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Pork vs. Pork Meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between pork and pork Meat

  • Pork has more selenium, vitamin D, and vitamin B12, while pork Meat has more vitamin B6, vitamin B3, vitamin B5, vitamin B1, and vitamin B2.
  • Pork Meat covers your daily need for vitamin B6, 21% more than pork.
  • Pork contains 5 times more vitamin D than pork Meat. While pork contains 53IU of vitamin D, pork Meat contains only 10IU.
  • The amount of saturated fat in pork Meat is lower.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Pork, fresh, loin, whole, separable lean, and fat, cooked, broiled and Pork, fresh, loin, tenderloin, separable lean only, 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
Pork
2
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 21% 1.8% 37% 43% 37% 66% 114% 7.4% 1.7% 208%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +216.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +18.6%
Contains more IronIron +32.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +52.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +44.4%
~equal in Magnesium ~29mg
~equal in Potassium ~421mg
~equal in Zinc ~2.42mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~267mg
~equal in Sodium ~57mg

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
6
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% 1.6% 3% 238% 89% 139% 61% 171% 71% 0% 0% 48%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +262.5%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +550%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +22.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +20.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +47.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +45%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +59.3%
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.95mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~88.9mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pork Pork Meat DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.464mg 0.739mg 21%
Saturated fat 5.23g 1.198g 18%
Fats 13.92g 3.51g 16%
Vitamin B3 5.037mg 7.432mg 15%
Selenium 45.3µg 38.2µg 13%
Monounsaturated fat 6.19g 1.334g 12%
Vitamin D 1.3µg 0.2µg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.698mg 1.012mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.877mg 0.95mg 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.2g 0.506g 5%
Vitamin B12 0.7µg 0.57µg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.321mg 0.387mg 5%
Calories 242kcal 143kcal 5%
Vitamin D 53IU 10IU 5%
Copper 0.073mg 0.111mg 4%
Iron 0.87mg 1.15mg 4%
Phosphorus 246mg 267mg 3%
Protein 27.32g 26.17g 2%
Cholesterol 80mg 73mg 2%
Choline 93.9mg 88.9mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.29mg 0.08mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.6mg 0mg 1%
Calcium 19mg 6mg 1%
Folate 5µg 0µg 1%
Magnesium 28mg 29mg 0%
Potassium 423mg 421mg 0%
Zinc 2.39mg 2.42mg 0%
Sodium 62mg 57mg 0%
Vitamin A 2µg 0µg 0%
Manganese 0.009mg 0.013mg 0%
Trans fat 0.033g N/A
Tryptophan 0.338mg 0.275mg 0%
Threonine 1.234mg 1.175mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.26mg 1.288mg 0%
Leucine 2.177mg 2.229mg 0%
Lysine 2.446mg 2.427mg 0%
Methionine 0.712mg 0.721mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.086mg 1.1mg 0%
Valine 1.473mg 1.367mg 0%
Histidine 1.067mg 1.13mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.013g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.013g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.411g N/A

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
26% 4% 69%
Protein: 26.17 g
Fats: 3.51 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 69.45 g
Other: 0.87 g
Contains more FatsFats +296.6%
Contains more WaterWater +20%
~equal in Protein ~26.17g
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Other ~0.87g

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
39% 44% 17%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.198 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.334 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.506 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +364%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +137.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -77.1%

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. Pork Meat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168250/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.