Turkey breast vs. Pork chop — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between turkey breast and pork chop

Pork chop is higher than turkey breast in vitamin B1, selenium, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, zinc, fats, vitamin B12, vitamin B5, and phosphorus.
Pork chop's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 36% higher.
Turkey breast has less saturated fat.

The food types used in this comparison are Turkey, all classes, breast, meat, and skin, raw and Pork, fresh, loin, blade (chops), bone-in, separable lean, and fat, cooked, broiled.

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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.

Turkey breast

Pork chop

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+20%
Contains more IronIron	+37.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-20.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+80%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+330.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+14.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+41.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+100.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+29.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+62.5%

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.

Turkey breast

Pork chop

Contains more FolateFolate

+∞%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+100%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+744.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+172.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+52.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+77.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+57.1%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.489mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B1	0.058mg	0.49mg	36%
Selenium	22.4µg	36.4µg	25%
Vitamin B3	5.2mg	7.927mg	17%
Vitamin B2	0.115mg	0.313mg	15%
Zinc	1.57mg	3.15mg	14%
Choline		67.5mg	12%
Fats	7.02g	14.35g	11%
Saturated fat	1.91g	4.339g	11%
Vitamin B5	0.621mg	1.104mg	10%
Vitamin B12	0.42µg	0.66µg	10%
Phosphorus	186mg	241mg	8%
Monounsaturated fat	2.66g	4.887g	6%
Vitamin D*		40 IU	5%
Vitamin D		1µg	5%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		0.922g	5%
Calories	157kcal	231kcal	4%
Protein	21.89g	23.72g	4%
Cholesterol	65mg	78mg	4%
Calcium	13mg	56mg	4%
Iron	1.2mg	0.87mg	4%
Omega-3 (ALA)		0.065g	4%
Copper	0.074mg	0.105mg	3%
Folate	7µg	0µg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.66g	1.894g	2%
Magnesium	24mg	20mg	1%
Potassium	275mg	315mg	1%
Sodium	59mg	74mg	1%
Vitamin E		0.21mg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.48mg	0.489mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	14g	10g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	72kcal	97kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	64g	43g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.3	1.6	N/A
Vitamin A	2µg	4µg	0%
Manganese	0.018mg	0.01mg	0%
Trans fat		0.066g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.242mg	0.282mg	0%
Threonine	0.957mg	1.043mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.099mg	1.123mg	0%
Leucine	1.704mg	1.952mg	0%
Lysine	1.996mg	2.109mg	0%
Methionine	0.616mg	0.65mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.857mg	0.985mg	0%
Valine	1.141mg	1.2mg	0%
Histidine	0.66mg	0.965mg	0%
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.01g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.01g	0.011g	N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)		0.003g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)		0.065g	N/A