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Pork jowl vs. Pork — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between pork jowl and pork?

  • Pork is richer than pork jowl in selenium, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, phosphorus, zinc, vitamin B5, potassium, vitamin B2, and magnesium.
  • Pork jowl's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 100% more.
  • The amount of saturated fat in pork is lower.

We used Pork, fresh, variety meats, and by-products, jowl, raw and Pork, fresh, loin, whole, separable lean, and fat, cooked, broiled 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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 20% 5.7% 37% 33% 24% 65% 105% 8.1% 1.2% 247%
Contains less SodiumSodium -59.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +833.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +375%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +185.8%
Contains more IronIron +107.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +82.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +184.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +186%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +80%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2920%

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 2% 20% 0.67% 5.8% 219% 74% 94% 42% 107% 88% 0% 3.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +50%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +17.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +127.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +36%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +11.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +179.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +415.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +400%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0.29mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pork jowl Pork DV% diff.
Saturated fat 25.26g 5.23g 91%
Fats 69.61g 13.92g 86%
Selenium 1.5µg 45.3µg 80%
Monounsaturated fat 32.89g 6.19g 67%
Polyunsaturated fat 8.11g 1.2g 46%
Protein 6.38g 27.32g 42%
Vitamin B1 0.386mg 0.877mg 41%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0.464mg 29%
Phosphorus 86mg 246mg 23%
Calories 655kcal 242kcal 21%
Choline 93.9mg 17%
Zinc 0.84mg 2.39mg 14%
Vitamin B5 0.25mg 0.698mg 9%
Potassium 148mg 423mg 8%
Vitamin D* 53 IU 7%
Vitamin D 1.3µg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.236mg 0.321mg 7%
Magnesium 3mg 28mg 6%
Iron 0.42mg 0.87mg 6%
Vitamin B12 0.82µg 0.7µg 5%
Copper 0.04mg 0.073mg 4%
Cholesterol 90mg 80mg 3%
Vitamin B3 4.535mg 5.037mg 3%
Calcium 4mg 19mg 2%
Sodium 25mg 62mg 2%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.6mg 1%
Folate 1µg 5µg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 0.97g 11g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 1027kcal 89kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 15g 41g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 1.6 1.4 N/A
Vitamin A 3µg 2µg 0%
Vitamin E 0.29mg 0.29mg 0%
Manganese 0.005mg 0.009mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.021mg 0.338mg 0%
Threonine 0.21mg 1.234mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.168mg 1.26mg 0%
Leucine 0.446mg 2.177mg 0%
Lysine 0.528mg 2.446mg 0%
Methionine 0.095mg 0.712mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.239mg 1.086mg 0%
Valine 0.305mg 1.473mg 0%
Histidine 0.072mg 1.067mg 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
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27% 14% 58%
Protein: 27.32 g
Fats: 13.92 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 57.87 g
Other: 0.89 g
Contains more FatsFats +400.1%
Contains more OtherOther +104.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +328.2%
Contains more WaterWater +160.8%
~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
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41% 49% 10%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 5.23 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 6.19 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.2 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +431.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +575.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -79.3%

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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. Pork - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167820/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.