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Chorizo vs. Apple — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between chorizo and apples

  • Apples have less vitamin B12, vitamin B1, selenium, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, zinc, and vitamin B5.
  • Chorizo's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 83% more.
  • Apples are lower in cholesterol.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Chorizo, pork, and beef and Apples, raw, with skin.

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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 13% 2.4% 35% 60% 27% 93% 64% 161% 5.2% 115%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 3.6% 1.8% 9.4% 4.5% 9% 1.1% 4.7% 0.13% 4.6% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +260%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +33.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +272%
Contains more IronIron +1225%
Contains more CopperCopper +196.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +8425%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1263.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +14.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.9%

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 0% 0% 4.4% 23% 158% 69% 96% 67% 122% 250% 4% 1.5% 53%
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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 15% 1% 3.6% 0% 4.3% 6% 1.7% 3.7% 9.5% 0% 5.5% 2.3% 1.9%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +22.2%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +3605.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1053.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +5538.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1736.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1192.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +2744.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +37.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +50%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chorizo Apple DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 2µg 0µg 83%
Saturated fat 14.38g 0.028g 65%
Fats 38.27g 0.17g 59%
Sodium 1235mg 1mg 54%
Vitamin B1 0.63mg 0.017mg 51%
Protein 24.1g 0.26g 48%
Monounsaturated fat 18.4g 0.007g 46%
Selenium 21.1µg 0µg 38%
Vitamin B6 0.53mg 0.041mg 38%
Vitamin B3 5.131mg 0.091mg 32%
Zinc 3.41mg 0.04mg 31%
Cholesterol 88mg 0mg 29%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.46g 0.051g 23%
Vitamin B5 1.12mg 0.061mg 21%
Vitamin B2 0.3mg 0.026mg 21%
Phosphorus 150mg 11mg 20%
Calories 455kcal 52kcal 20%
Iron 1.59mg 0.12mg 18%
Choline 96.7mg 3.4mg 17%
Fiber 0g 2.4g 10%
Potassium 398mg 107mg 9%
Vitamin D 1.5µg 0µg 8%
Vitamin D 61IU 0IU 8%
Fructose 5.9g 7%
Copper 0.08mg 0.027mg 6%
Vitamin C 0mg 4.6mg 5%
Carbs 1.86g 13.81g 4%
Magnesium 18mg 5mg 3%
Vitamin K 1.6µg 2.2µg 1%
Net carbs 1.86g 11.41g N/A
Calcium 8mg 6mg 0%
Sugar 0g 10.39g N/A
Starch 0.05g 0%
Vitamin E 0.22mg 0.18mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 3µg 0%
Manganese 0.04mg 0.035mg 0%
Folate 2µg 3µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.278mg 0.001mg 0%
Threonine 1.473mg 0.006mg 0%
Isoleucine 2.206mg 0.006mg 0%
Leucine 1.708mg 0.013mg 0%
Lysine 2.414mg 0.012mg 0%
Methionine 0.47mg 0.001mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.149mg 0.006mg 0%
Valine 0.914mg 0.012mg 0%
Histidine 0.721mg 0.005mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
24% 38% 2% 32% 4%
Protein: 24.1 g
Fats: 38.27 g
Carbs: 1.86 g
Water: 31.85 g
Other: 3.92 g
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14% 86%
Protein: 0.26 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 13.81 g
Water: 85.56 g
Other: 0.2 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +9169.2%
Contains more FatsFats +22411.8%
Contains more OtherOther +1860%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +642.5%
Contains more WaterWater +168.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
40% 51% 10%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 14.38 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 18.4 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.46 g
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33% 8% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.028 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.007 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.051 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +262757.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +6684.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.8%

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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. Chorizo - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173859/nutrients
  2. Apple - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171688/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.