date:May 22, 2012
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According to data on the US Department for Agriculture, 100g of pork has 75g of water, 21g of protein, 2.3% unsaturated fat (1.8g monounsaturated and 0.5g polyunsaturated) and 1.5g saturated fat. The same quantity of olive oil, in comparison, has 13.8% of saturated fat, 73g of monounsaturated fat and 10.5g of saturated fat.
There is more saturated fat in a tablespoon of olive oil than in 100g of pork chops,said Harcombe.
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