Pork vs. Almonds — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between pork and almonds

Pork has more selenium and vitamin B1, while almonds have more vitamin E, copper, manganese, vitamin B2, magnesium, fiber, iron, and phosphorus.
Almonds cover your daily need for vitamin E, 169% more than pork.
Pork contains 11 times more selenium than almonds. While pork contains 45.3µg of selenium, almonds contain only 4.1µg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Pork, fresh, loin, whole, separable lean, and fat, cooked, broiled and Nuts, almonds.

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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

Almonds

Contains more SeleniumSelenium

+1004.9%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+864.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1315.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+73.3%
Contains more IronIron	+326.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+1312.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+30.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+95.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-98.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+24111.1%

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

Almonds

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+327.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+39.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+48.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+238.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+8737.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+254.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+780%

~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin E	0.29mg	25.63mg	169%
Copper	0.073mg	1.031mg	106%
Manganese	0.009mg	2.179mg	94%
Selenium	45.3µg	4.1µg	75%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.2g	12.329g	74%
Vitamin B2	0.321mg	1.138mg	63%
Monounsaturated fat	6.19g	31.551g	63%
Magnesium	28mg	270mg	58%
Vitamin B1	0.877mg	0.205mg	56%
Fats	13.92g	49.93g	55%
Fiber	0g	12.5g	50%
Iron	0.87mg	3.71mg	36%
Phosphorus	246mg	481mg	34%
Vitamin B12	0.7µg	0µg	29%
Cholesterol	80mg	0mg	27%
Calcium	19mg	269mg	25%
Vitamin B6	0.464mg	0.137mg	25%
Calories	242kcal	579kcal	17%
Protein	27.32g	21.15g	12%
Folate	5µg	44µg	10%
Potassium	423mg	733mg	9%
Vitamin B3	5.037mg	3.618mg	9%
Choline	93.9mg	52.1mg	8%
Carbs	0g	21.55g	7%
Vitamin D*	53 IU	0 IU	7%
Vitamin D	1.3µg	0µg	7%
Zinc	2.39mg	3.12mg	7%
Saturated fat	5.23g	3.802g	6%
Vitamin B5	0.698mg	0.471mg	5%
Sodium	62mg	1mg	3%
Vitamin C	0.6mg	0mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	11g	3.7g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	89kcal	274kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	41g	17g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.4	12	N/A
Net carbs	0g	9.05g	N/A
Sugar	0g	4.35g	N/A
Starch		0.72g	0%
Vitamin A	2µg	0µg	0%
Trans fat		0.015g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.338mg	0.211mg	0%
Threonine	1.234mg	0.601mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.26mg	0.751mg	0%
Leucine	2.177mg	1.473mg	0%
Lysine	2.446mg	0.568mg	0%
Methionine	0.712mg	0.157mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.086mg	1.132mg	0%
Valine	1.473mg	0.855mg	0%
Histidine	1.067mg	0.539mg	0%
Fructose		0.11g	0%
Omega-3 - ALA		0.003g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.002g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		12.32g	N/A