Pork Loin Vs. Pork Roast

Cuts of pork carry a variety of names intended to describe which part of the animal the meat comes from as well as the type of cut and the size of the meat. Pork loin describes a cut of meat, while pork roast is all about the size. You can buy several different types of pork loin roasts, all of which provide protein, B vitamins and zinc.

Pork loin refers to a primal cut of meat, which is a large section that yields smaller retail cuts. The loin runs along the back of the pig from the legs to the shoulder and includes the upper portion of the pig's body. It's divided into three main parts: The blade comes from the section closest to the shoulder, sirloin cuts are near the rump and the center section falls between them. All three loin sections are used for roasts, because a pork roast is determined by the amount of meat being sold. A loin roast -- whether it's a blade, center or sirloin roast -- weighs 2 to 4 pounds.

一系列3盎司的刀片烤，中心烤肉和牛腩烘烤每次提供22至24克蛋白质，或50％的女性和41％的男性推荐的饮食津贴。中心和牛腩烤肉是精益的选择。3盎司的中心烤肉含有165卡路里和7克脂肪，而牛腩烤肉有173卡路里和8克脂肪。据密歇根大学卫生系统大学统计，刀烤箱提供184卡路里和10克脂肪，因为瘦肉应少于9盎司3盎司的脂肪。

No matter which pork roast you prefer, you'll get a boost of B vitamins. A 3-ounce serving from each one contains more than 20 percent of the recommended daily intake of thiamine, riboflavin, niacin, vitamin B-6 and vitamin B-12. Sirloin roasts have a nutritional edge because they have more thiamine and vitamin B-6 than the other two cuts. Your body depends on all of the B vitamins to metabolize food into energy. Vitamin B-6 also supports your mood through its role converting tryptophan into the neurotransmitter serotonin. Vitamins B-6 and B-12 help synthesize red blood cells.

Zinc affects your entire body, from synthesizing proteins and DNA to helping wounds heal and supporting your senses of taste and smell. If you don't consume enough zinc, your immune system weakens, the Office of Dietary Supplements reports. A pork roast from any section of the loin is a good source of zinc, but center and blade roasts provide 1.5 times more than a roast from the sirloin section. Based on consuming 2,000 calories daily, you'll get about 20 percent of the daily value from a 3-ounce serving of a blade or center roast and 15 percent from a sirloin roast.