Dough vs. Chorizo — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are dough and chorizo different?

Dough has more folate, iron, and manganese; however, chorizo is richer in vitamin B12, vitamin B6, zinc, and choline.
Chorizo covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 83% more than dough.
Dough has 62 times more folate than chorizo. Dough has 123µg of folate, while chorizo has 2µg.
Dough contains less sodium.
Dough has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of dough is 70, while the glycemic index of chorizo is 28.

Bread, french or vienna (includes sourdough) and Chorizo, pork, and beef 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.

Dough

Chorizo

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+77.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+550%
Contains more IronIron	+145.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+90%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-51.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1342.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+35.5%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+240.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+227.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+42.9%

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.

Dough

Chorizo

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+12.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+42.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+6050%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+146.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+395.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+128.6%
Contains more CholineCholine	+1108.8%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~0.22mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~5.131mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0µg	2µg	83%
Saturated fat	0.529g	14.38g	63%
Fats	2.42g	38.27g	55%
Monounsaturated fat	0.362g	18.4g	45%
Vitamin B6	0.107mg	0.53mg	33%
Folate	123µg	2µg	30%
Cholesterol	0mg	88mg	29%
Iron	3.91mg	1.59mg	29%
Sodium	602mg	1235mg	28%
Protein	10.75g	24.1g	27%
Manganese	0.577mg	0.04mg	23%
Zinc	1.04mg	3.41mg	22%
Starch	44.23g		18%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.855g	3.46g	17%
Carbs	51.88g	1.86g	17%
Choline	8mg	96.7mg	16%
Selenium	28.6µg	21.1µg	14%
Vitamin B5	0.455mg	1.12mg	13%
Vitamin B2	0.427mg	0.3mg	10%
Fiber	2.2g	0g	9%
Calories	272kcal	455kcal	9%
Copper	0.152mg	0.08mg	8%
Vitamin D	0µg	1.5µg	8%
Potassium	117mg	398mg	8%
Vitamin D	0IU	61IU	8%
Vitamin B1	0.71mg	0.63mg	7%
Phosphorus	105mg	150mg	6%
Calcium	52mg	8mg	4%
Magnesium	32mg	18mg	3%
Vitamin B3	4.817mg	5.131mg	2%
Fructose	0.51g		1%
Vitamin K	0.7µg	1.6µg	1%
Net carbs	49.68g	1.86g	N/A
Sugar	4.62g	0g	N/A
Vitamin E	0.21mg	0.22mg	0%
Trans fat	0.005g		N/A
Tryptophan		0.278mg	0%
Threonine		1.473mg	0%
Isoleucine		2.206mg	0%
Leucine		1.708mg	0%
Lysine		2.414mg	0%
Methionine		0.47mg	0%
Phenylalanine		1.149mg	0%
Valine		0.914mg	0%
Histidine		0.721mg	0%
Omega-3 - ALA	0.063g		N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.001g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.788g		N/A