Brie vs. Salami — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between brie and salami

Brie is higher in calcium and folate, yet salami is higher in manganese, copper, vitamin B3, selenium, vitamin B1, and vitamin B6.
Salami covers your daily sodium needs 48% more than brie.
Brie contains 22 times more folate than salami. While brie contains 65µg of folate, salami contains only 3µg.
The amount of saturated fat in salami is lower.
The glycemic index of brie is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Cheese, brie and Salami, cooked, beef, and pork.

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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.

Brie

Salami

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1126.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-63.9%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+107.9%
Contains more IronIron	+212%
Contains more CopperCopper	+1778.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+23.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+2776.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+115.9%

~equal in Magnesium ~19mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~191mg

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.

Brie

Salami

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+45.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+2066.7%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+100%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+424.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+1492.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+74.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+95.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+39.1%
Contains more CholineCholine	+507.1%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin E ~0.22mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~1.52µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Sodium	629mg	1740mg	48%
Manganese	0.034mg	0.978mg	41%
Copper	0.019mg	0.357mg	38%
Saturated fat	17.41g	9.316g	37%
Vitamin B3	0.38mg	6.053mg	35%
Selenium	14.5µg	31.3µg	31%
Vitamin B1	0.07mg	0.367mg	25%
Vitamin A	174µg	0µg	19%
Calcium	184mg	15mg	17%
Vitamin B6	0.235mg	0.459mg	17%
Folate	65µg	3µg	16%
Choline	15.4mg	93.5mg	14%
Iron	0.5mg	1.56mg	13%
Vitamin B2	0.52mg	0.357mg	13%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.826g	2.529g	11%
Vitamin B5	0.69mg	1.201mg	10%
Monounsaturated fat	8.013g	11.127g	8%
Zinc	2.38mg	2.93mg	5%
Vitamin B12	1.65µg	1.52µg	5%
Potassium	152mg	316mg	5%
Cholesterol	100mg	89mg	4%
Vitamin D	0.5µg	1µg	3%
Vitamin D	20IU	41IU	3%
Fats	27.68g	25.9g	3%
Protein	20.75g	21.85g	2%
Vitamin K	2.3µg	3.2µg	1%
Carbs	0.45g	2.4g	1%
Calories	334kcal	336kcal	0%
Net carbs	0.45g	2.4g	N/A
Magnesium	20mg	19mg	0%
Sugar	0.45g	0.96g	N/A
Phosphorus	188mg	191mg	0%
Vitamin E	0.24mg	0.22mg	0%
Trans fat		0.586g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.322mg	0.114mg	0%
Threonine	0.751mg	0.521mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.015mg	0.675mg	0%
Leucine	1.929mg	0.929mg	0%
Lysine	1.851mg	1.107mg	0%
Methionine	0.592mg	0.301mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.158mg	0.481mg	0%
Valine	1.34mg	0.668mg	0%
Histidine	0.716mg	0.359mg	0%
Omega-3 - ALA		0.126g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.084g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		2.104g	N/A