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Pork vs. Goat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between pork and goat

  • Pork has more vitamin B1, selenium, vitamin B6, and vitamin D, while goat has more iron, zinc, copper, vitamin B2, and vitamin B12.
  • Pork's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 66% higher.
  • The amount of saturated fat in goat is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are Pork, fresh, loin, whole, separable lean, and fat, cooked, broiled and Game meat, goat, cooked, roasted.

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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
5
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%
Goat
4
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 5.1% 36% 140% 101% 144% 86% 11% 5.5% 64%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +11.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +22.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -27.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +283.9%
Contains more IronIron +328.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +315.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +120.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +366.7%
~equal in Potassium ~405mg

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
7
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%
Goat
5
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% 6.8% 0% 23% 141% 74% 0% 0% 149% 3% 3.8% 58%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +874.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +27.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +17.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +90%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +70%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +13.3%
~equal in Folate ~5µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pork Goat DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.877mg 0.09mg 66%
Selenium 45.3µg 11.8µg 61%
Vitamin B6 0.464mg 0mg 36%
Iron 0.87mg 3.73mg 36%
Copper 0.073mg 0.303mg 26%
Zinc 2.39mg 5.27mg 26%
Vitamin B2 0.321mg 0.61mg 22%
Saturated fat 5.23g 0.93g 20%
Vitamin B12 0.7µg 1.19µg 20%
Fats 13.92g 3.03g 17%
Vitamin B5 0.698mg 14%
Monounsaturated fat 6.19g 1.36g 12%
Vitamin D 53IU 0IU 7%
Magnesium 28mg 0mg 7%
Vitamin B3 5.037mg 3.95mg 7%
Vitamin D 1.3µg 0µg 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.2g 0.23g 6%
Phosphorus 246mg 201mg 6%
Calories 242kcal 143kcal 5%
Cholesterol 80mg 75mg 2%
Choline 93.9mg 106.4mg 2%
Vitamin K 0µg 1.2µg 1%
Vitamin C 0.6mg 0mg 1%
Manganese 0.009mg 0.042mg 1%
Potassium 423mg 405mg 1%
Sodium 62mg 86mg 1%
Protein 27.32g 27.1g 0%
Calcium 19mg 17mg 0%
Vitamin A 2µg 0µg 0%
Vitamin E 0.29mg 0.34mg 0%
Folate 5µg 5µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.338mg 0.403mg 0%
Threonine 1.234mg 1.29mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.26mg 1.371mg 0%
Leucine 2.177mg 2.258mg 0%
Lysine 2.446mg 2.016mg 0%
Methionine 0.712mg 0.726mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.086mg 0.941mg 0%
Valine 1.473mg 1.452mg 0%
Histidine 1.067mg 0.565mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Pork
2
27% 14% 58%
Protein: 27.32 g
Fats: 13.92 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 57.87 g
Other: 0.89 g
Goat
2
27% 3% 68%
Protein: 27.1 g
Fats: 3.03 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 68.21 g
Other: 1.66 g
Contains more FatsFats +359.4%
Contains more WaterWater +17.9%
Contains more OtherOther +86.5%
~equal in Protein ~27.1g
~equal in Carbs ~0g

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
Goat
1
37% 54% 9%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.93 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.36 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.23 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +355.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +421.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -82.2%

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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 - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167820/nutrients
  2. Goat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175304/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.