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

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Summary of differences between ground chicken and pork loin

Ground chicken has more vitamin B3, vitamin B5, potassium, protein, phosphorus, and vitamin B6, while pork loin has more vitamin B1 and selenium.
Pork loin covers your daily need for vitamin B1 65% more than ground chicken.
Ground chicken contains 2 times more potassium than pork loin. While ground chicken contains 677mg of potassium, pork loin contains only 356mg.
The amount of cholesterol in pork loin is lower.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Chicken, ground, crumbles, cooked, pan-browned and Pork, fresh, loin, whole, separable lean, and fat, 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.

Ground chicken

Pork loin

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+33.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+90.2%
Contains more IronIron	+17.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+18.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+45.5%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+125%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-33.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+132.2%

~equal in Copper ~0.056mg

~equal in Zinc ~1.74mg

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 loin

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+85.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+21.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+55.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+83.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+14%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+100%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+644.6%

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0.53µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B1	0.121mg	0.901mg	65%
Selenium	14.3µg	33.2µg	34%
Vitamin B3	7.107mg	4.58mg	16%
Cholesterol	107mg	63mg	15%
Vitamin B5	1.327mg	0.723mg	12%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	1.787g		11%
Potassium	677mg	356mg	9%
Protein	23.28g	19.74g	7%
Saturated fat	3.11g	4.36g	6%
Phosphorus	234mg	197mg	5%
Vitamin B6	0.538mg	0.472mg	5%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.08g	1.34g	5%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.081g		5%
Vitamin B2	0.302mg	0.248mg	4%
Fats	10.92g	12.58g	3%
Vitamin D*		21 IU	3%
Vitamin D		0.5µg	3%
Magnesium	28mg	21mg	2%
Iron	0.93mg	0.79mg	2%
Zinc	1.92mg	1.74mg	2%
Vitamin K	2.1µg	0µg	2%
Choline	59mg	69.7mg	2%
Monounsaturated fat	4.879g	5.61g	2%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.6mg	1%
Calcium	8mg	18mg	1%
Copper	0.062mg	0.056mg	1%
Sodium	75mg	50mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.39mg	0.21mg	1%
Vitamin B12	0.51µg	0.53µg	1%
Calories	189kcal	198kcal	0%
Protein per 100 calories	12g	10g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	81kcal	100kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	53g	51g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.2	1.6	N/A
Vitamin A	0µg	2µg	0%
Manganese	0.016mg	0.011mg	0%
Folate	2µg	1µg	0%
Trans fat	0.087g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.196mg	0.244mg	0%
Threonine	0.97mg	0.891mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.06mg	0.91mg	0%
Leucine	1.816mg	1.572mg	0%
Lysine	2.014mg	1.766mg	0%
Methionine	0.596mg	0.514mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.912mg	0.785mg	0%
Valine	1.102mg	1.064mg	0%
Histidine	0.706mg	0.77mg	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