Lamb vs. Pork jowl — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between lamb and pork jowl?

Lamb is higher in vitamin B12, selenium, zinc, iron, phosphorus, vitamin B3, copper, and vitamin B5, yet pork jowl is higher in vitamin B1.
Pork jowl's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 82% more.
Lamb has 18 times more selenium than pork jowl. While lamb has 26.4µg of selenium, pork jowl has only 1.5µg.
The amount of saturated fat in lamb is lower.

We used Lamb, domestic, composite of trimmed retail cuts, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked and Pork, fresh, variety meats, and by-products, jowl, raw types 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.

Lamb

Pork jowl

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+666.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+325%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+109.5%
Contains more IronIron	+347.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+197.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+431%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+118.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+340%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+1660%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-65.3%

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.

Lamb

Pork jowl

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+46.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+164%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+44.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+211%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1700%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+107.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+286%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.236mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Fats	20.94g	69.61g	75%
Saturated fat	8.83g	25.26g	75%
Vitamin B12	2.55µg	0.82µg	72%
Monounsaturated fat	8.82g	32.89g	60%
Selenium	26.4µg	1.5µg	45%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.51g	8.11g	44%
Protein	24.52g	6.38g	36%
Zinc	4.46mg	0.84mg	33%
Vitamin B1	0.1mg	0.386mg	24%
Calories	294kcal	655kcal	18%
Iron	1.88mg	0.42mg	18%
Choline	93.7mg		17%
Phosphorus	188mg	86mg	15%
Vitamin B3	6.66mg	4.535mg	13%
Copper	0.119mg	0.04mg	9%
Vitamin B5	0.66mg	0.25mg	8%
Magnesium	23mg	3mg	5%
Potassium	310mg	148mg	5%
Vitamin K	4.6µg		4%
Folate	18µg	1µg	4%
Vitamin B6	0.13mg	0.09mg	3%
Cholesterol	97mg	90mg	2%
Sodium	72mg	25mg	2%
Vitamin D	0.1µg		1%
Calcium	17mg	4mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.14mg	0.29mg	1%
Manganese	0.022mg	0.005mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.25mg	0.236mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	8.3g	0.97g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	120kcal	1027kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	34g	15g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.2	1.6	N/A
Vitamin D*	2 IU		0%
Vitamin A	0µg	3µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.287mg	0.021mg	0%
Threonine	1.05mg	0.21mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.183mg	0.168mg	0%
Leucine	1.908mg	0.446mg	0%
Lysine	2.166mg	0.528mg	0%
Methionine	0.629mg	0.095mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.998mg	0.239mg	0%
Valine	1.323mg	0.305mg	0%
Histidine	0.777mg	0.072mg	0%