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Steak vs. Pork jowl — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between steak and pork jowl

  • Steak has more vitamin B12, selenium, zinc, vitamin B6, iron, and phosphorus; however, pork jowl has more vitamin B1.
  • Pork jowl's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 84% more.
  • Steak has 21 times more selenium than pork jowl. Steak has 31.8µg of selenium, while pork jowl has 1.5µg.
  • Steak is lower in saturated fat.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Beef, rib eye steak, boneless, lip off, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, grilled 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.
Steak
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 3.6% 25% 90% 28% 173% 70% 7.6% 0% 173%
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 +666.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +200%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +88.5%
Contains more IronIron +471.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +112.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +654.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +89.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2020%
Contains less SodiumSodium -56.9%

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.
Steak
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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% 2.3% 0% 1.5% 19% 69% 97% 0% 115% 275% 4% 4.5% 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 AVitamin A +133.3%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +27.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +13.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +455.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +168.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +500%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +421.6%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Steak Pork jowl DV% diff.
Fats 19.02g 69.61g 78%
Saturated fat 8.443g 25.26g 76%
Monounsaturated fat 9.171g 32.89g 59%
Vitamin B12 2.2µg 0.82µg 58%
Selenium 31.8µg 1.5µg 55%
Zinc 6.34mg 0.84mg 50%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.896g 8.11g 48%
Protein 24.85g 6.38g 37%
Vitamin B6 0.5mg 0.09mg 32%
Vitamin B1 0.074mg 0.386mg 26%
Iron 2.4mg 0.42mg 25%
Calories 271kcal 655kcal 19%
Phosphorus 163mg 86mg 11%
Copper 0.085mg 0.04mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.25mg 5%
Magnesium 23mg 3mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.301mg 0.236mg 5%
Vitamin B3 5.149mg 4.535mg 4%
Cholesterol 78mg 90mg 4%
Potassium 279mg 148mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.29mg 2%
Vitamin D 0.1µg 1%
Sodium 58mg 25mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.6µg 1%
Folate 6µg 1µg 1%
Calcium 12mg 4mg 1%
Vitamin D 6IU 1%
Vitamin A 7µg 3µg 0%
Manganese 0.005mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.278mg 0.021mg 0%
Threonine 1.171mg 0.21mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.157mg 0.168mg 0%
Leucine 2.142mg 0.446mg 0%
Lysine 2.38mg 0.528mg 0%
Methionine 0.672mg 0.095mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.997mg 0.239mg 0%
Valine 1.242mg 0.305mg 0%
Histidine 0.931mg 0.072mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.001g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.001g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.013g 0g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Steak
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25% 19% 56%
Protein: 24.85 g
Fats: 19.02 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 55.59 g
Other: 0.54 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 +289.5%
Contains more WaterWater +150.5%
Contains more FatsFats +266%
Contains more OtherOther +237%
~equal in Carbs ~0g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Steak
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46% 50% 5%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 8.443 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 9.171 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.896 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 -66.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +258.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +805.1%

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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. Steak - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172164/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.