Pepperoni vs. Pork jowl — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between pepperoni and pork jowl

Pork jowl has less selenium, manganese, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, zinc, vitamin B5, iron, and phosphorus.
Pepperoni's daily need coverage for sodium is 68% more.
Pepperoni has 215 times more manganese than pork jowl. Pepperoni has 1.074mg of manganese, while pork jowl has 0.005mg.
Pork jowl is lower in sodium.
Pepperoni has a higher glycemic index than pork jowl.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Pepperoni, beef, and pork, sliced and Pork, fresh, variety meats, and by-products, jowl, raw.

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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.

Pepperoni

Pork jowl

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+500%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+375%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+85.1%
Contains more IronIron	+216.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+127.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+190.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+83.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+21380%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+1833.3%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-98.4%

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.

Pepperoni

Pork jowl

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+255.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+272%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+302.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+58.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+400%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+42.4%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.236mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~4.535mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Sodium	1582mg	25mg	68%
Selenium	29µg	1.5µg	50%
Manganese	1.074mg	0.005mg	46%
Fats	46.28g	69.61g	36%
Saturated fat	17.708g	25.26g	34%
Monounsaturated fat	20.77g	32.89g	30%
Protein	19.25g	6.38g	26%
Polyunsaturated fat	4.458g	8.11g	24%
Vitamin B6	0.362mg	0.09mg	21%
Vitamin B12	1.3µg	0.82µg	20%
Zinc	2.44mg	0.84mg	15%
Vitamin B5	0.93mg	0.25mg	14%
Iron	1.33mg	0.42mg	11%
Phosphorus	158mg	86mg	10%
Vitamin B1	0.271mg	0.386mg	10%
Choline	51.2mg		9%
Calories	504kcal	655kcal	8%
Vitamin D*	52 IU		7%
Vitamin D	1.3µg		7%
Copper	0.091mg	0.04mg	6%
Vitamin E	1.03mg	0.29mg	5%
Vitamin K	5.8µg		5%
Magnesium	18mg	3mg	4%
Potassium	274mg	148mg	4%
Vitamin B3	4.987mg	4.535mg	3%
Cholesterol	97mg	90mg	2%
Calcium	19mg	4mg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.257mg	0.236mg	2%
Folate	5µg	1µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	3.8g	0.97g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	262kcal	1027kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	20g	15g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.4	1.6	N/A
Net carbs	1.18g	0g	N/A
Carbs	1.18g	0g	0%
Vitamin A	0µg	3µg	0%
Trans fat	1.527g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.23mg	0.021mg	0%
Threonine	0.869mg	0.21mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.901mg	0.168mg	0%
Leucine	1.575mg	0.446mg	0%
Lysine	1.652mg	0.528mg	0%
Methionine	0.511mg	0.095mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.778mg	0.239mg	0%
Valine	0.987mg	0.305mg	0%
Histidine	0.688mg	0.072mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.004g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.004g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.164g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.02g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid	0.018g		N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.002g		N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.04g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.136g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	3.605g		N/A