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Pork vs. Oysters — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between pork and oysters

  • Pork has more vitamin B1, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, and vitamin B2, while oysters has more vitamin B12, zinc, copper, iron, and manganese.
  • Oysters's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 700% higher.
  • Oysters contains 24 times less vitamin B1 than pork. Pork contains 0.877mg of vitamin B1, while oysters contains 0.036mg.
  • The amount of saturated fat in oysters is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are Pork, fresh, loin, whole, separable lean, and fat, cooked, broiled and Mollusks, oyster, eastern, wild, cooked, moist heat.

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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 25% 35% 12% 345% 1902% 2144% 83% 22% 77% 215%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +204.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +26.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -62.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +14.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +25%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +510.5%
Contains more IronIron +958.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +7717.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +3188.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +6466.7%

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% 8.7% 34% 0% 9% 42% 35% 27% 14% 2188% 5% 11% 71%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2336.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +78.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +172.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +56.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +660.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1200%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +486.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +2400%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +180%
Contains more CholineCholine +38.4%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pork Oysters DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.7µg 17.5µg 700%
Zinc 2.39mg 78.6mg 693%
Copper 0.073mg 5.707mg 626%
Iron 0.87mg 9.21mg 104%
Vitamin B1 0.877mg 0.036mg 70%
Protein 27.32g 11.42g 32%
Vitamin B6 0.464mg 0.061mg 31%
Manganese 0.009mg 0.591mg 25%
Vitamin B3 5.037mg 1.85mg 20%
Saturated fat 5.23g 0.948g 19%
Fats 13.92g 3.42g 16%
Monounsaturated fat 6.19g 0.506g 14%
Selenium 45.3µg 39.5µg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.321mg 0.18mg 11%
Calcium 19mg 116mg 10%
Vitamin E 0.29mg 1.7mg 9%
Potassium 423mg 139mg 8%
Choline 93.9mg 130mg 7%
Vitamin D 1.3µg 0µg 7%
Calories 242kcal 102kcal 7%
Phosphorus 246mg 194mg 7%
Vitamin D 53IU 2IU 6%
Vitamin B5 0.698mg 0.447mg 5%
Sodium 62mg 166mg 5%
Vitamin A 2µg 26µg 3%
Carbs 0g 5.45g 2%
Magnesium 28mg 35mg 2%
Vitamin K 0µg 2µg 2%
Folate 5µg 14µg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.2g 1.056g 1%
Vitamin C 0.6mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 0g 5.45g N/A
Cholesterol 80mg 79mg 0%
Sugar 0g 1.23g N/A
Starch 0.9g 0%
Trans fat 0.068g N/A
Tryptophan 0.338mg 0.138mg 0%
Threonine 1.234mg 0.046mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.26mg 0.459mg 0%
Leucine 2.177mg 0.716mg 0%
Lysine 2.446mg 0.762mg 0%
Methionine 0.712mg 0.257mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.086mg 0.413mg 0%
Valine 1.473mg 0.523mg 0%
Histidine 1.067mg 0.22mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.353g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.271g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.163g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.02g N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid 0.004g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.004g N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid 0.007g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.007g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.061g N/A

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% 3% 5% 78%
Protein: 11.42 g
Fats: 3.42 g
Carbs: 5.45 g
Water: 78.19 g
Other: 1.52 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +139.2%
Contains more FatsFats +307%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +35.1%
Contains more OtherOther +70.8%

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
38% 20% 42%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.948 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.506 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.056 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1123.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +13.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -81.9%

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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. Oysters - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171980/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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