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Chorizo vs. Whey — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between chorizo and whey

  • Whey has less vitamin B12, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, selenium, vitamin B3, zinc, and iron than chorizo.
  • Chorizo covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 72% more than whey.
  • Chorizo has 69 times more vitamin B3 than whey. While chorizo has 5.131mg of vitamin B3, whey has only 0.074mg.
  • Whey has less saturated fat.
  • The glycemic index of whey is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Chorizo, pork, and beef and Whey, sweet, fluid.

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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%
Whey
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 14% 14% 2.3% 1.3% 3.5% 20% 7% 0.13% 10%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +125%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +147.2%
Contains more IronIron +2550%
Contains more CopperCopper +1900%
Contains more ZincZinc +2523.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +226.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3900%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1010.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +487.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.6%

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
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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% 4.4% 23% 158% 69% 96% 67% 122% 250% 4% 1.5% 53%
Whey
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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 0.33% 1% 0% 0% 9% 36% 1.4% 23% 7.2% 35% 0% 0.75% 8.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1650%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +89.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +6833.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +192.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1609.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +614.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +100%
Contains more CholineCholine +504.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chorizo Whey DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 2µg 0.28µg 72%
Saturated fat 14.38g 0.23g 64%
Fats 38.27g 0.36g 58%
Sodium 1235mg 54mg 51%
Vitamin B1 0.63mg 0.036mg 50%
Protein 24.1g 0.85g 47%
Monounsaturated fat 18.4g 0.1g 46%
Vitamin B6 0.53mg 0.031mg 38%
Selenium 21.1µg 1.9µg 35%
Vitamin B3 5.131mg 0.074mg 32%
Zinc 3.41mg 0.13mg 30%
Cholesterol 88mg 2mg 29%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.46g 0.011g 23%
Calories 455kcal 27kcal 21%
Iron 1.59mg 0.06mg 19%
Choline 96.7mg 16mg 15%
Phosphorus 150mg 46mg 15%
Vitamin B5 1.12mg 0.383mg 15%
Vitamin B2 0.3mg 0.158mg 11%
Copper 0.08mg 0.004mg 8%
Vitamin D 61IU 8%
Vitamin D 1.5µg 8%
Potassium 398mg 161mg 7%
Calcium 8mg 47mg 4%
Manganese 0.04mg 0.001mg 2%
Magnesium 18mg 8mg 2%
Carbs 1.86g 5.14g 1%
Vitamin K 1.6µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.22mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.1mg 0%
Net carbs 1.86g 5.14g N/A
Sugar 0g 5.14g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 3µg 0%
Folate 2µg 1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.278mg 0.013mg 0%
Threonine 1.473mg 0.054mg 0%
Isoleucine 2.206mg 0.047mg 0%
Leucine 1.708mg 0.078mg 0%
Lysine 2.414mg 0.068mg 0%
Methionine 0.47mg 0.016mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.149mg 0.027mg 0%
Valine 0.914mg 0.046mg 0%
Histidine 0.721mg 0.016mg 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
Whey
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5% 93%
Protein: 0.85 g
Fats: 0.36 g
Carbs: 5.14 g
Water: 93.12 g
Other: 0.53 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +2735.3%
Contains more FatsFats +10530.6%
Contains more OtherOther +639.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +176.3%
Contains more WaterWater +192.4%

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
Whey
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67% 29% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.23 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.1 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.011 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +18300%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +31354.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.4%

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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. Whey - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171282/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.