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Pork vs. Sunflower oil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between pork and sunflower oil?

  • Pork is higher in selenium, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, phosphorus, vitamin B3, vitamin B12, and vitamin B2, yet sunflower oil is higher in vitamin E.
  • Sunflower oil's daily need coverage for vitamin E is 272% more.
  • The amount of cholesterol in sunflower oil is lower.

We used Pork, fresh, loin, whole, separable lean, and fat, cooked, broiled and Oil, sunflower, linoleic, (partially hydrogenated) 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
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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 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%

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% 0% 822% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 14% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +14065.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pork Sunflower oil DV% diff.
Vitamin E 0.29mg 41.08mg 272%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.2g 36.4g 235%
Fats 13.92g 100g 132%
Monounsaturated fat 6.19g 46.2g 100%
Selenium 45.3µg 0µg 82%
Vitamin B1 0.877mg 0mg 73%
Protein 27.32g 0g 55%
Vitamin B6 0.464mg 0mg 36%
Saturated fat 5.23g 13g 35%
Phosphorus 246mg 0mg 35%
Calories 242kcal 884kcal 32%
Vitamin B3 5.037mg 0mg 31%
Vitamin B12 0.7µg 0µg 29%
Cholesterol 80mg 0mg 27%
Vitamin B2 0.321mg 0mg 25%
Zinc 2.39mg 0mg 22%
Choline 93.9mg 17%
Vitamin B5 0.698mg 0mg 14%
Potassium 423mg 0mg 12%
Iron 0.87mg 0mg 11%
Copper 0.073mg 0mg 8%
Vitamin D 53IU 7%
Vitamin D 1.3µg 7%
Magnesium 28mg 0mg 7%
Vitamin K 0µg 5.4µg 5%
Sodium 62mg 0mg 3%
Calcium 19mg 0mg 2%
Vitamin C 0.6mg 0mg 1%
Folate 5µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin A 2µg 0µg 0%
Manganese 0.009mg 0mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.338mg 0mg 0%
Threonine 1.234mg 0mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.26mg 0mg 0%
Leucine 2.177mg 0mg 0%
Lysine 2.446mg 0mg 0%
Methionine 0.712mg 0mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.086mg 0mg 0%
Valine 1.473mg 0mg 0%
Histidine 1.067mg 0mg 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
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 100 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 0 g
Other: 0 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +618.4%
~equal in Carbs ~0g

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
14% 48% 38%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 13 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 46.2 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 36.4 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -59.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +646.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2933.3%

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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. Sunflower oil - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172328/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.