Ground pork, raw vs Pork backfat, raw

In short

One serving each: 224 calories in ground pork, raw (3 oz, 85 g), 690 calories in pork backfat, raw (3 oz, 85 g). Both get most of their calories from fat.

More in ground pork, raw: thiamin (8.7×), selenium (3.1×), protein (5.8×), vitamin B12 (3.9×) and 8 more. More in pork backfat, raw: saturated fat (4.1×) and total fat (4.2×). Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Ground pork, raw224 cal

3 oz (85 g) · 14.3 g protein · 0 g carbs · 18 g fat

Pork backfat, raw690 cal

3 oz (85 g) · 2.5 g protein · 0 g carbs (0 g sugars) · 75.4 g fat

Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat

Where they differ

Each dot is the share of a day's needs (FDA Daily Value) in one serving of each. Every row uses the same scale, so a short gap is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.

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  • Saturated fatlimit33% vs 137%

    6.7 g vs 27.4 g

  • Total fat23% vs 97%

    18 g vs 75.4 g

  • Thiamin (B1)52% vs 6%

    0.62 mg vs 0.071 mg

  • Selenium38% vs 12%

    20.9 µg vs 6.8 µg

  • Protein29% vs 5%

    14.3 g vs 2.5 g

  • Vitamin B1225% vs 6%

    0.59 µg vs 0.15 µg

  • Niacin (B3)23% vs 5%

    3.7 mg vs 0.84 mg

  • Vitamin B619% vs 2%

    0.33 mg vs 0.034 mg

  • Zinc17% vs 3%

    1.9 mg vs 0.31 mg

  • Riboflavin (B2)15% vs 3%

    0.2 mg vs 0.043 mg

  • Pantothenic acid (B5)11% vs 2%

    0.57 mg vs 0.098 mg

  • Phosphorus12% vs 3%

    149 mg vs 32.3 mg

  • Cholesterollimit20% vs 16%

    61.2 mg vs 48.5 mg

  • Potassium5% vs 1%

    244 mg vs 55.3 mg

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Where they are alike

Less than 4% of a day apart, in one serving of each.

  • Carbohydrates0 g · 0 g0%·0%
  • Fiber0 g · 0 g0%·0%
  • Sodiumlimit47.6 mg · 9.3 mg2%·<1%
  • Calcium11.9 mg · 1.7 mg1%·<1%
  • Iron0.75 mg · 0.15 mg4%·1%
  • Magnesium16.1 mg · 1.7 mg4%·<1%
  • Copper0.038 mg · 0.015 mg4%·2%
  • Manganese0.009 mg · 0.002 mg<1%·<1%
  • Vitamin A1.7 µg · 4.3 µg<1%·<1%
  • Vitamin C0.59 mg · 0.085 mg1%·<1%
  • Folate4.3 µg · 0.85 µg1%·<1%

Reported for only one of the two, so not compared: vitamin D, vitamin E, vitamin K, choline.

From USDA FoodData Central: Ground pork, raw (SR Legacy 167902), Pork backfat, raw (SR Legacy 167811). Daily Values are the FDA's for adults and children 4 years and older. Missing values are never shown as zero. For exploring the data, not dietary advice.

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