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Pork vs. Pork belly — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between pork and pork belly?

  • Pork is higher in selenium, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, phosphorus, zinc, vitamin B5, potassium, and vitamin B2, yet pork belly is higher in vitamin B12.
  • Pork belly's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 71% more.
  • Pork has 6 times more selenium than pork belly. While pork has 45.3µg of selenium, pork belly has only 8µg.
  • The amount of saturated fat in pork is lower.

We used Pork, fresh, loin, whole, separable lean, and fat, cooked, broiled and Pork, fresh, belly, raw types 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
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 2.9% 1.5% 16% 20% 17% 28% 46% 4.2% 0.78% 44%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +600%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +280%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +128.6%
Contains more IronIron +67.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +40.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +134.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +127.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +50%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +466.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -48.4%

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
8
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 1% 1% 7.8% 0% 99% 56% 87% 15% 30% 105% 0% 0.75% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +100%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +121.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +32.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +172.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +256.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +400%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +50%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +34.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +20%
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~4.647mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pork Pork belly DV% diff.
Selenium 45.3µg 8µg 68%
Saturated fat 5.23g 19.33g 64%
Fats 13.92g 53.01g 60%
Monounsaturated fat 6.19g 24.7g 46%
Vitamin B1 0.877mg 0.396mg 40%
Protein 27.32g 9.34g 36%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.2g 5.65g 30%
Vitamin B6 0.464mg 0.13mg 26%
Phosphorus 246mg 108mg 20%
Choline 93.9mg 17%
Calories 242kcal 518kcal 14%
Zinc 2.39mg 1.02mg 12%
Vitamin B5 0.698mg 0.256mg 9%
Vitamin D 53IU 7%
Vitamin D 1.3µg 7%
Potassium 423mg 185mg 7%
Vitamin B12 0.7µg 0.84µg 6%
Magnesium 28mg 4mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.321mg 0.242mg 6%
Iron 0.87mg 0.52mg 4%
Cholesterol 80mg 72mg 3%
Copper 0.073mg 0.052mg 2%
Vitamin B3 5.037mg 4.647mg 2%
Folate 5µg 1µg 1%
Calcium 19mg 5mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.29mg 0.39mg 1%
Sodium 62mg 32mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.6mg 0.3mg 0%
Vitamin A 2µg 3µg 0%
Manganese 0.009mg 0.006mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.338mg 0%
Threonine 1.234mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.26mg 0%
Leucine 2.177mg 0%
Lysine 2.446mg 0%
Methionine 0.712mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.086mg 0%
Valine 1.473mg 0%
Histidine 1.067mg 0%

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
9% 53% 37%
Protein: 9.34 g
Fats: 53.01 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 36.74 g
Other: 0.91 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +192.5%
Contains more WaterWater +57.5%
Contains more FatsFats +280.8%
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Other ~0.91g

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% 50% 11%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 19.33 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 24.7 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 5.65 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -72.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +299%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +370.8%

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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. Pork belly - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167812/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.