Chorizo vs. Goat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are chorizo and goat different?

Chorizo has more vitamin B1, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, and selenium; however, goat is richer in iron, copper, vitamin B2, and zinc.
Chorizo covers your daily need for saturated fat, 67% more than goat.
Goat contains less saturated fat.
Chorizo has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of chorizo is 28, while the glycemic index of goat is 0.

Chorizo, pork, and beef and Game meat, goat, cooked, roasted types were used 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.

Chorizo

Goat

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+78.8%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+112.5%
Contains more IronIron	+134.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+278.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+54.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+34%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-93%

~equal in Potassium ~405mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.042mg

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

Goat

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+600%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+29.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+68.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+33.3%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+54.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+103.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+150%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	14.38g	0.93g	61%
Fats	38.27g	3.03g	54%
Sodium	1235mg	86mg	50%
Vitamin B1	0.63mg	0.09mg	45%
Monounsaturated fat	18.4g	1.36g	43%
Vitamin B6	0.53mg	0mg	41%
Vitamin B12	2µg	1.19µg	34%
Iron	1.59mg	3.73mg	27%
Copper	0.08mg	0.303mg	25%
Vitamin B2	0.3mg	0.61mg	24%
Vitamin B5	1.12mg		22%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.46g	0.23g	22%
Zinc	3.41mg	5.27mg	17%
Selenium	21.1µg	11.8µg	17%
Calories	455kcal	143kcal	16%
Vitamin D*	61 IU	0 IU	8%
Vitamin D	1.5µg	0µg	8%
Phosphorus	150mg	201mg	7%
Vitamin B3	5.131mg	3.95mg	7%
Protein	24.1g	27.1g	6%
Cholesterol	88mg	75mg	4%
Magnesium	18mg	0mg	4%
Choline	96.7mg	106.4mg	2%
Carbs	1.86g	0g	1%
Calcium	8mg	17mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.22mg	0.34mg	1%
Folate	2µg	5µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	5.3g	19g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	189kcal	53kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	22g	70g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.5	1.7	N/A
Net carbs	1.86g	0g	N/A
Potassium	398mg	405mg	0%
Manganese	0.04mg	0.042mg	0%
Vitamin K	1.6µg	1.2µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.278mg	0.403mg	0%
Threonine	1.473mg	1.29mg	0%
Isoleucine	2.206mg	1.371mg	0%
Leucine	1.708mg	2.258mg	0%
Lysine	2.414mg	2.016mg	0%
Methionine	0.47mg	0.726mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.149mg	0.941mg	0%
Valine	0.914mg	1.452mg	0%
Histidine	0.721mg	0.565mg	0%