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Chicken heart vs. Mortadella — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between chicken heart and mortadella

  • Chicken heart has more vitamin B12, iron, vitamin B5, zinc, and copper; however, mortadella is higher in vitamin B2 and selenium.
  • Mortadella covers your daily vitamin B2 needs 11713% more than chicken heart.
  • Mortadella contains 6 times less vitamin B5 than chicken heart. Chicken heart contains 2.559mg of vitamin B5, while mortadella contains 0.44mg.
  • Mortadella has less cholesterol.
  • The glycemic index of mortadella is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Chicken, heart, all classes, raw and Mortadella, beef, 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 3.6% 16% 224% 115% 180% 76% 9.7% 12% 23%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 5.4% 14% 53% 20% 57% 42% 163% 3.9% 123%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +36.4%
Contains more IronIron +325.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +476.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +213.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +82.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +196.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +50%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +425.6%
~equal in Potassium ~163mg

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 11% 3% 0% 0% 38% 168% 92% 154% 83% 911% 0% 54% 0%
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% 0% 4.4% 15% 30% 35308% 50% 26% 30% 185% 4% 2.3% 39%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +27.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +82.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +481.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +176.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +392.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +2300%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +20916.5%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chicken heart Mortadella DV% diff.
Vitamin B2 0.728mg 153mg 11713%
Vitamin B12 7.29µg 1.48µg 242%
Iron 5.96mg 1.4mg 57%
Sodium 74mg 1246mg 51%
Vitamin B5 2.559mg 0.44mg 42%
Zinc 6.59mg 2.1mg 41%
Selenium 4.3µg 22.6µg 33%
Copper 0.346mg 0.06mg 32%
Saturated fat 2.66g 9.51g 31%
Cholesterol 136mg 56mg 27%
Fats 9.33g 25.39g 25%
Monounsaturated fat 2.37g 11.38g 23%
Vitamin B6 0.36mg 0.13mg 18%
Folate 72µg 3µg 17%
Vitamin B3 4.883mg 2.673mg 14%
Choline 72.2mg 13%
Phosphorus 177mg 97mg 11%
Calories 153kcal 311kcal 8%
Vitamin D 41IU 5%
Vitamin D 1µg 5%
Vitamin C 3.2mg 0mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.71g 3.12g 3%
Vitamin B1 0.152mg 0.119mg 3%
Manganese 0.089mg 0.03mg 3%
Protein 15.55g 16.37g 2%
Carbs 0.71g 3.05g 1%
Vitamin E 0.22mg 1%
Vitamin A 9µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin K 1.6µg 1%
Calcium 12mg 18mg 1%
Magnesium 15mg 11mg 1%
Net carbs 0.71g 3.05g N/A
Potassium 176mg 163mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.199mg 0.152mg 0%
Threonine 0.704mg 0.633mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.833mg 0.708mg 0%
Leucine 1.355mg 1.213mg 0%
Lysine 1.303mg 1.262mg 0%
Methionine 0.376mg 0.394mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.696mg 0.598mg 0%
Valine 0.88mg 0.735mg 0%
Histidine 0.408mg 0.52mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
16% 9% 74%
Protein: 15.55 g
Fats: 9.33 g
Carbs: 0.71 g
Water: 73.56 g
Other: 0.85 g
16% 25% 3% 52% 3%
Protein: 16.37 g
Fats: 25.39 g
Carbs: 3.05 g
Water: 52.3 g
Other: 2.89 g
Contains more WaterWater +40.7%
Contains more FatsFats +172.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +329.6%
Contains more OtherOther +240%
~equal in Protein ~16.37g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
34% 31% 35%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.66 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.37 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.71 g
40% 47% 13%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 9.51 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 11.38 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.12 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -72%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +380.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +15.1%

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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. Chicken heart - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171458/nutrients
  2. Mortadella - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174573/nutrients

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

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.