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Salsa vs. Pork Meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are salsa and pork Meat different?

  • Pork Meat has more vitamin B1, selenium, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, phosphorus, vitamin B2, vitamin B12, and zinc than salsa.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B1 for pork Meat is 75% higher.
  • Salsa contains 8 times more sodium than pork Meat. While salsa contains 430mg of sodium, pork Meat contains only 57mg.

USDA Commodity, salsa and Pork, fresh, loin, tenderloin, separable lean only, cooked, roasted 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.
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 3.6% 24% 84% 32% 4.6% 13% 56% 0% 2.2%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 21% 1.8% 37% 43% 37% 66% 114% 7.4% 1.7% 208%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +100%
Contains more IronIron +94.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +81.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +55.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +15.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +1323.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +790%
Contains less SodiumSodium -86.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +9450%

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.
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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 13% 9.3% 0% 0% 13% 6.9% 20% 0% 34% 0% 0% 14% 0%
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% 1.6% 3% 238% 89% 139% 61% 171% 71% 0% 0% 48%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1800%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1190%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +588.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +396%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Salsa Pork Meat DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.05mg 0.95mg 75%
Selenium 0.4µg 38.2µg 69%
Protein 1.5g 26.17g 49%
Vitamin B6 0.149mg 0.739mg 45%
Vitamin B3 1.08mg 7.432mg 40%
Phosphorus 30mg 267mg 34%
Vitamin B2 0.03mg 0.387mg 27%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.57µg 24%
Cholesterol 0mg 73mg 24%
Zinc 0.17mg 2.42mg 20%
Vitamin B5 1.012mg 20%
Choline 88.9mg 16%
Sodium 430mg 57mg 16%
Iron 2.24mg 1.15mg 14%
Fiber 1.4g 0g 6%
Folate 19µg 0µg 5%
Saturated fat 0.029g 1.198g 5%
Calories 36kcal 143kcal 5%
Fats 0.2g 3.51g 5%
Vitamin C 4mg 0mg 4%
Potassium 270mg 421mg 4%
Monounsaturated fat 0.016g 1.334g 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.107g 0.506g 3%
Vitamin A 28µg 0µg 3%
Magnesium 16mg 29mg 3%
Copper 0.096mg 0.111mg 2%
Carbs 7g 0g 2%
Vitamin D 0.2µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 1%
Vitamin D 10IU 1%
Calcium 12mg 6mg 1%
Manganese 0.013mg 1%
Net carbs 5.6g 0g N/A
Trans fat 0.033g N/A
Tryptophan 0.275mg 0%
Threonine 1.175mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.288mg 0%
Leucine 2.229mg 0%
Lysine 2.427mg 0%
Methionine 0.721mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.1mg 0%
Valine 1.367mg 0%
Histidine 1.13mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.013g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.013g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.411g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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7% 90%
Protein: 1.5 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 7 g
Water: 89.7 g
Other: 1.6 g
26% 4% 69%
Protein: 26.17 g
Fats: 3.51 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 69.45 g
Other: 0.87 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +29.2%
Contains more OtherOther +83.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1644.7%
Contains more FatsFats +1655%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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19% 11% 70%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.029 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.016 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.107 g
39% 44% 17%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.198 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.334 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.506 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +8237.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +372.9%

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 Meat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168250/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.