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Skipjack tuna vs. Pork jowl — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between skipjack tuna and pork jowl

  • Skipjack tuna has more vitamin B3, selenium, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, phosphorus, iron, and potassium; however, pork jowl is higher in vitamin B1.
  • Pork jowl covers your daily saturated fat needs 124% more than skipjack tuna.
  • Pork jowl contains 31 times less selenium than skipjack tuna. Skipjack tuna contains 46.8µg of selenium, while pork jowl contains 1.5µg.
  • Skipjack tuna has less cholesterol.

Food varieties used in this article are Fish, tuna, skipjack, fresh, cooked, dry heat 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 31% 11% 46% 60% 37% 29% 122% 6.1% 2.5% 255%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 2.1% 1.2% 13% 16% 13% 23% 37% 3.3% 0.65% 8.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1366.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +825%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +252.7%
Contains more IronIron +281%
Contains more CopperCopper +175%
Contains more ZincZinc +25%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +231.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +280%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3020%
Contains less SodiumSodium -46.8%

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 3.3% 6% 0% 0% 9.5% 28% 352% 29% 226% 274% 0% 7.5% 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% 1% 5.8% 0% 97% 54% 85% 15% 21% 103% 0% 0.75% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +500%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +313.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +94%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +990%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +167.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +900%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +915.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +93.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Skipjack tuna Pork jowl DV% diff.
Saturated fat 0.42g 25.26g 113%
Fats 1.29g 69.61g 105%
Vitamin B3 18.756mg 4.535mg 89%
Monounsaturated fat 0.243g 32.89g 82%
Selenium 46.8µg 1.5µg 82%
Vitamin B6 0.981mg 0.09mg 69%
Vitamin B12 2.19µg 0.82µg 57%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.403g 8.11g 51%
Protein 28.21g 6.38g 44%
Vitamin B1 0.038mg 0.386mg 29%
Phosphorus 285mg 86mg 28%
Calories 132kcal 655kcal 26%
Iron 1.6mg 0.42mg 15%
Potassium 522mg 148mg 11%
Cholesterol 60mg 90mg 10%
Magnesium 44mg 3mg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.122mg 0.236mg 9%
Copper 0.11mg 0.04mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.485mg 0.25mg 5%
Calcium 37mg 4mg 3%
Vitamin A 18µg 3µg 2%
Vitamin E 0.29mg 2%
Zinc 1.05mg 0.84mg 2%
Folate 10µg 1µg 2%
Vitamin C 1mg 0mg 1%
Sodium 47mg 25mg 1%
Manganese 0.019mg 0.005mg 1%
Tryptophan 0.316mg 0.021mg 0%
Threonine 1.237mg 0.21mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.3mg 0.168mg 0%
Leucine 2.293mg 0.446mg 0%
Lysine 2.59mg 0.528mg 0%
Methionine 0.835mg 0.095mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.101mg 0.239mg 0%
Valine 1.453mg 0.305mg 0%
Histidine 0.83mg 0.072mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.091g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.237g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.017g 0g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
28% 62% 8%
Protein: 28.21 g
Fats: 1.29 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 62.28 g
Other: 8.22 g
6% 70% 22% 2%
Protein: 6.38 g
Fats: 69.61 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 22.19 g
Other: 1.82 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +342.2%
Contains more WaterWater +180.7%
Contains more OtherOther +351.6%
Contains more FatsFats +5296.1%
~equal in Carbs ~0g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
39% 23% 38%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.42 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.243 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.403 g
38% 50% 12%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 25.26 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 32.89 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 8.11 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +13435%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1912.4%

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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. Skipjack tuna - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172005/nutrients
  2. Pork jowl - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168269/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.