Pork backfat, raw vs Ground pork, raw

In short

For the same 100 calories you eat 12 g of pork backfat, raw or 38 g of ground pork, raw. Both get most of their calories from fat.

More in pork backfat, raw: saturated fat. More in ground pork, raw: thiamin, selenium (9.5×), protein (18×), vitamin B12 (12×) and 7 more. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Pork backfat, raw100 cal

12.3 g · 0.36 g protein · 0 g carbs (0 g sugars) · 10.9 g fat

Ground pork, raw100 cal

38 g · 6.4 g protein · 0 g carbs · 8.1 g fat

Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat

Where they differ

Bar length is the share of a day's needs (FDA Daily Value) in 100 calories of each. Every row uses the same scale, so a short difference in length is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.

0%12.5%25%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.01 mg · 0.28 mg
    1%23%
  • Selenium0.99 µg · 9.4 µg
    2%17%
  • Protein0.36 g · 6.4 g
    1%13%
  • Vitamin B120.022 µg · 0.27 µg
    1%11%
  • Niacin (B3)0.12 mg · 1.6 mg
    1%10%
  • Vitamin B60.005 mg · 0.15 mg
    <1%9%
  • Zinc0.046 mg · 0.84 mg
    <1%8%
  • Cholesterollimit7 mg · 27.4 mg
    2%9%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.006 mg · 0.089 mg
    <1%7%
  • Phosphorus4.7 mg · 66.5 mg
    <1%5%
  • Saturated fatlimit4 g · 3 g
    20%15%
  • Pantothenic acid (B5)0.014 mg · 0.25 mg
    <1%5%

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Where they are alike

Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 calories of each.

  • Total fat10.9 g · 8.1 g14%·10%
  • Carbohydrates0 g · 0 g0%·0%
  • Fiber0 g · 0 g0%·0%
  • Sodiumlimit1.4 mg · 21.3 mg<1%·1%
  • Potassium8 mg · 109 mg<1%·2%
  • Calcium0.25 mg · 5.3 mg<1%·<1%
  • Iron0.022 mg · 0.33 mg<1%·2%
  • Magnesium0.25 mg · 7.2 mg<1%·2%
  • Copper0.002 mg · 0.017 mg<1%·2%
  • Manganese0. mg · 0.004 mg<1%·<1%
  • Vitamin A0.62 µg · 0.76 µg<1%·<1%
  • Vitamin C0.012 mg · 0.27 mg<1%·<1%
  • Folate0.12 µg · 1.9 µg<1%·<1%

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

From USDA FoodData Central: Pork backfat, raw (SR Legacy 167811), Ground pork, raw (SR Legacy 167902). 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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