Pound cake vs. Pork jowl — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between pound cake and pork jowl

Pound cake has more iron, folate, phosphorus, and selenium; however, pork jowl is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin B3, and vitamin B1.
Pork jowl covers your daily saturated fat needs 102% more than pound cake.
Pork jowl contains 42 times less folate than pound cake. Pound cake contains 42µg of folate, while pork jowl contains 1µg.
Pork jowl has less sodium.
The glycemic index of pound cake is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Cake, pound, commercially prepared, butter (includes fresh and frozen) and Pork, fresh, variety meats, and by-products, jowl, raw.

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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.

Pound cake

Pork jowl

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+166.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1075%
Contains more IronIron	+252.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+62.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+2100%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+233.3%

Contains more ZincZinc	+95.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-93.4%

~equal in Potassium ~148mg

~equal in Copper ~0.04mg

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.

Pound cake

Pork jowl

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+2233.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+124.1%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+94%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+4100%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+123.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+180.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+150%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+127.8%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.236mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	4.811g	25.26g	93%
Fats	13.96g	69.61g	86%
Monounsaturated fat	3.02g	32.89g	75%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.419g	8.11g	31%
Vitamin B12	0.36µg	0.82µg	19%
Carbs	53.64g	0g	18%
Vitamin B1	0.173mg	0.386mg	18%
Vitamin B3	1.615mg	4.535mg	18%
Calories	353kcal	655kcal	15%
Threonine	153mg	0.21mg	15%
Sodium	377mg	25mg	15%
Iron	1.48mg	0.42mg	13%
Choline	65.6mg		12%
Folate	42µg	1µg	10%
Phosphorus	140mg	86mg	8%
Cholesterol	66mg	90mg	8%
Starch	17.36g		7%
Vitamin A	70µg	3µg	7%
Selenium	5µg	1.5µg	6%
Vitamin B5	0.485mg	0.25mg	5%
Manganese	0.11mg	0.005mg	5%
Vitamin B6	0.036mg	0.09mg	4%
Vitamin D	0.8µg		4%
Zinc	0.43mg	0.84mg	4%
Calcium	47mg	4mg	4%
Vitamin D	34IU		4%
Protein	5g	6.38g	3%
Vitamin E	0.65mg	0.29mg	2%
Fiber	0.6g	0g	2%
Vitamin B2	0.249mg	0.236mg	1%
Vitamin K	1.7µg		1%
Magnesium	8mg	3mg	1%
Net carbs	53.04g	0g	N/A
Potassium	149mg	148mg	0%
Sugar	33.36g	0g	N/A
Copper	0.042mg	0.04mg	0%
Trans fat	0.192g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.041mg	0.021mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.204mg	0.168mg	0%
Leucine	0.397mg	0.446mg	0%
Lysine	0.198mg	0.528mg	0%
Methionine	0.117mg	0.095mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.239mg	0.239mg	0%
Valine	0.249mg	0.305mg	0%
Histidine	0.117mg	0.072mg	0%
Fructose	0.33g		0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.001g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.007g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.372g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.005g	0g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.015g		N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.008g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.004g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	2.895g		N/A