Pork vs Beef jerky: Which Has More Calories?


Per 100 g, Pork has 242 kcal and Beef jerky has 410 kcal, so Pork has 41% fewer calories.

Beef jerky has more protein (33.2 g vs 27.3 g). Beef jerky has more fiber (1.8 g vs 0 g). Beef jerky has more fat (25.6 g vs 13.9 g). Relative to calories, Pork is the better protein source (11.3 g vs 8.1 g of protein per 100 kcal).

Pork - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition
Pork - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Pork
Serving size:
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standard serving size (160g)pork shoulder (100g)pork neck (80g)pork tenderloin (500g)pork chop slice (100g)
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Total Fat g
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Cholesterol mg
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Protein g
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Calcium mg
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Iron mg
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* The % Daily Value (DV) shows how much a nutrient in one serving of food contributes to your total daily diet. A 2000-calorie daily intake is used as a general guideline for nutrition advice.
Beef Jerky
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small stick (5g)cup (90g)half cup (45g)
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Protein g
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Calcium mg
0%

Iron mg
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Potassium mg
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* The % Daily Value (DV) shows how much a nutrient in one serving of food contributes to your total daily diet. A 2000-calorie daily intake is used as a general guideline for nutrition advice.

Pork vs Beef Jerky 100g Compare


per 100gPorkBeef jerky
Calories242 410
Fat13.92 g25.6 g
Protein27.32 g33.2 g
Water57.87 g23.36 g
Calcium19 mg20 mg
Iron0.87 mg5.42 mg
Magnessium28 mg51 mg
Phosphorus1.3 mg2.3 mg
Potassium423 mg597 mg
Sodium62 mg1785 mg
Zink1.3 mg2.3 mg
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine)0.877 mg0.154 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin)0.321 mg0.142 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin)5.037 mg1.732 mg
Vitaminium B60.464 mg0.179 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid)0.005 µg0.134 µg
Vitaminium E0.29 mg0.49 mg

Less Calories in Pork

At first glance, you can see that in pork is much less calories than in beef jerky.

Pork has 242 kcal per 100g and beef jerky 410 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 69%.

In pork and in beef jerky most calories came from fat.

See tables below to compare pork with beef jerky in details.

Pork 100g

242kcal

Calories source

  • 0% CARBS.
  • 47% PROTEIN
  • 53% FAT

Beef jerky 100g

410kcal

Calories source

  • 11% CARBS
  • 33% PROTEIN
  • 57% FAT

About the data

Nutrition values on this page are given per 100 g of the food and are based on the official United States Department of Agriculture FoodData Central database. The exact record used for each food is linked under the tables.

Marcin Piotrowicz – calories-info.com creator · Healthy diet and healthy lifestyle promoter. The information is for general purposes and is not medical or dietary advice.