Chorizo vs. Leberkäse — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are chorizo and leberkäse different?

Chorizo is higher in vitamin B1; however, leberkäse is richer in vitamin B12, vitamin A, vitamin B2, iron, vitamin B5, vitamin B3, copper, and selenium.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for leberkäse is 940% higher.
Chorizo contains 3 times more vitamin B1 than leberkäse. While chorizo contains 0.63mg of vitamin B1, leberkäse contains only 0.212mg.
Chorizo has less cholesterol.

Chorizo, pork, and beef and Liver cheese, pork are the varieties 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

Leberkäse

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+50%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+76.1%

Contains more IronIron	+581.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+378.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+38%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+400%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+73%

~equal in Calcium ~8mg

~equal in Zinc ~3.7mg

~equal in Sodium ~1225mg

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

Leberkäse

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+197.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+12.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+642.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+129.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+215.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+1127.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+5100%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	2µg	24.55µg	940%
Vitamin A	0µg	5252µg	584%
Vitamin B2	0.3mg	2.227mg	148%
Iron	1.59mg	10.83mg	116%
Vitamin B5	1.12mg	3.536mg	48%
Vitamin B3	5.131mg	11.768mg	41%
Vitamin B1	0.63mg	0.212mg	35%
Copper	0.08mg	0.383mg	34%
Cholesterol	88mg	174mg	29%
Selenium	21.1µg	36.5µg	28%
Folate	2µg	104µg	26%
Saturated fat	14.38g	8.96g	25%
Fats	38.27g	25.6g	19%
Protein	24.1g	15.2g	18%
Choline	96.7mg		18%
Monounsaturated fat	18.4g	12.26g	15%
Calories	455kcal	304kcal	8%
Vitamin D*	61 IU		8%
Vitamin D	1.5µg		8%
Phosphorus	150mg	207mg	8%
Manganese	0.04mg	0.2mg	7%
Potassium	398mg	226mg	5%
Vitamin B6	0.53mg	0.47mg	5%
Vitamin C	0mg	3mg	3%
Zinc	3.41mg	3.7mg	3%
Magnesium	18mg	12mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.22mg		1%
Vitamin K	1.6µg		1%
Protein per 100 calories	5.3g	5g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	189kcal	200kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	22g	33g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.5	1.8	N/A
Net carbs	1.86g	2.1g	N/A
Carbs	1.86g	2.1g	0%
Calcium	8mg	8mg	0%
Sodium	1235mg	1225mg	0%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.46g	3.42g	0%
Tryptophan	0.278mg	0.206mg	0%
Threonine	1.473mg	0.651mg	0%
Isoleucine	2.206mg	0.631mg	0%
Leucine	1.708mg	1.331mg	0%
Lysine	2.414mg	1.178mg	0%
Methionine	0.47mg	0.342mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.149mg	0.716mg	0%
Valine	0.914mg	0.806mg	0%
Histidine	0.721mg	0.393mg	0%