Ground chicken vs. Pork jowl — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are ground chicken and pork jowl different?

Ground chicken is richer in protein, vitamin B6, selenium, vitamin B5, phosphorus, vitamin B3, and potassium, while pork jowl is higher in fats and vitamin B1.
Pork jowl covers your daily need for saturated fat 111% more than ground chicken.
Ground chicken contains 10 times more selenium than pork jowl. Ground chicken contains 14.3µg of selenium, while pork jowl contains 1.5µg.
Ground chicken is lower in saturated fat.

Chicken, ground, crumbles, cooked, pan-browned and Pork, fresh, variety meats, and by-products, jowl, raw types were 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.

Ground chicken

Pork jowl

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+833.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+357.4%
Contains more IronIron	+121.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+55%
Contains more ZincZinc	+128.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+172.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+220%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+853.3%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-66.7%

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.

Ground chicken

Pork jowl

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+34.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+28%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+56.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+430.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+497.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+100%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+219%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+60.8%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	3.11g	25.26g	101%
Fats	10.92g	69.61g	90%
Monounsaturated fat	4.879g	32.89g	70%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.08g	8.11g	40%
Protein	23.28g	6.38g	34%
Vitamin B6	0.538mg	0.09mg	34%
Calories	189kcal	655kcal	23%
Selenium	14.3µg	1.5µg	23%
Vitamin B1	0.121mg	0.386mg	22%
Vitamin B5	1.327mg	0.25mg	22%
Phosphorus	234mg	86mg	21%
Potassium	677mg	148mg	16%
Vitamin B3	7.107mg	4.535mg	16%
Vitamin B12	0.51µg	0.82µg	13%
Choline	59mg		11%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	1.787g		11%
Zinc	1.92mg	0.84mg	10%
Cholesterol	107mg	90mg	6%
Magnesium	28mg	3mg	6%
Iron	0.93mg	0.42mg	6%
Vitamin B2	0.302mg	0.236mg	5%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.081g		5%
Copper	0.062mg	0.04mg	2%
Sodium	75mg	25mg	2%
Vitamin K	2.1µg		2%
Vitamin E	0.39mg	0.29mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	12g	0.97g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	81kcal	1027kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	53g	15g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.2	1.6	N/A
Calcium	8mg	4mg	0%
Vitamin A	0µg	3µg	0%
Manganese	0.016mg	0.005mg	0%
Folate	2µg	1µg	0%
Trans fat	0.087g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.196mg	0.021mg	0%
Threonine	0.97mg	0.21mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.06mg	0.168mg	0%
Leucine	1.816mg	0.446mg	0%
Lysine	2.014mg	0.528mg	0%
Methionine	0.596mg	0.095mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.912mg	0.239mg	0%
Valine	1.102mg	0.305mg	0%
Histidine	0.706mg	0.072mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.008g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.031g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.016g	0g	N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)	0.02g		N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)	0.015g		N/A