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Pork jowl vs. Lamb — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between pork jowl and lamb?

  • Pork jowl is higher in vitamin B1, yet lamb is higher in vitamin B12, selenium, zinc, iron, phosphorus, vitamin B3, copper, and vitamin B5.
  • Pork jowl's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 82% more.
  • Pork jowl has 4 times more vitamin B1 than lamb. While pork jowl has 0.386mg of vitamin B1, lamb has only 0.1mg.
  • The amount of saturated fat in lamb is lower.

We used Pork, fresh, variety meats, and by-products, jowl, raw and Lamb, domestic, composite of trimmed retail cuts, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 2.1% 1.2% 13% 16% 13% 23% 37% 3.3% 0.65% 8.2%
Lamb
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 5.1% 27% 71% 40% 122% 81% 9.4% 2.9% 144%
Contains less SodiumSodium -65.3%
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%

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate 0% 0% 1% 5.8% 97% 54% 85% 15% 21% 103% 0% 0.75%
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate 0% 1.5% 0% 2.8% 25% 58% 125% 40% 30% 319% 12% 14%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +107.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +286%
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 FolateFolate +1700%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.25mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

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

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
6% 70% 22% 2%
Protein: 6.38 g
Fats: 69.61 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 22.19 g
Other: 1.82 g
Lamb
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25% 21% 54%
Protein: 24.52 g
Fats: 20.94 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 53.72 g
Other: 0.82 g
Contains more FatsFats +232.4%
Contains more OtherOther +122%
Contains more ProteinProtein +284.3%
Contains more WaterWater +142.1%
~equal in Carbs ~0g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
38% 50% 12%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 25.26 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 32.89 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 8.11 g
Lamb
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46% 46% 8%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 8.83 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.82 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.51 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +272.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +437.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -65%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Pork jowl - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168269/nutrients
  2. Lamb - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172480/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.