Cervelat vs. Chorizo — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between cervelat and chorizo?

Cervelat is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin C, copper, and iron; however, chorizo is richer in vitamin B1, vitamin B6, zinc, phosphorus, and vitamin B3.
Cervelat's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 146% more.
Cervelat has less saturated fat.

We used Thuringer, cervelat, summer sausage, beef, pork and Chorizo, pork, and beef types in this article.

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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.

Cervelat

Chorizo

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+12.5%
Contains more IronIron	+28.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+87.5%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+28.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+53.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+33.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+35.1%

~equal in Sodium ~1235mg

~equal in Selenium ~21.1µg

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.

Cervelat

Chorizo

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+175%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+36.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+320%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+19%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+103.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+23.1%

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~0.22mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.3mg

~equal in Folate ~2µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	5.5µg	2µg	146%
Vitamin B1	0.15mg	0.63mg	40%
Vitamin B5		1.12mg	22%
Vitamin B6	0.26mg	0.53mg	21%
Vitamin C	16.6mg	0mg	18%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.2g	3.46g	15%
Monounsaturated fat	12.97g	18.4g	14%
Protein	17.45g	24.1g	13%
Saturated fat	11.51g	14.38g	13%
Fats	30.43g	38.27g	12%
Copper	0.15mg	0.08mg	8%
Zinc	2.56mg	3.41mg	8%
Iron	2.04mg	1.59mg	6%
Phosphorus	111mg	150mg	6%
Calories	362kcal	455kcal	5%
Cholesterol	74mg	88mg	5%
Vitamin B3	4.31mg	5.131mg	5%
Potassium	260mg	398mg	4%
Sodium	1300mg	1235mg	3%
Choline	78.9mg	96.7mg	3%
Vitamin D*	44 IU	61 IU	2%
Vitamin D	1.1µg	1.5µg	2%
Manganese		0.04mg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.33mg	0.3mg	2%
Magnesium	14mg	18mg	1%
Selenium	20.3µg	21.1µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	4.8g	5.3g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	207kcal	189kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	28g	22g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.2	1.5	N/A
Net carbs	3.33g	1.86g	N/A
Carbs	3.33g	1.86g	0%
Calcium	9mg	8mg	0%
Sugar	0.85g	0g	N/A
Vitamin E	0.22mg	0.22mg	0%
Vitamin K	1.3µg	1.6µg	0%
Folate	2µg	2µg	0%
Tryptophan		0.278mg	0%
Threonine		1.473mg	0%
Isoleucine		2.206mg	0%
Leucine		1.708mg	0%
Lysine		2.414mg	0%
Methionine		0.47mg	0%
Phenylalanine		1.149mg	0%
Valine		0.914mg	0%
Histidine		0.721mg	0%