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

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The main differences between chicken meat and pork jowl

Chicken meat is richer in protein, selenium, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, vitamin B5, and phosphorus, yet pork jowl is richer in fats, vitamin B1, and vitamin B12.
Daily need coverage for saturated fat for pork jowl is 107% higher.
Chicken meat contains 16 times more selenium than pork jowl. Chicken meat contains 23.9µg of selenium, while pork jowl contains 1.5µg.
Chicken meat contains less saturated fat.

Food types used in this article are Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted and Pork, fresh, variety meats, and by-products, jowl, raw.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Chicken meat

Pork jowl

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+666.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+275%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+50.7%
Contains more IronIron	+200%
Contains more CopperCopper	+65%
Contains more ZincZinc	+131%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+111.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+300%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+1493.3%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-69.5%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Chicken meat

Pork jowl

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1500%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+87.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+312%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+344.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+400%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+512.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+40.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+173.3%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~0.29mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	3.79g	25.26g	98%
Fats	13.6g	69.61g	86%
Monounsaturated fat	5.34g	32.89g	69%
Protein	27.3g	6.38g	42%
Selenium	23.9µg	1.5µg	41%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.97g	8.11g	34%
Vitamin B1	0.063mg	0.386mg	27%
Vitamin B3	8.487mg	4.535mg	25%
Vitamin B6	0.4mg	0.09mg	24%
Vitamin B12	0.3µg	0.82µg	22%
Calories	239kcal	655kcal	21%
Vitamin B5	1.03mg	0.25mg	16%
Phosphorus	182mg	86mg	14%
Choline	65.9mg		12%
Iron	1.26mg	0.42mg	11%
Zinc	1.94mg	0.84mg	10%
Magnesium	23mg	3mg	5%
Vitamin A	48µg	3µg	5%
Vitamin B2	0.168mg	0.236mg	5%
Copper	0.066mg	0.04mg	3%
Potassium	223mg	148mg	2%
Sodium	82mg	25mg	2%
Vitamin K	2.4µg		2%
Cholesterol	88mg	90mg	1%
Calcium	15mg	4mg	1%
Manganese	0.02mg	0.005mg	1%
Folate	5µg	1µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	11g	0.97g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	88kcal	1027kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	42g	15g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.2	1.6	N/A
Vitamin D*	2 IU		0%
Vitamin E	0.27mg	0.29mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.305mg	0.021mg	0%
Threonine	1.128mg	0.21mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.362mg	0.168mg	0%
Leucine	1.986mg	0.446mg	0%
Lysine	2.223mg	0.528mg	0%
Methionine	0.726mg	0.095mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.061mg	0.239mg	0%
Valine	1.325mg	0.305mg	0%
Histidine	0.802mg	0.072mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.01g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.04g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.02g	0g	N/A