Mortadella vs. Pork jowl — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between mortadella and pork jowl

Mortadella has more vitamin B2, selenium, vitamin B12, protein, and iron; however, pork jowl is higher in fats, vitamin B1, and vitamin B3.
Mortadella covers your daily vitamin B2 needs 11751% more than pork jowl.
Pork jowl contains 50 times less sodium than mortadella. Mortadella contains 1246mg of sodium, while pork jowl contains 25mg.
The glycemic index of mortadella is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Mortadella, beef, pork and Pork, fresh, variety meats, and by-products, jowl, 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.

Mortadella

Pork jowl

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+266.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+350%
Contains more IronIron	+233.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+50%
Contains more ZincZinc	+150%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+12.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+500%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+1406.7%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-98%

~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.

Mortadella

Pork jowl

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+64730.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+76%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+44.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+80.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+200%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+31.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+224.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+69.7%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B2	153mg	0.236mg	11751%
Saturated fat	9.51g	25.26g	72%
Fats	25.39g	69.61g	68%
Monounsaturated fat	11.38g	32.89g	54%
Sodium	1246mg	25mg	53%
Selenium	22.6µg	1.5µg	38%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.12g	8.11g	33%
Vitamin B12	1.48µg	0.82µg	28%
Vitamin B1	0.119mg	0.386mg	22%
Protein	16.37g	6.38g	20%
Calories	311kcal	655kcal	17%
Choline	72.2mg		13%
Iron	1.4mg	0.42mg	12%
Vitamin B3	2.673mg	4.535mg	12%
Cholesterol	56mg	90mg	11%
Zinc	2.1mg	0.84mg	11%
Vitamin D*	41 IU		5%
Vitamin D	1µg		5%
Vitamin B5	0.44mg	0.25mg	4%
Vitamin B6	0.13mg	0.09mg	3%
Magnesium	11mg	3mg	2%
Copper	0.06mg	0.04mg	2%
Phosphorus	97mg	86mg	2%
Carbs	3.05g	0g	1%
Calcium	18mg	4mg	1%
Manganese	0.03mg	0.005mg	1%
Vitamin K	1.6µg		1%
Folate	3µg	1µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	5.3g	0.97g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	190kcal	1027kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	32g	15g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.5	1.6	N/A
Net carbs	3.05g	0g	N/A
Potassium	163mg	148mg	0%
Vitamin A	0µg	3µg	0%
Vitamin E	0.22mg	0.29mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.152mg	0.021mg	0%
Threonine	0.633mg	0.21mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.708mg	0.168mg	0%
Leucine	1.213mg	0.446mg	0%
Lysine	1.262mg	0.528mg	0%
Methionine	0.394mg	0.095mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.598mg	0.239mg	0%
Valine	0.735mg	0.305mg	0%
Histidine	0.52mg	0.072mg	0%