Veal vs. Pork chop — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between veal and pork chop

Veal has more vitamin B12 and zinc, while pork chop has more selenium, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, and vitamin D.
Pork chop covers your daily need for selenium, 41% more than veal.
Veal contains 2 times more vitamin B12 than pork chop. While veal contains 1.27µg of vitamin B12, pork chop contains only 0.66µg.
The amount of cholesterol in pork chop is lower.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Veal, ground, cooked, broiled and Pork, fresh, loin, blade (chops), bone-in, 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.

Veal

Pork chop

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+20%
Contains more IronIron	+13.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+22.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+250%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+229.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+11.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-10.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+165.7%

~equal in Potassium ~315mg

~equal in Copper ~0.105mg

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.

Veal

Pork chop

Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+92.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+40.7%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+40%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+600%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+15.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+25.4%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~7.927mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~1.104mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	13.7µg	36.4µg	41%
Vitamin B1	0.07mg	0.49mg	35%
Vitamin B12	1.27µg	0.66µg	25%
Fats	7.56g	14.35g	10%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.55g	1.894g	9%
Cholesterol	103mg	78mg	8%
Vitamin B6	0.39mg	0.489mg	8%
Zinc	3.87mg	3.15mg	7%
Saturated fat	3.04g	4.339g	6%
Vitamin D	0IU	40IU	5%
Monounsaturated fat	2.84g	4.887g	5%
Choline	95mg	67.5mg	5%
Vitamin D	0µg	1µg	5%
Calcium	17mg	56mg	4%
Folate	11µg	0µg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.27mg	0.313mg	3%
Calories	172kcal	231kcal	3%
Phosphorus	217mg	241mg	3%
Iron	0.99mg	0.87mg	2%
Manganese	0.035mg	0.01mg	1%
Vitamin B3	8.03mg	7.927mg	1%
Vitamin B5	1.16mg	1.104mg	1%
Protein	24.38g	23.72g	1%
Vitamin K	1.2µg	0µg	1%
Potassium	337mg	315mg	1%
Magnesium	24mg	20mg	1%
Copper	0.103mg	0.105mg	0%
Sodium	83mg	74mg	0%
Vitamin E	0.15mg	0.21mg	0%
Vitamin A	0µg	4µg	0%
Trans fat		0.066g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.247mg	0.282mg	0%
Threonine	1.065mg	1.043mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.201mg	1.123mg	0%
Leucine	1.94mg	1.952mg	0%
Lysine	2.009mg	2.109mg	0%
Methionine	0.569mg	0.65mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.984mg	0.985mg	0%
Valine	1.347mg	1.2mg	0%
Histidine	0.885mg	0.965mg	0%
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.065g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.011g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.003g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.065g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.922g	N/A