Pork vs. Ricotta — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are pork and ricotta different?
- Pork is richer in vitamin B1, selenium, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, vitamin B12, choline, phosphorus, and zinc, while ricotta is higher in calcium.
- Pork covers your daily need for vitamin B1, 72% more than ricotta.
- Pork contains 48 times more vitamin B3 than ricotta. Pork contains 5.037mg of vitamin B3, while ricotta contains 0.104mg.
- Pork is lower in saturated fat.
- Ricotta has a higher glycemic index (27) than pork (0).
Pork, fresh, loin, whole, separable lean, and fat, cooked, broiled and Cheese, ricotta, whole milk 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.
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +154.5% |
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +302.9% |
| Contains more IronIron | +128.9% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +247.6% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +106% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +55.7% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -26.2% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +50% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +212.4% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +989.5% |
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.
| Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +163.6% |
| Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D | +550% |
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +6646.2% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +64.6% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +4743.3% |
| Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +227.7% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +979.1% |
| Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +105.9% |
| Contains more CholineCholine | +436.6% |
| Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +5900% |
| Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +140% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
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DV% diff. |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.877mg | 0.013mg | 72% |
| Selenium | 45.3µg | 14.5µg | 56% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.464mg | 0.043mg | 32% |
| Protein | 27.32g | 11.26g | 32% |
| Vitamin B3 | 5.037mg | 0.104mg | 31% |
| Calcium | 19mg | 207mg | 19% |
| Vitamin B12 | 0.7µg | 0.34µg | 15% |
| Saturated fat | 5.23g | 8.295g | 14% |
| Choline | 93.9mg | 17.5mg | 14% |
| Vitamin A | 2µg | 120µg | 13% |
| Phosphorus | 246mg | 158mg | 13% |
| Zinc | 2.39mg | 1.16mg | 11% |
| Cholesterol | 80mg | 51mg | 10% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.321mg | 0.195mg | 10% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.698mg | 0.213mg | 10% |
| Potassium | 423mg | 105mg | 9% |
| Vitamin D | 1.3µg | 0.2µg | 6% |
| Iron | 0.87mg | 0.38mg | 6% |
| Copper | 0.073mg | 0.021mg | 6% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 6.19g | 3.627g | 6% |
| Vitamin D | 53IU | 10IU | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 1.2g | 0.385g | 5% |
| Magnesium | 28mg | 11mg | 4% |
| Calories | 242kcal | 174kcal | 3% |
| Folate | 5µg | 12µg | 2% |
| Fats | 13.92g | 12.98g | 1% |
| Vitamin E | 0.29mg | 0.11mg | 1% |
| Sodium | 62mg | 84mg | 1% |
| Vitamin K | 0µg | 1.1µg | 1% |
| Carbs | 0g | 3.04g | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 0.6mg | 0mg | 1% |
| Net carbs | 0g | 3.04g | N/A |
| Sugar | 0g | 0.27g | N/A |
| Manganese | 0.009mg | 0.006mg | 0% |
| Tryptophan | 0.338mg | 0.125mg | 0% |
| Threonine | 1.234mg | 0.517mg | 0% |
| Isoleucine | 1.26mg | 0.589mg | 0% |
| Leucine | 2.177mg | 1.221mg | 0% |
| Lysine | 2.446mg | 1.338mg | 0% |
| Methionine | 0.712mg | 0.281mg | 0% |
| Phenylalanine | 1.086mg | 0.556mg | 0% |
| Valine | 1.473mg | 0.692mg | 0% |
| Histidine | 1.067mg | 0.459mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +142.6% |
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +∞% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +23.9% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +14.6% |
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -36.9% |
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +70.7% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +211.7% |
