Beef vs. Summer sausage — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between beef and summer sausage

Beef is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin B6, selenium, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, and zinc, yet summer sausage is higher in vitamin A and vitamin B1.
Beef covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 103% more than summer sausage.
Beef contains 5 times more vitamin B6 than summer sausage. While beef contains 0.669mg of vitamin B6, summer sausage contains only 0.13mg.
The amount of saturated fat in beef is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Beef, loin, tenderloin roast, separable lean only, boneless, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, roasted and Sausage, summer, pork, and beef, sticks, with cheddar cheese.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.

Beef

Summer sausage

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+70.9%
Contains more IronIron	+34.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+38.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+64.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+45.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-96.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+238.7%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+523.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+255.6%

~equal in Magnesium ~13mg

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.

Beef

Summer sausage

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+150%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+98.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+414.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+143.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+11150%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+200%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+236.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+58%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Folate ~7µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	4.21µg	1.73µg	103%
Sodium	54mg	1483mg	62%
Fats	6.54g	37.91g	48%
Vitamin B6	0.669mg	0.13mg	41%
Saturated fat	2.595g	10.47g	36%
Selenium	25.4µg	7.5µg	33%
Monounsaturated fat	2.734g	13.68g	27%
Vitamin A	2µg	225µg	25%
Vitamin B3	5.76mg	2.9mg	18%
Vitamin B2	0.4mg	0.16mg	18%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.532g	3.02g	17%
Protein	27.55g	19.43g	16%
Vitamin B1	0.074mg	0.249mg	15%
Choline	75.6mg		14%
Zinc	3.7mg	2.25mg	13%
Calories	169kcal	426kcal	13%
Phosphorus	259mg	178mg	12%
Iron	3.04mg	2.26mg	10%
Calcium	13mg	81mg	7%
Vitamin B5	0.481mg	0.76mg	6%
Potassium	352mg	206mg	4%
Copper	0.097mg	0.07mg	3%
Vitamin E	0.25mg		2%
Manganese	0.009mg	0.032mg	1%
Vitamin D	0.1µg	0.3µg	1%
Fiber	0g	0.2g	1%
Vitamin K	1.6µg		1%
Vitamin D	3IU	12IU	1%
Cholesterol	85mg	89mg	1%
Carbs	0g	1.82g	1%
Net carbs	0g	1.62g	N/A
Magnesium	14mg	13mg	0%
Sugar	0g	0.12g	N/A
Folate	7µg	7µg	0%
Trans fat	0.375g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.359mg	0.15mg	0%
Threonine	1.534mg	0.54mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.52mg	0.62mg	0%
Leucine	2.833mg	1.1mg	0%
Lysine	3.178mg	1.16mg	0%
Methionine	0.871mg	0.36mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.299mg	0.56mg	0%
Valine	1.603mg	0.69mg	0%
Histidine	1.244mg	0.47mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.002g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.002g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.013g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.011g	0g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.017g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.002g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.349g		N/A