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Soba vs. Pork — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between soba and pork?

  • Soba is higher in manganese, yet pork is higher in vitamin B1, vitamin B6, phosphorus, vitamin B12, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, and zinc.
  • Pork's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 65% more.
  • Soba has 42 times more manganese than pork. While soba has 0.374mg of manganese, pork has only 0.009mg.
  • The amount of saturated fat in soba is lower.
  • The glycemic index of pork is lower.

We used Noodles, japanese, soba, cooked and Pork, fresh, loin, whole, separable lean, and fat, cooked, broiled 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.
Soba
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 6.4% 1.2% 3.1% 18% 2.7% 3.3% 11% 7.8% 49% 0%
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%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +4055.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +211.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +375%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1108.6%
Contains more IronIron +81.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +812.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +1891.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +884%
~equal in Sodium ~62mg

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.
Soba
1
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% 0% 0% 24% 6% 9.6% 14% 9.2% 0% 0% 5.3% 0%
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%
Contains more FolateFolate +40%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +833%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1134.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +887.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +197%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1060%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Soba Pork DV% diff.
Selenium 45.3µg 82%
Vitamin B1 0.094mg 0.877mg 65%
Protein 5.06g 27.32g 45%
Vitamin B6 0.04mg 0.464mg 33%
Phosphorus 25mg 246mg 32%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.7µg 29%
Vitamin B3 0.51mg 5.037mg 28%
Cholesterol 0mg 80mg 27%
Saturated fat 0.019g 5.23g 24%
Vitamin B2 0.026mg 0.321mg 23%
Zinc 0.12mg 2.39mg 21%
Fats 0.1g 13.92g 21%
Choline 93.9mg 17%
Manganese 0.374mg 0.009mg 16%
Monounsaturated fat 0.026g 6.19g 15%
Potassium 35mg 423mg 11%
Vitamin B5 0.235mg 0.698mg 9%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.031g 1.2g 8%
Calories 99kcal 242kcal 7%
Vitamin D 0µg 1.3µg 7%
Carbs 21.44g 0g 7%
Copper 0.008mg 0.073mg 7%
Vitamin D 0IU 53IU 7%
Iron 0.48mg 0.87mg 5%
Magnesium 9mg 28mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.29mg 2%
Calcium 4mg 19mg 2%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.6mg 1%
Folate 7µg 5µg 1%
Net carbs 21.44g 0g N/A
Sodium 60mg 62mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 2µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.072mg 0.338mg 0%
Threonine 0.177mg 1.234mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.195mg 1.26mg 0%
Leucine 0.33mg 2.177mg 0%
Lysine 0.214mg 2.446mg 0%
Methionine 0.072mg 0.712mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.217mg 1.086mg 0%
Valine 0.249mg 1.473mg 0%
Histidine 0.119mg 1.067mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Soba
2
5% 21% 73%
Protein: 5.06 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 21.44 g
Water: 73.01 g
Other: 0.39 g
Pork
3
27% 14% 58%
Protein: 27.32 g
Fats: 13.92 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 57.87 g
Other: 0.89 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +26.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +439.9%
Contains more FatsFats +13820%
Contains more OtherOther +128.2%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Soba
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25% 34% 41%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.019 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.026 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.031 g
Pork
2
41% 49% 10%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 5.23 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 6.19 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.2 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +23707.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +3771%

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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. Soba - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168907/nutrients
  2. Pork - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167820/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.