Chorizo vs. Beef — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between chorizo and beef?

Chorizo is richer in vitamin B1 and vitamin B5, while beef is higher in vitamin B12, iron, phosphorus, vitamin B6, selenium, and vitamin B2.
Beef's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 92% higher.
Beef has 23 times less sodium than chorizo. Chorizo has 1235mg of sodium, while beef has 54mg.
Chorizo has a higher glycemic index (28) than beef (0).

We used Chorizo, pork, and beef and Beef, loin, tenderloin roast, separable lean only, boneless, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, roasted types in this comparison.

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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.

Chorizo

Beef

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+28.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+13.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+344.4%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+62.5%
Contains more IronIron	+91.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+21.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+72.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-95.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+20.4%

~equal in Zinc ~3.7mg

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.

Chorizo

Beef

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+1400%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+751.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+132.8%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+13.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+33.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+12.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+26.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+110.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+250%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~1.6µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	2µg	4.21µg	92%
Saturated fat	14.38g	2.595g	54%
Sodium	1235mg	54mg	51%
Fats	38.27g	6.54g	49%
Vitamin B1	0.63mg	0.074mg	46%
Monounsaturated fat	18.4g	2.734g	39%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.46g	0.532g	20%
Iron	1.59mg	3.04mg	18%
Phosphorus	150mg	259mg	16%
Calories	455kcal	169kcal	14%
Vitamin B5	1.12mg	0.481mg	13%
Vitamin B6	0.53mg	0.669mg	11%
Selenium	21.1µg	25.4µg	8%
Vitamin B2	0.3mg	0.4mg	8%
Protein	24.1g	27.55g	7%
Vitamin D*	61 IU	3 IU	7%
Vitamin D	1.5µg	0.1µg	7%
Vitamin B3	5.131mg	5.76mg	4%
Choline	96.7mg	75.6mg	4%
Zinc	3.41mg	3.7mg	3%
Copper	0.08mg	0.097mg	2%
Carbs	1.86g	0g	1%
Cholesterol	88mg	85mg	1%
Magnesium	18mg	14mg	1%
Calcium	8mg	13mg	1%
Potassium	398mg	352mg	1%
Manganese	0.04mg	0.009mg	1%
Folate	2µg	7µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	5.3g	16g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	189kcal	61kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	22g	59g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.5	1.3	N/A
Net carbs	1.86g	0g	N/A
Vitamin A	0µg	2µg	0%
Vitamin E	0.22mg	0.25mg	0%
Vitamin K	1.6µg	1.6µg	0%
Trans fat		0.375g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.278mg	0.359mg	0%
Threonine	1.473mg	1.534mg	0%
Isoleucine	2.206mg	1.52mg	0%
Leucine	1.708mg	2.833mg	0%
Lysine	2.414mg	3.178mg	0%
Methionine	0.47mg	0.871mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.149mg	1.299mg	0%
Valine	0.914mg	1.603mg	0%
Histidine	0.721mg	1.244mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.002g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.002g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.013g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.011g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.017g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.002g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.349g	N/A