Pork vs Ground Beef: All Nutritional Differences
Where is more calories, protein, carbs - what is more healthy?
Fact 1: There is Less Calories in Pork
At first glance, you can see that in pork is just a little less calories than in ground beef.
Pork has 242 kcal per 100g and ground beef 247 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 2%.
In pork and in ground beef most calories came from fat.
See tables below to compare pork with ground beef in details.
Fact 2: Pork And Ground beef Nutrition Difference
- Calories: ground beef - 2% more than pork
- Fat: ground beef - 37% more than pork
- Protein: pork - 57% more than ground beef
- Water: ground beef - 8% more than pork
Ground beef vs Pork: Vitamins and Minerals Comparison
| per 100g | Pork | Ground beef |
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 242 | 247 |
| Fat | 13.92 g | 19.07 g |
| Protein | 27.32 g | 17.44 g |
| Water | 57.87 g | 62.58 g |
| Calcium | 19 mg | 17 mg |
| Iron | 0.87 mg | 1.97 mg |
| Magnessium | 28 mg | 17 mg |
| Potassium | 423 mg | 274 mg |
| Sodium | 62 mg | 66 mg |
| Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine) | 0.877 mg | 0.043 mg |
| Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin) | 0.321 mg | 0.151 mg |
| Vitaminium B3 (Niacin) | 5.037 mg | 4.305 mg |
| Vitaminium B6 | 0.464 mg | 0.328 mg |
| Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid) | 0.005 mg | 0.007 mg |
| Vitaminium E | 0.29 mg | 0.17 mg |
More protein in pork
It is aslo easy to see see that in pork is more protein than in ground beef.
There is 17.44g per 100g of ground beef and 27.32g per 100g of pork so using simple math we can see that difference is about 57%.
Less fat in pork
In pork is less fats than in ground beef.
The tables above show us that there is 19.07g/100g of fats in ground beef and 13.92g/100g in pork. In this case difference is about 37%.
Pork
242kcal- Calories242
- Fat13.92 g
- Protein27.32 g
- Water57.87 g
100g | ounce | standard serving size | pork shoulder | pork neck | pork tenderloin | pork chop slice
Calories source
- 0% CARBS.
- 47% PROTEIN
- 53% FAT
Ground beef
247kcal- Calories247
- Fat19.07 g
- Protein17.44 g
- Water62.58 g
100g | ounce | standard serving size | cup | half cup
Calories source
- 0% CARBS
- 29% PROTEIN
- 71% FAT
Vitamins: ground beef vs pork
- Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine): pork 1940% more than ground beef
- Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin): pork 113% more than ground beef
- Vitaminium B3 (Niacin): pork 17% more than ground beef
- Vitaminium B6: pork 41% more than ground beef
- Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid): ground beef 40% more than pork
- Vitaminium E: pork 71% more than ground beef
Minerals: pork vs ground beef
- Calcium: pork 12% more than ground beef
- Iron: ground beef 126% more than pork
- Magnessium: pork 65% more than ground beef
- Potassium: pork 54% more than ground beef
- Sodium: ground beef 6% more than pork
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Marcin Piotrowicz
calories-info.com creator
Healthy eating and living style promoter
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