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Chorizo vs. Flour — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between chorizo and flour

  • Chorizo has more vitamin B12, vitamin B6, and zinc; however, flour is richer in folate, iron, manganese, and selenium.
  • Chorizo covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 83% more than flour.
  • Flour has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of flour is 72, while the glycemic index of chorizo is 28.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Chorizo, pork, and beef and Wheat flour, white, all-purpose, enriched, bleached.

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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 16% 4.5% 9.4% 174% 48% 19% 46% 0.26% 89% 185%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +272%
Contains more ZincZinc +387.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +38.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +22.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +87.5%
Contains more IronIron +191.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +80%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1605%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +60.7%

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 0% 0% 1.2% 0% 196% 114% 111% 26% 10% 0% 0.75% 137% 5.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +266.7%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +155.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1104.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +433.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +829.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +24.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +64.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +15.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +9050%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chorizo Flour DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 2µg 0µg 83%
Saturated fat 14.38g 0.155g 65%
Fats 38.27g 0.98g 57%
Sodium 1235mg 2mg 54%
Monounsaturated fat 18.4g 0.087g 46%
Folate 2µg 183µg 45%
Iron 1.59mg 4.64mg 38%
Vitamin B6 0.53mg 0.044mg 37%
Cholesterol 88mg 0mg 29%
Manganese 0.04mg 0.682mg 28%
Protein 24.1g 10.33g 28%
Carbs 1.86g 76.31g 25%
Zinc 3.41mg 0.7mg 25%
Selenium 21.1µg 33.9µg 23%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.46g 0.413g 20%
Choline 96.7mg 10.4mg 16%
Vitamin B2 0.3mg 0.494mg 15%
Vitamin B5 1.12mg 0.438mg 14%
Vitamin B1 0.63mg 0.785mg 13%
Fiber 0g 2.7g 11%
Potassium 398mg 107mg 9%
Vitamin D 1.5µg 0µg 8%
Vitamin D 61IU 0IU 8%
Copper 0.08mg 0.144mg 7%
Phosphorus 150mg 108mg 6%
Calories 455kcal 364kcal 5%
Vitamin B3 5.131mg 5.904mg 5%
Vitamin K 1.6µg 0.3µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.22mg 0.06mg 1%
Calcium 8mg 15mg 1%
Magnesium 18mg 22mg 1%
Net carbs 1.86g 73.61g N/A
Sugar 0g 0.27g N/A
Tryptophan 0.278mg 0.127mg 0%
Threonine 1.473mg 0.281mg 0%
Isoleucine 2.206mg 0.357mg 0%
Leucine 1.708mg 0.71mg 0%
Lysine 2.414mg 0.228mg 0%
Methionine 0.47mg 0.183mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.149mg 0.52mg 0%
Valine 0.914mg 0.415mg 0%
Histidine 0.721mg 0.23mg 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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10% 76% 12%
Protein: 10.33 g
Fats: 0.98 g
Carbs: 76.31 g
Water: 11.92 g
Other: 0.46 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +133.3%
Contains more FatsFats +3805.1%
Contains more WaterWater +167.2%
Contains more OtherOther +752.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +4002.7%

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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24% 13% 63%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.155 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.087 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.413 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +21049.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +737.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.9%

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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. Flour - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168894/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.