Chorizo vs. Pork chop — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are chorizo and pork chop different?

Chorizo is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin B1, iron, and choline; however, pork chop is richer in selenium, vitamin B3, and phosphorus.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for chorizo is 56% higher.
Chorizo contains 17 times more sodium than pork chop. While chorizo contains 1235mg of sodium, pork chop contains only 74mg.
Pork chop has a lower glycemic index (0) than chorizo (28).

Chorizo, pork, and beef and Pork, fresh, loin, blade (chops), bone-in, separable lean, and fat, cooked, broiled are the varieties used in this article.

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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.

Chorizo

Pork chop

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+26.3%
Contains more IronIron	+82.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+300%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+11.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+600%
Contains more CopperCopper	+31.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+60.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-94%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+72.5%

~equal in Zinc ~3.15mg

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.

Chorizo

Pork chop

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+50%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+28.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+203%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+54.5%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin E ~0.21mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.313mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~1.104mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.489mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	2µg	0.66µg	56%
Sodium	1235mg	74mg	50%
Saturated fat	14.38g	4.339g	46%
Fats	38.27g	14.35g	37%
Monounsaturated fat	18.4g	4.887g	34%
Selenium	21.1µg	36.4µg	28%
Vitamin B3	5.131mg	7.927mg	17%
Phosphorus	150mg	241mg	13%
Vitamin B1	0.63mg	0.49mg	12%
Calories	455kcal	231kcal	11%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.46g	1.894g	10%
Iron	1.59mg	0.87mg	9%
Calcium	8mg	56mg	5%
Choline	96.7mg	67.5mg	5%
Cholesterol	88mg	78mg	3%
Vitamin D*	61 IU	40 IU	3%
Vitamin D	1.5µg	1µg	3%
Copper	0.08mg	0.105mg	3%
Vitamin B6	0.53mg	0.489mg	3%
Potassium	398mg	315mg	2%
Zinc	3.41mg	3.15mg	2%
Protein	24.1g	23.72g	1%
Carbs	1.86g	0g	1%
Manganese	0.04mg	0.01mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.3mg	0.313mg	1%
Vitamin K	1.6µg	0µg	1%
Folate	2µg	0µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	5.3g	10g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	189kcal	97kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	22g	43g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.5	1.6	N/A
Net carbs	1.86g	0g	N/A
Magnesium	18mg	20mg	0%
Vitamin A	0µg	4µg	0%
Vitamin E	0.22mg	0.21mg	0%
Vitamin B5	1.12mg	1.104mg	0%
Trans fat		0.066g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.278mg	0.282mg	0%
Threonine	1.473mg	1.043mg	0%
Isoleucine	2.206mg	1.123mg	0%
Leucine	1.708mg	1.952mg	0%
Lysine	2.414mg	2.109mg	0%
Methionine	0.47mg	0.65mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.149mg	0.985mg	0%
Valine	0.914mg	1.2mg	0%
Histidine	0.721mg	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