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Pork vs. Egg white — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between pork and egg whites?

  • Egg whites have less vitamin B1, selenium, vitamin B6, phosphorus, vitamin B3, vitamin B12, zinc, and choline than pork.
  • Pork's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 73% higher.

We used Pork, fresh, loin, whole, separable lean, and fat, cooked, broiled and Egg, white, raw, fresh types in this comparison.

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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
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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 7.9% 2.1% 14% 3% 7.7% 0.82% 6.4% 22% 1.4% 109%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +154.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +171.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +159.5%
Contains more IronIron +987.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +217.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +7866.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1540%
Contains less SodiumSodium -62.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +126.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +22.2%

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
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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% 0% 0% 1% 101% 2% 11% 1.2% 11% 0% 3% 0.6%
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 +21825%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +4697.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +267.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +9180%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +677.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +25%
Contains more CholineCholine +8436.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +36.8%
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pork Egg white DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.877mg 0.004mg 73%
Selenium 45.3µg 20µg 46%
Vitamin B6 0.464mg 0.005mg 35%
Protein 27.32g 10.9g 33%
Phosphorus 246mg 15mg 33%
Vitamin B3 5.037mg 0.105mg 31%
Cholesterol 80mg 0mg 27%
Vitamin B12 0.7µg 0.09µg 25%
Saturated fat 5.23g 0g 24%
Zinc 2.39mg 0.03mg 21%
Fats 13.92g 0.17g 21%
Choline 93.9mg 1.1mg 17%
Monounsaturated fat 6.19g 0g 15%
Vitamin B5 0.698mg 0.19mg 10%
Calories 242kcal 52kcal 10%
Iron 0.87mg 0.08mg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.321mg 0.439mg 9%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.2g 0g 8%
Potassium 423mg 163mg 8%
Vitamin D 1.3µg 0µg 7%
Vitamin D 53IU 0IU 7%
Copper 0.073mg 0.023mg 6%
Sodium 62mg 166mg 5%
Magnesium 28mg 11mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.29mg 0mg 2%
Vitamin C 0.6mg 0mg 1%
Calcium 19mg 7mg 1%
Net carbs 0g 0.73g N/A
Carbs 0g 0.73g 0%
Sugar 0g 0.71g N/A
Vitamin A 2µg 0µg 0%
Manganese 0.009mg 0.011mg 0%
Folate 5µg 4µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.338mg 0.125mg 0%
Threonine 1.234mg 0.449mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.26mg 0.661mg 0%
Leucine 2.177mg 1.016mg 0%
Lysine 2.446mg 0.806mg 0%
Methionine 0.712mg 0.399mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.086mg 0.686mg 0%
Valine 1.473mg 0.809mg 0%
Histidine 1.067mg 0.29mg 0%
Fructose 0.07g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
11% 88%
Protein: 10.9 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 0.73 g
Water: 87.57 g
Other: 0.63 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +150.6%
Contains more FatsFats +8088.2%
Contains more OtherOther +41.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +51.3%

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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. Egg white - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172183/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.