Turkey meat vs. Pork jowl — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between turkey meat and pork jowl

Turkey meat has more selenium, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, phosphorus, zinc, vitamin B5, iron, and vitamin B12, while pork jowl has more vitamin B1.
Pork jowl's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 116% higher.
Pork jowl contains 20 times less selenium than turkey meat. Turkey meat contains 29.8µg of selenium, while pork jowl contains 1.5µg.
The amount of saturated fat in turkey meat is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are Turkey, whole, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted 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.

Turkey meat

Pork jowl

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+900%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+250%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+61.5%
Contains more IronIron	+159.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+132.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+195.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+159.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+180%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+1886.7%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-75.7%

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.

Turkey meat

Pork jowl

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+300%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+19.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+111.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+279.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+584.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+24.4%
Contains more FolateFolate	+800%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+314.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+757.8%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	2.155g	25.26g	105%
Fats	7.39g	69.61g	96%
Monounsaturated fat	2.647g	32.89g	76%
Selenium	29.8µg	1.5µg	51%
Protein	28.55g	6.38g	44%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.119g	8.11g	40%
Vitamin B6	0.616mg	0.09mg	40%
Vitamin B3	9.573mg	4.535mg	31%
Vitamin B1	0.045mg	0.386mg	28%
Calories	189kcal	655kcal	23%
Phosphorus	223mg	86mg	20%
Choline	87.4mg		16%
Zinc	2.48mg	0.84mg	15%
Vitamin B5	0.948mg	0.25mg	14%
Vitamin B12	1.02µg	0.82µg	8%
Iron	1.09mg	0.42mg	8%
Magnesium	30mg	3mg	6%
Cholesterol	109mg	90mg	6%
Copper	0.093mg	0.04mg	6%
Potassium	239mg	148mg	3%
Sodium	103mg	25mg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.281mg	0.236mg	3%
Vitamin D	0.4µg		2%
Vitamin D	15IU		2%
Folate	9µg	1µg	2%
Vitamin A	12µg	3µg	1%
Calcium	14mg	4mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.07mg	0.29mg	1%
Carbs	0.06g	0g	0%
Net carbs	0.06g	0g	N/A
Manganese	0.014mg	0.005mg	0%
Trans fat	0.101g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.291mg	0.021mg	0%
Threonine	1.004mg	0.21mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.796mg	0.168mg	0%
Leucine	1.925mg	0.446mg	0%
Lysine	2.282mg	0.528mg	0%
Methionine	0.724mg	0.095mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.903mg	0.239mg	0%
Valine	0.902mg	0.305mg	0%
Histidine	0.749mg	0.072mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.008g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.005g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.105g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.008g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid	0.001g		N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.003g		N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.01g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.014g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	1.841g		N/A