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Pork vs. Marshmallow — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are pork and marshmallow different?

  • Pork is higher than marshmallow in selenium, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, phosphorus, vitamin B3, vitamin B12, vitamin B2, and zinc.
  • Pork covers your daily need for selenium, 79% more than marshmallow.
  • Marshmallow is lower in cholesterol.
  • Marshmallow has a higher glycemic index (62) than pork (0).

Pork, fresh, loin, whole, separable lean, and fat, cooked, broiled and Candies, marshmallows 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
9
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 1.4% 0.9% 0.44% 8.6% 32% 1.1% 3.4% 10% 1% 9.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1300%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +533.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +8360%
Contains more IronIron +278.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +5875%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2975%
Contains less SodiumSodium -22.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +12.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2564.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +32.9%

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
12
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% 0.25% 0.23% 1.5% 0.3% 0.69% 0% 0% 0.75% 0.05%
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 +87600%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +32000%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +6357.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +13860%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +15366.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +400%
Contains more CholineCholine +93800%
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pork Marshmallow DV% diff.
Selenium 45.3µg 1.7µg 79%
Vitamin B1 0.877mg 0.001mg 73%
Protein 27.32g 1.8g 51%
Vitamin B6 0.464mg 0.003mg 35%
Phosphorus 246mg 8mg 34%
Vitamin B3 5.037mg 0.078mg 31%
Vitamin B12 0.7µg 0µg 29%
Carbs 0g 81.3g 27%
Cholesterol 80mg 0mg 27%
Vitamin B2 0.321mg 0.001mg 25%
Saturated fat 5.23g 0.056g 24%
Zinc 2.39mg 0.04mg 21%
Fats 13.92g 0.2g 21%
Choline 93.9mg 0.1mg 17%
Monounsaturated fat 6.19g 0.08g 15%
Vitamin B5 0.698mg 0.005mg 14%
Potassium 423mg 5mg 12%
Iron 0.87mg 0.23mg 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.2g 0.047g 8%
Vitamin D 53IU 0IU 7%
Vitamin D 1.3µg 0µg 7%
Magnesium 28mg 2mg 6%
Calories 242kcal 318kcal 4%
Copper 0.073mg 0.097mg 3%
Calcium 19mg 3mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.29mg 0mg 2%
Sodium 62mg 80mg 1%
Folate 5µg 1µg 1%
Vitamin C 0.6mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 0g 81.2g N/A
Sugar 0g 57.56g N/A
Fiber 0g 0.1g 0%
Vitamin A 2µg 0µg 0%
Manganese 0.009mg 0.008mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.338mg 0mg 0%
Threonine 1.234mg 0.035mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.26mg 0.028mg 0%
Leucine 2.177mg 0.066mg 0%
Lysine 2.446mg 0.077mg 0%
Methionine 0.712mg 0.015mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.086mg 0.042mg 0%
Valine 1.473mg 0.05mg 0%
Histidine 1.067mg 0.017mg 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
2% 81% 16%
Protein: 1.8 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 81.3 g
Water: 16.4 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1417.8%
Contains more FatsFats +6860%
Contains more WaterWater +252.9%
Contains more OtherOther +196.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
31% 44% 26%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.056 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.08 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.047 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +7637.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2453.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.9%

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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. Marshmallow - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167995/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.