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

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How are chicken neck and pork jowl different?

Chicken neck is higher in selenium, iron, protein, vitamin B5, zinc, and vitamin A; however, pork jowl is richer in fats, vitamin B1, and vitamin B12.
Daily need coverage for saturated fat for pork jowl is 90% higher.
Chicken neck contains 22 times more vitamin A than pork jowl. While chicken neck contains 65µg of vitamin A, pork jowl contains only 3µg.
Chicken neck has less saturated fat.

Chicken, broilers or fryers, neck, meat, and skin, raw and Pork, fresh, variety meats, and by-products, jowl, raw are the varieties used in this article.

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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 neck

Pork jowl

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+333.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+350%
Contains more IronIron	+352.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+100%
Contains more ZincZinc	+121.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+30.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+560%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+700%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-60.9%

~equal in Potassium ~148mg

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 neck

Pork jowl

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+2066.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+240%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+88.9%
Contains more FolateFolate	+400%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+721.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+23.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+25.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+215.4%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~0.29mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	7.27g	25.26g	82%
Fats	26.24g	69.61g	67%
Monounsaturated fat	10.55g	32.89g	56%
Vitamin B1	0.047mg	0.386mg	28%
Vitamin B12	0.26µg	0.82µg	23%
Iron	1.9mg	0.42mg	19%
Selenium	12µg	1.5µg	19%
Calories	297kcal	655kcal	18%
Polyunsaturated fat	5.68g	8.11g	16%
Protein	14.07g	6.38g	15%
Vitamin B5	0.85mg	0.25mg	12%
Zinc	1.86mg	0.84mg	9%
Vitamin A	65µg	3µg	7%
Vitamin B3	3.608mg	4.535mg	6%
Vitamin B6	0.17mg	0.09mg	6%
Copper	0.08mg	0.04mg	4%
Phosphorus	112mg	86mg	4%
Cholesterol	99mg	90mg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.191mg	0.236mg	3%
Magnesium	13mg	3mg	2%
Sodium	64mg	25mg	2%
Calcium	18mg	4mg	1%
Manganese	0.033mg	0.005mg	1%
Folate	5µg	1µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	4.7g	0.97g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	211kcal	1027kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	34g	15g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.2	1.6	N/A
Potassium	137mg	148mg	0%
Vitamin E	0.3mg	0.29mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.137mg	0.021mg	0%
Threonine	0.545mg	0.21mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.588mg	0.168mg	0%
Leucine	0.933mg	0.446mg	0%
Lysine	1.005mg	0.528mg	0%
Methionine	0.332mg	0.095mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.514mg	0.239mg	0%
Valine	0.641mg	0.305mg	0%
Histidine	0.348mg	0.072mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.02g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.06g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.03g	0g	N/A