Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
cooked
pork
versus
balsamic vinegar
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in pork and balsamic vinegar:
Pork is high in calories and balsamic vinegar has 70% less calories than pork - pork has 297 calories per 100 grams and balsamic vinegar has 88 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, pork is much heavier in protein, much lighter in carbs and much heavier in fat compared to balsamic vinegar per calorie. Pork has a macronutrient ratio of 36:0:65 and for balsamic vinegar, 4:96:0 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Pork | Balsamic Vinegar | |
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Protein | 36% | 4% |
Carbohydrates | ~ | 96% |
Fat | 65% | ~ |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Pork has less carbohydrates than balsamic vinegar - balsamic vinegar has 17g of total carbs per 100 grams and pork does not contain significant amounts.
Pork has signficantly less sugar than balsamic vinegar - balsamic vinegar has 15g of sugar per 100 grams and pork does not contain significant amounts.
Pork is an excellent source of protein and it has 51 times more protein than balsamic vinegar - pork has 25.7g of protein per 100 grams and balsamic vinegar has 0.49g of protein.
Pork is high in saturated fat and balsamic vinegar has less saturated fat than pork - pork has 7.7g of saturated fat per 100 grams and balsamic vinegar does not contain significant amounts.
Balsamic vinegar has less cholesterol than pork - pork has 94mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and balsamic vinegar does not contain significant amounts.
Pork has more Vitamin C than balsamic vinegar - pork has 0.7mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and balsamic vinegar does not contain significant amounts.
Pork and balsamic vinegar contain similar amounts of Vitamin A - pork has 2ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and balsamic vinegar does not contain significant amounts.
Pork has more Vitamin D than balsamic vinegar - pork has 21iu of Vitamin D per 100 grams and balsamic vinegar does not contain significant amounts.
Pork and balsamic vinegar contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - pork has 0.21mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and balsamic vinegar does not contain significant amounts.
Pork has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6, folate and Vitamin B12.
Pork | Balsamic Vinegar | |
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Thiamin | 0.706 MG | ~ |
Riboflavin | 0.22 MG | ~ |
Niacin | 4.206 MG | ~ |
Pantothenic acid | 0.52 MG | ~ |
Vitamin B6 | 0.391 MG | ~ |
Folate | 6 UG | ~ |
Vitamin B12 | 0.54 UG | ~ |
Pork and balsamic vinegar contain similar amounts of calcium - pork has 22mg of calcium per 100 grams and balsamic vinegar has 27mg of calcium.
Pork has 79% more iron than balsamic vinegar - pork has 1.3mg of iron per 100 grams and balsamic vinegar has 0.72mg of iron.
Pork is an excellent source of potassium and it has 223% more potassium than balsamic vinegar - pork has 362mg of potassium per 100 grams and balsamic vinegar has 112mg of potassium.
The comparison below is by common portions, e.g. cups, packages. You can also see a more concrete comparison by weight at equal weight (by grams) comparison.
Note: The specific food items compared are: Pork (Pork, fresh, ground, cooked) and Balsamic Vinegar (Vinegar, balsamic) .
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5% | folate (Vit B9) | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin E | 5% |
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5% | biotin (Vit B7) | 5% |
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G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||