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Porterhouse steak vs. Pork shoulder — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are porterhouse steak and pork shoulder different?

  • Porterhouse steak is higher in vitamin B12, iron, zinc, choline, and copper; however, pork shoulder is richer in vitamin B1, selenium, vitamin B5, and polyunsaturated fat.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for porterhouse steak is 60% higher.
  • Porterhouse steak contains 3 times more iron than pork shoulder. While porterhouse steak contains 2.94mg of iron, pork shoulder contains only 1.05mg.
  • Pork shoulder has less saturated fat.

Beef, short loin, porterhouse steak, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, broiled and Pork, fresh, shoulder, whole, separable lean, and fat, raw are the varieties 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 2.1% 26% 110% 43% 124% 83% 8.5% 2% 107%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 13% 4.5% 27% 39% 28% 74% 78% 8.5% 1.4% 139%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +22.2%
Contains more IronIron +180%
Contains more CopperCopper +54.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +68.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +36.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +114.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +30.1%
~equal in Potassium ~302mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~182mg
~equal in Sodium ~65mg

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.
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% 3.6% 0% 25% 53% 79% 19% 84% 273% 0% 5.3% 50%
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 2.3% 0.67% 3.8% 26% 192% 63% 72% 43% 80% 93% 0% 3.8% 33%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +194.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +40%
Contains more CholineCholine +50.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +674.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +20.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +129%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0.19mg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~3.833mg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.348mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Porterhouse steak Pork shoulder DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 2.18µg 0.74µg 60%
Vitamin B1 0.099mg 0.767mg 56%
Iron 2.94mg 1.05mg 24%
Zinc 4.56mg 2.7mg 17%
Protein 23.96g 17.18g 14%
Selenium 19.6µg 25.5µg 11%
Vitamin D 1.7µg 9%
Vitamin D 70IU 9%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.69g 1.92g 8%
Vitamin B5 0.314mg 0.719mg 8%
Choline 91.3mg 60.6mg 6%
Saturated fat 7.271g 6.24g 5%
Copper 0.13mg 0.084mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.228mg 0.275mg 4%
Monounsaturated fat 8.65g 8.01g 2%
Vitamin B3 4.21mg 3.833mg 2%
Calories 276kcal 236kcal 2%
Fats 19.27g 17.99g 2%
Phosphorus 193mg 182mg 2%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.7mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.365mg 0.348mg 1%
Calcium 7mg 15mg 1%
Folate 7µg 5µg 1%
Magnesium 22mg 18mg 1%
Cholesterol 67mg 71mg 1%
Potassium 299mg 302mg 0%
Sodium 65mg 65mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 2µg 0%
Vitamin E 0.18mg 0.19mg 0%
Manganese 0.015mg 0.011mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.259mg 0.208mg 0%
Threonine 1.104mg 0.768mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.228mg 0.781mg 0%
Leucine 2.105mg 1.36mg 0%
Lysine 2.233mg 1.531mg 0%
Methionine 0.676mg 0.441mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.033mg 0.681mg 0%
Valine 1.288mg 0.921mg 0%
Histidine 0.775mg 0.656mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
24% 19% 55% 2%
Protein: 23.96 g
Fats: 19.27 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 54.66 g
Other: 2.11 g
17% 18% 64%
Protein: 17.18 g
Fats: 17.99 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 64.02 g
Other: 0.81 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +39.5%
Contains more OtherOther +160.5%
Contains more WaterWater +17.1%
~equal in Fats ~17.99g
~equal in Carbs ~0g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
44% 52% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 7.271 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.65 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.69 g
39% 50% 12%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.24 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.01 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.92 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -14.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +178.3%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~8.01g

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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. Porterhouse steak - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169459/nutrients
  2. Pork shoulder - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167843/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.