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Pork jowl vs. Pork belly — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between pork jowl and pork belly

  • Pork jowl has more fats, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat; however, pork belly is richer in selenium and protein.
  • Pork jowl covers your daily saturated fat needs 30% more than pork belly.
  • Pork belly contains less saturated fat.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Pork, fresh, variety meats, and by-products, jowl, raw and Pork, fresh, belly, 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.
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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 2.9% 1.5% 16% 20% 17% 28% 46% 4.2% 0.78% 44%
Contains less SodiumSodium -21.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +33.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +25%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +25%
Contains more IronIron +23.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +30%
Contains more ZincZinc +21.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +25.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +20%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +433.3%

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.
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%
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 1% 0% 1% 7.8% 99% 56% 87% 15% 30% 105% 0% 0.75%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +34.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +44.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin A ~3µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.396mg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.242mg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~4.647mg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.256mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0.84µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~1µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pork jowl Pork belly DV% diff.
Saturated fat 25.26g 19.33g 27%
Fats 69.61g 53.01g 26%
Monounsaturated fat 32.89g 24.7g 20%
Polyunsaturated fat 8.11g 5.65g 16%
Selenium 1.5µg 8µg 12%
Calories 655kcal 518kcal 7%
Protein 6.38g 9.34g 6%
Cholesterol 90mg 72mg 6%
Phosphorus 86mg 108mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0.13mg 3%
Zinc 0.84mg 1.02mg 2%
Potassium 148mg 185mg 1%
Iron 0.42mg 0.52mg 1%
Copper 0.04mg 0.052mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.29mg 0.39mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.386mg 0.396mg 1%
Vitamin B3 4.535mg 4.647mg 1%
Vitamin B12 0.82µg 0.84µg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 0.97g 1.8g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 1027kcal 555kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 15g 19g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 1.6 1.6 N/A
Vitamin C 0mg 0.3mg 0%
Magnesium 3mg 4mg 0%
Calcium 4mg 5mg 0%
Sodium 25mg 32mg 0%
Vitamin A 3µg 3µg 0%
Manganese 0.005mg 0.006mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.236mg 0.242mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.25mg 0.256mg 0%
Folate 1µg 1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.021mg 0%
Threonine 0.21mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.168mg 0%
Leucine 0.446mg 0%
Lysine 0.528mg 0%
Methionine 0.095mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.239mg 0%
Valine 0.305mg 0%
Histidine 0.072mg 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
9% 53% 37%
Protein: 9.34 g
Fats: 53.01 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 36.74 g
Other: 0.91 g
Contains more FatsFats +31.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +46.4%
Contains more WaterWater +65.6%
~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
39% 50% 11%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 19.33 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 24.7 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 5.65 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +33.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +43.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -23.5%

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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 belly - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167812/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.