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Chorizo vs. Soft serve — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between chorizo and soft serve

  • Chorizo is higher than soft serve in vitamin B12, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, selenium, vitamin B3, zinc, iron, and choline.
  • Chorizo covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 62% more than soft serve.
  • Chorizo contains 54 times more vitamin B3 than soft serve. While chorizo contains 5.131mg of vitamin B3, soft serve contains only 0.095mg.
  • The amount of sodium in soft serve is lower.
  • The glycemic index of chorizo is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Chorizo, pork, and beef and Ice cream, soft serve, chocolate.

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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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 39% 16% 7.9% 10% 14% 50% 8% 0.65% 16%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +50%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +124.9%
Contains more IronIron +657.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +166.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +555.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +29.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +700%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +603.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1537.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.1%

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%
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 2.7% 54% 12% 11% 12% 42% 1.8% 30% 11% 63% 2.3% 6.8% 14%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +114.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1185.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +64.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +5301.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +121.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1004.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +300%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +77.8%
Contains more CholineCholine +271.9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +177.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +350%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chorizo Soft serve DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 2µg 0.5µg 63%
Sodium 1235mg 61mg 51%
Vitamin B1 0.63mg 0.049mg 48%
Protein 24.1g 4.1g 40%
Fats 38.27g 13g 39%
Monounsaturated fat 18.4g 3.49g 37%
Vitamin B6 0.53mg 0.048mg 37%
Selenium 21.1µg 3µg 33%
Saturated fat 14.38g 7.46g 31%
Vitamin B3 5.131mg 0.095mg 31%
Zinc 3.41mg 0.52mg 26%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.46g 0.46g 20%
Vitamin A 0µg 162µg 18%
Iron 1.59mg 0.21mg 17%
Choline 96.7mg 26mg 13%
Vitamin B5 1.12mg 0.506mg 12%
Calories 455kcal 222kcal 12%
Calcium 8mg 131mg 12%
Vitamin B2 0.3mg 0.182mg 9%
Potassium 398mg 177mg 7%
Carbs 1.86g 22.2g 7%
Copper 0.08mg 0.03mg 6%
Phosphorus 150mg 116mg 5%
Vitamin D 1.5µg 0.7µg 4%
Vitamin D 61IU 29IU 4%
Vitamin E 0.22mg 0.61mg 3%
Fiber 0g 0.7g 3%
Folate 2µg 9µg 2%
Manganese 0.04mg 0.005mg 2%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.8mg 1%
Cholesterol 88mg 91mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.6µg 0.9µg 1%
Magnesium 18mg 12mg 1%
Caffeine 0mg 2mg 1%
Net carbs 1.86g 21.5g N/A
Sugar 0g 21.16g N/A
Tryptophan 0.278mg 0.048mg 0%
Threonine 1.473mg 0.169mg 0%
Isoleucine 2.206mg 0.215mg 0%
Leucine 1.708mg 0.353mg 0%
Lysine 2.414mg 0.296mg 0%
Methionine 0.47mg 0.091mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.149mg 0.176mg 0%
Valine 0.914mg 0.241mg 0%
Histidine 0.721mg 0.099mg 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
4% 13% 22% 60%
Protein: 4.1 g
Fats: 13 g
Carbs: 22.2 g
Water: 59.8 g
Other: 0.9 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +487.8%
Contains more FatsFats +194.4%
Contains more OtherOther +335.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1093.5%
Contains more WaterWater +87.8%

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
65% 31% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 7.46 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.49 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.46 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +427.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +652.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -48.1%

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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. Chorizo - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173859/nutrients
  2. Soft serve - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173465/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.