Foodstruct Nutrition Search | Diet Analysis | Food Comparison | Glycemic Index Chart | Insulin Index Chart | Blog | Subscribe | Sign Up

Pork vs. Chinese cabbage — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

How are pork and Chinese cabbage different?

  • Pork is richer in selenium, vitamin B1, phosphorus, vitamin B12, and vitamin B3, while Chinese cabbage is higher in vitamin A, vitamin C, and vitamin K.
  • Chinese cabbage covers your daily need for vitamin A, 89% more than pork.
  • Chinese cabbage is lower in cholesterol.
  • Chinese cabbage has a higher glycemic index (32) than pork (0).

Pork, fresh, loin, whole, separable lean, and fat, cooked, broiled and Cabbage, chinese (pak-choi), raw types were used in this article.

Infographic

Pork vs Chinese cabbage infographic
Infographic link

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
6
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 14% 32% 22% 30% 7% 5.2% 16% 8.5% 21% 2.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +47.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +67.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +247.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +1157.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +564.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +8960%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +452.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1666.7%
~equal in Iron ~0.8mg
~equal in Sodium ~65mg

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
9
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 150% 74% 1.8% 0% 10% 16% 9.4% 5.3% 45% 0% 114% 50% 3.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +222.2%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2092.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +358.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +907.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +693.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +139.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +1367.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +7400%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +11050%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1220%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pork Chinese cabbage DV% diff.
Selenium 45.3µg 0.5µg 81%
Vitamin B1 0.877mg 0.04mg 70%
Protein 27.32g 1.5g 52%
Vitamin C 0.6mg 45mg 49%
Vitamin K 0µg 45.5µg 38%
Phosphorus 246mg 37mg 30%
Vitamin B12 0.7µg 0µg 29%
Vitamin B3 5.037mg 0.5mg 28%
Cholesterol 80mg 0mg 27%
Vitamin A 2µg 223µg 25%
Saturated fat 5.23g 0.027g 24%
Vitamin B6 0.464mg 0.194mg 21%
Fats 13.92g 0.2g 21%
Zinc 2.39mg 0.19mg 20%
Vitamin B2 0.321mg 0.07mg 19%
Choline 93.9mg 6.4mg 16%
Folate 5µg 66µg 15%
Monounsaturated fat 6.19g 0.015g 15%
Vitamin B5 0.698mg 0.088mg 12%
Calories 242kcal 13kcal 11%
Calcium 19mg 105mg 9%
Vitamin D 1.3µg 0µg 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.2g 0.096g 7%
Manganese 0.009mg 0.159mg 7%
Vitamin D 53IU 0IU 7%
Copper 0.073mg 0.021mg 6%
Potassium 423mg 252mg 5%
Fiber 0g 1g 4%
Magnesium 28mg 19mg 2%
Carbs 0g 2.18g 1%
Iron 0.87mg 0.8mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.29mg 0.09mg 1%
Net carbs 0g 1.18g N/A
Sugar 0g 1.18g N/A
Sodium 62mg 65mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.338mg 0.015mg 0%
Threonine 1.234mg 0.049mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.26mg 0.085mg 0%
Leucine 2.177mg 0.088mg 0%
Lysine 2.446mg 0.089mg 0%
Methionine 0.712mg 0.009mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.086mg 0.044mg 0%
Valine 1.473mg 0.066mg 0%
Histidine 1.067mg 0.026mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Pork
3
27% 14% 58%
Protein: 27.32 g
Fats: 13.92 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 57.87 g
Other: 0.89 g
2% 95%
Protein: 1.5 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 2.18 g
Water: 95.32 g
Other: 0.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1721.3%
Contains more FatsFats +6860%
Contains more OtherOther +11.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +64.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Pork
2
41% 49% 10%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 5.23 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 6.19 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.2 g
20% 11% 70%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.027 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.015 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.096 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +41166.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1150%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.5%

People also compare

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. Chinese cabbage - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170390/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.