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Caribou meat vs. Italian sausage — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between caribou meat and Italian sausage

  • Caribou meat has more vitamin B12, iron, vitamin B2, zinc, and copper; however, Italian sausage has more vitamin B1 and selenium.
  • Caribou meat's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 223% more.
  • Caribou meat has 4 times more iron than Italian sausage. Caribou meat has 6.17mg of iron, while Italian sausage has 1.43mg.
  • Italian sausage is lower in cholesterol.
  • Italian sausage has a higher glycemic index than caribou meat.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Game meat, caribou, cooked, roasted and Sausage, Italian, pork, cooked.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 19% 6.6% 27% 231% 88% 143% 100% 7.8% 11% 74%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 13% 6.3% 27% 54% 27% 65% 73% 97% 0% 120%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +50%
Contains more IronIron +331.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +228.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +120.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +37.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -91.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +61.8%
~equal in Calcium ~21mg
~equal in Potassium ~304mg

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 10% 0% 8% 0% 63% 208% 109% 161% 74% 830% 3.5% 3.8% 67%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0.33% 3.3% 5% 15% 156% 54% 78% 0% 76% 163% 8.5% 3.8% 43%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +2900%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +60%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +286.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +39%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +410.8%
Contains more CholineCholine +56.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +149.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +142.9%
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.33mg
~equal in Folate ~5µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Caribou meat Italian sausage DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 6.64µg 1.3µg 223%
Iron 6.17mg 1.43mg 59%
Vitamin B5 2.68mg 54%
Vitamin B2 0.9mg 0.233mg 51%
Monounsaturated fat 1.33g 17.108g 39%
Saturated fat 1.7g 10.195g 39%
Fats 4.42g 27.31g 35%
Vitamin B1 0.25mg 0.623mg 31%
Sodium 60mg 743mg 30%
Zinc 5.26mg 2.39mg 26%
Protein 29.77g 19.12g 21%
Copper 0.263mg 0.08mg 20%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.62g 3.518g 19%
Cholesterol 109mg 57mg 17%
Selenium 13.6µg 22µg 15%
Vitamin B3 5.79mg 4.165mg 10%
Calories 167kcal 344kcal 9%
Phosphorus 233mg 170mg 9%
Choline 122.6mg 78.2mg 8%
Vitamin D 0IU 41IU 5%
Vitamin D 0µg 1µg 5%
Manganese 0.087mg 4%
Vitamin C 3mg 0.1mg 3%
Vitamin K 1.4µg 3.4µg 2%
Magnesium 27mg 18mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.4mg 0.25mg 1%
Vitamin A 0µg 10µg 1%
Carbs 0g 4.27g 1%
Vitamin B6 0.32mg 0.33mg 1%
Net carbs 0g 4.17g N/A
Calcium 22mg 21mg 0%
Potassium 310mg 304mg 0%
Sugar 0g 1.86g N/A
Fiber 0g 0.1g 0%
Folate 5µg 5µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.458mg 0.161mg 0%
Threonine 1.273mg 0.792mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.347mg 0.731mg 0%
Leucine 2.457mg 1.343mg 0%
Lysine 2.697mg 1.522mg 0%
Methionine 0.665mg 0.486mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.324mg 0.67mg 0%
Valine 1.399mg 0.804mg 0%
Histidine 1.179mg 0.577mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0.06g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.03g 0g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
30% 4% 62% 3%
Protein: 29.77 g
Fats: 4.42 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 62.43 g
Other: 3.38 g
19% 27% 4% 47% 2%
Protein: 19.12 g
Fats: 27.31 g
Carbs: 4.27 g
Water: 47.13 g
Other: 2.17 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +55.7%
Contains more WaterWater +32.5%
Contains more OtherOther +55.8%
Contains more FatsFats +517.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
47% 36% 17%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.7 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.33 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.62 g
33% 56% 11%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 10.195 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 17.108 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.518 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -83.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1186.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +467.4%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Caribou meat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173854/nutrients
  2. Italian sausage - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174586/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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