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Pork jowl vs. Liver — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between pork jowl and liver?

  • Pork jowl has less vitamin B12, vitamin A, iron, vitamin B2, selenium, vitamin B5, copper, and zinc than liver.
  • Liver's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 744% higher.
  • Pork jowl has 18 times more saturated fat than liver. Pork jowl has 25.26g of saturated fat, while liver has 1.41g.

We used Pork, fresh, variety meats, and by-products, jowl, raw and Pork, fresh, variety meats, and by-products, liver, cooked, braised types in this comparison.

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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%
Liver
Liver
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 10% 3% 13% 672% 211% 183% 103% 6.4% 39% 368%
Contains less SodiumSodium -49%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +366.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +150%
Contains more IronIron +4166.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +1485%
Contains more ZincZinc +700%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +180.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +5900%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +4400%
~equal in Potassium ~150mg

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%
Liver
Liver
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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 79% 0% 1802% 0% 65% 507% 158% 286% 132% 2334% 0% 122%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +49.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +180066.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +830.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +86%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1809.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +533.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +2176.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +16200%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pork jowl Liver DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.82µg 18.67µg 744%
Vitamin A 3µg 5405µg 600%
Iron 0.42mg 17.92mg 219%
Vitamin B2 0.236mg 2.196mg 151%
Selenium 1.5µg 67.5µg 120%
Saturated fat 25.26g 1.41g 108%
Fats 69.61g 4.4g 100%
Vitamin B5 0.25mg 4.774mg 90%
Cholesterol 90mg 355mg 88%
Monounsaturated fat 32.89g 0.63g 81%
Copper 0.04mg 0.634mg 66%
Zinc 0.84mg 6.72mg 53%
Polyunsaturated fat 8.11g 1.05g 47%
Folate 1µg 163µg 41%
Protein 6.38g 26.02g 39%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0.57mg 37%
Vitamin C 0mg 23.6mg 26%
Calories 655kcal 165kcal 25%
Vitamin B3 4.535mg 8.435mg 24%
Phosphorus 86mg 241mg 22%
Manganese 0.005mg 0.3mg 13%
Vitamin B1 0.386mg 0.258mg 11%
Magnesium 3mg 14mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.29mg 2%
Carbs 0g 3.76g 1%
Calcium 4mg 10mg 1%
Sodium 25mg 49mg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 0.97g 16g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 1027kcal 63kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 15g 61g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 1.6 1.2 N/A
Net carbs 0g 3.76g N/A
Potassium 148mg 150mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.021mg 0.366mg 0%
Threonine 0.21mg 1.107mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.168mg 1.32mg 0%
Leucine 0.446mg 2.319mg 0%
Lysine 0.528mg 2.007mg 0%
Methionine 0.095mg 0.645mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.239mg 1.274mg 0%
Valine 0.305mg 1.607mg 0%
Histidine 0.072mg 0.708mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.03g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.04g N/A

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
Liver
Liver
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26% 4% 4% 64%
Protein: 26.02 g
Fats: 4.4 g
Carbs: 3.76 g
Water: 64.32 g
Other: 1.5 g
Contains more FatsFats +1482%
Contains more OtherOther +21.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +307.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +189.9%

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
Liver
Liver
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46% 20% 34%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.41 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.63 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.05 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +5120.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +672.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -94.4%

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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. Liver - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167863/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.