Pork jowl vs. Foie gras — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between pork jowl and foie gras?

Pork jowl is higher in vitamin B1, yet foie gras is higher in vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin A, iron, copper, and vitamin B5.
Foie gras's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 358% more.
Pork jowl has 4 times more vitamin B1 than foie gras. While pork jowl has 0.386mg of vitamin B1, foie gras has only 0.088mg.
The amount of saturated fat in foie gras is lower.

We used Pork, fresh, variety meats, and by-products, jowl, raw and Pate de foie gras, canned (goose liver pate), smoked 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.

Pork jowl

Foie gras

Contains less SodiumSodium

-96.4%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+333.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1650%
Contains more IronIron	+1209.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+900%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+132.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+2300%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+2833.3%

~equal in Potassium ~138mg

~equal in Zinc ~0.92mg

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.

Pork jowl

Foie gras

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+338.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+80.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+50%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+33266.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+26.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+380%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+1046.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+5900%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.82µg	9.4µg	358%
Vitamin A	3µg	1001µg	111%
Selenium	1.5µg	44µg	77%
Iron	0.42mg	5.5mg	64%
Saturated fat	25.26g	14.45g	49%
Polyunsaturated fat	8.11g	0.84g	48%
Fats	69.61g	43.84g	40%
Copper	0.04mg	0.4mg	40%
Sodium	25mg	697mg	29%
Vitamin B1	0.386mg	0.088mg	25%
Cholesterol	90mg	150mg	20%
Vitamin B5	0.25mg	1.2mg	19%
Monounsaturated fat	32.89g	25.61g	18%
Phosphorus	86mg	200mg	16%
Folate	1µg	60µg	15%
Vitamin B3	4.535mg	2.51mg	13%
Calories	655kcal	462kcal	10%
Protein	6.38g	11.4g	10%
Calcium	4mg	70mg	7%
Manganese	0.005mg	0.12mg	5%
Vitamin B2	0.236mg	0.299mg	5%
Vitamin C	0mg	2mg	2%
Carbs	0g	4.67g	2%
Magnesium	3mg	13mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.29mg		2%
Vitamin B6	0.09mg	0.06mg	2%
Zinc	0.84mg	0.92mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	0.97g	2.5g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	1027kcal	405kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	15g	22g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.6	1.8	N/A
Net carbs	0g	4.67g	N/A
Potassium	148mg	138mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.021mg	0.161mg	0%
Threonine	0.21mg	0.507mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.168mg	0.606mg	0%
Leucine	0.446mg	1.029mg	0%
Lysine	0.528mg	0.863mg	0%
Methionine	0.095mg	0.27mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.239mg	0.567mg	0%
Valine	0.305mg	0.719mg	0%
Histidine	0.072mg	0.303mg	0%