.39mg 5.7mg 30%
Vitamin B3 5.037mg 9.001mg 25%
Vitamin B6 0.464mg 0.681mg 17%
Saturated fat 5.23g 1.915g 15%
Fats 13.92g 5.03g 14%
Iron 0.87mg 1.92mg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.321mg 0.163mg 12%
Selenium 45.3µg 38.9µg 12%
Monounsaturated fat 6.19g 2.006g 10%
Vitamin D 1.3µg 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.2g 0.185g 7%
Vitamin D 53IU 7%
Protein 27.32g 30.8g 7%
Choline 93.9mg 117.3mg 4%
Calories 242kcal 177kcal 3%
Vitamin B5 0.698mg 0.607mg 2%
Vitamin C 0.6mg 0mg 1%
Phosphorus 246mg 253mg 1%
Copper 0.073mg 0.085mg 1%
Vitamin K 0µg 1.4µg 1%
Folate 5µg 10µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.29mg 0.39mg 1%
Cholesterol 80mg 81mg 0%
Magnesium 28mg 27mg 0%
Calcium 19mg 22mg 0%
Potassium 423mg 410mg 0%
Sodium 62mg 66mg 0%
Vitamin A 2µg 0µg 0%
Manganese 0.009mg 0.011mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.338mg 0.202mg 0%
Threonine 1.234mg 1.23mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.26mg 1.401mg 0%
Leucine 2.177mg 2.45mg 0%
Lysine 2.446mg 2.603mg 0%
Methionine 0.712mg 0.802mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.086mg 1.217mg 0%
Valine 1.473mg 1.528mg 0%
Histidine 1.067mg 0.983mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Pork
Pork
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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
31% 5% 64%
Protein: 30.8 g
Fats: 5.03 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 63.58 g
Other: 0.59 g
Contains more FatsFats +176.7%
Contains more OtherOther +50.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +12.7%
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Water ~63.58g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Pork
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
47% 49% 5%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.915 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.006 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.185 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +208.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +548.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -63.4%

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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 - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167820/nutrients
  2. Beef sirloin - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168636/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.