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Spread vs. Pork — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between spread and pork

  • Spread has more vitamin B12; however, pork is higher in selenium, vitamin B1, phosphorus, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, and zinc.
  • Pork covers your daily selenium needs 65% more than spread.
  • Pork contains 16 times less sodium than spread. Spread contains 1013mg of sodium, while pork contains 62mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Sandwich spread, pork, beef and Pork, fresh, loin, whole, separable lean, and fat, cooked, broiled.

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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.
Spread
2
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 3.6% 9.7% 30% 43% 28% 25% 132% 3.4% 53%
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 CopperCopper +78.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +188.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +250%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +58.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +284.5%
Contains more IronIron +10.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +134.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +316.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +367%

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.
Spread
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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 0% 8.7% 35% 9% 43% 31% 32% 26% 28% 140% 4% 1.5% 34%
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 Vitamin AVitamin A +1200%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +500%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +60%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +116.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +409.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +139.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +191.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +62.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +286.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +150%
Contains more CholineCholine +50.7%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Spread Pork DV% diff.
Selenium 9.7µg 45.3µg 65%
Vitamin B1 0.172mg 0.877mg 59%
Sodium 1013mg 62mg 41%
Protein 7.66g 27.32g 39%
Phosphorus 59mg 246mg 27%
Vitamin B6 0.12mg 0.464mg 26%
Vitamin B3 1.73mg 5.037mg 21%
Vitamin B12 1.12µg 0.7µg 18%
Cholesterol 38mg 80mg 14%
Vitamin B2 0.134mg 0.321mg 14%
Zinc 1.02mg 2.39mg 12%
Vitamin E 1.74mg 0.29mg 10%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.565g 1.2g 9%
Potassium 110mg 423mg 9%
Copper 0.13mg 0.073mg 6%
Choline 62.3mg 93.9mg 6%
Fats 17.34g 13.92g 5%
Vitamin B5 0.43mg 0.698mg 5%
Magnesium 8mg 28mg 5%
Vitamin D 0.6µg 1.3µg 4%
Vitamin D 22IU 53IU 4%
Carbs 11.94g 0g 4%
Saturated fat 5.977g 5.23g 3%
Vitamin A 26µg 2µg 3%
Monounsaturated fat 7.584g 6.19g 3%
Manganese 0.026mg 0.009mg 1%
Fiber 0.2g 0g 1%
Iron 0.79mg 0.87mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.6µg 0µg 1%
Folate 2µg 5µg 1%
Calcium 12mg 19mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.6mg 1%
Calories 235kcal 242kcal 0%
Net carbs 11.74g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.082mg 0.338mg 0%
Threonine 0.334mg 1.234mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.334mg 1.26mg 0%
Leucine 0.6mg 2.177mg 0%
Lysine 0.663mg 2.446mg 0%
Methionine 0.196mg 0.712mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.301mg 1.086mg 0%
Valine 0.356mg 1.473mg 0%
Histidine 0.279mg 1.067mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Spread
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8% 17% 12% 60% 3%
Protein: 7.66 g
Fats: 17.34 g
Carbs: 11.94 g
Water: 60.28 g
Other: 2.78 g
Pork
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27% 14% 58%
Protein: 27.32 g
Fats: 13.92 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 57.87 g
Other: 0.89 g
Contains more FatsFats +24.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +212.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +256.7%
~equal in Water ~57.87g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Spread
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37% 47% 16%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 5.977 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.584 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.565 g
Pork
1
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 more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +22.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +113.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -12.5%

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. Spread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174583/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.