Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
cooked
pork
versus
raw pork
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in pork and raw pork:
Both raw pork and pork are high in calories. Pork has 13% more calories than raw pork - raw pork has 263 calories per 100 grams and pork has 297 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, pork is heavier in protein, lighter in fat and similar to raw pork for carbs. Pork has a macronutrient ratio of 35:0:65 and for raw pork, 26:0:74 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Pork | Raw Pork | |
---|---|---|
Protein | 35% | 26% |
Carbohydrates | ~ | ~ |
Fat | 65% | 74% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Both raw pork and pork are high in protein. Pork has 52% more protein than raw pork - raw pork has 16.9g of protein per 100 grams and pork has 25.7g of protein.
Both raw pork and pork are high in saturated fat. Raw pork is very similar to pork for saturated fat - raw pork has 7.9g of saturated fat per 100 grams and pork has 7.7g of saturated fat.
Raw pork and pork contain similar amounts of cholesterol - raw pork has 72mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and pork has 94mg of cholesterol.
Raw pork and pork contain similar amounts of Vitamin C - raw pork has 0.7mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and pork has 0.7mg of Vitamin C.
Raw pork and pork contain similar amounts of Vitamin A - raw pork has 2ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and pork has 2ug of Vitamin A.
Pork has more Vitamin D than raw pork - pork has 21iu of Vitamin D per 100 grams and raw pork does not contain significant amounts.
Pork and raw pork contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - pork has 0.21mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and raw pork does not contain significant amounts.
Both pork and raw pork contain significant amounts of thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6, folate and Vitamin B12.
Pork | Raw Pork | |
---|---|---|
Thiamin | 0.706 MG | 0.732 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.22 MG | 0.235 MG |
Niacin | 4.206 MG | 4.338 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 0.52 MG | 0.668 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.391 MG | 0.383 MG |
Folate | 6 UG | 5 UG |
Vitamin B12 | 0.54 UG | 0.7 UG |
Pork has 57% more calcium than raw pork - raw pork has 14mg of calcium per 100 grams and pork has 22mg of calcium.
Pork has 47% more iron than raw pork - raw pork has 0.88mg of iron per 100 grams and pork has 1.3mg of iron.
Both raw pork and pork are high in potassium. Pork has 26% more potassium than raw pork - raw pork has 287mg of potassium per 100 grams and pork has 362mg of potassium.
For omega-3 fatty acids, both pork and raw pork contain significant amounts of alpha linoleic acid (ALA).
Pork | Raw Pork | |
---|---|---|
alpha linoleic acid | 0.07 G | 0.07 G |
Total | 0.07 G | 0.07 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, both pork and raw pork contain significant amounts of linoleic acid.
Pork | Raw Pork | |
---|---|---|
linoleic acid | 1.64 G | 1.67 G |
other omega 6 | 0.08 G | 0.08 G |
Total | 1.72 G | 1.75 G |
The comparison below is by weight, but sometimes 100g isn't that intuitive of a measurement for food. View a custom portion comparison (e.g. cups, oz, package).
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Cooked Pork 100g
(
100 g
)
|
Daily Values (%) |
Raw Pork 100g
(
100 g
)
|
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297KCAL 15% |
|
13% | calories | 5% |
|
263KCAL 13% | |
21G 33% |
|
5% | total fat | 5% |
|
21G 33% | |
7.7G 43% |
|
5% | saturated fat | 3% |
|
7.9G 44% | |
9.3G | 5% | monounsaturated fat | 1% | 9.4G | |||
1.9G | 5% | polyunsaturated fat | 5% | 1.9G | |||
94MG | 31% | cholesterol | 5% | 72MG | |||
73MG 5% |
|
30% | sodium | 5% |
|
56MG 4% | |
5% | Vitamins and Minerals | 5% | |||||
2UG 0.3% |
|
5% | Vitamin A | 5% |
|
2UG 0.3% | |
0.7MG 1% |
|
5% | Vitamin C | 5% |
|
0.7MG 1% | |
21IU 4% |
|
>999% | Vitamin D | 5% |
|
||
22MG 2% |
|
57% | calcium | 5% |
|
14MG 1% | |
1.3MG 7% |
|
48% | iron | 5% |
|
0.88MG 5% | |
24MG 8% |
|
26% | magnesium | 5% |
|
19MG 6% | |
362MG 16% |
|
26% | potassium | 5% |
|
287MG 13% | |
0.71MG 64% |
|
5% | thiamin (Vit B1) | 3% |
|
0.73MG 67% | |
0.22MG 20% |
|
5% | riboflavin (Vit B2) | 9% |
|
0.24MG 21% | |
4.2MG 30% |
|
5% | niacin (Vit B3) | 2% |
|
4.3MG 31% | |
0.39MG 30% |
|
3% | Vitamin B6 | 5% |
|
0.38MG 30% | |
0.52MG 10% |
|
5% | pantothenic acid (Vit B5) | 29% |
|
0.67MG 13% | |
6UG 2% |
|
20% | folate (Vit B9) | 5% |
|
5UG 1% | |
0.54UG 23% |
|
5% | Vitamin B12 | 30% |
|
0.7UG 29% | |
0.21MG 1% |
|
>999% | Vitamin E | 5% |
|
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26G 51% |
|
53% | protein | 5% |
|
17G 34% | |
88MG 21% |
|
>999% | choline | 5% |
|
||
0.04MG 4% |
|
5% | copper | 25% |
|
0.05MG 4% | |
0.01MG 1% |
|
5% | manganese | 5% |
|
0.01MG 1% | |
226MG 32% |
|
29% | phosphorus | 5% |
|
175MG 25% | |
35UG 64% |
|
40% | selenium | 5% |
|
25UG 45% | |
3.2MG 40% |
|
45% | zinc | 5% |
|
2.2MG 28% | |
53G | 5% | Water | 15% | 61G | |||
NO SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS (either food): carbohydrates, Starch, Alcohol, dietary fiber, chlorine, chromium, fluoride, iodine, molybdenum, biotin (Vit B7), Vitamin K, trans fat, sugar. |