Frankfurter vs. Vienna sausage — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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A recap on differences between frankfurter and vienna sausage
- Frankfurter has more vitamin B12, phosphorus, potassium, and vitamin B6; however, vienna sausage is higher in selenium and vitamin B1.
- Frankfurter covers your daily saturated fat needs 19% more than vienna sausage.
- Vienna sausage contains 3 times less potassium than frankfurter. Frankfurter contains 316mg of potassium, while vienna sausage contains 101mg.
- Vienna sausage has less saturated fat.
Food varieties used in this article are Frankfurter, beef, unheated and Sausage, Vienna, canned, chicken, beef, pork.
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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.
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +28.6% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +20% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +212.9% |
Contains more IronIron | +36.4% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +83.3% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +26.9% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +210.2% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +∞% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -11.4% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +64.1% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D | +50% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +25.7% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +54.2% |
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +35.3% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +12.5% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +150% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +11.2% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +383.3% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +148.8% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Saturated fat | 10.979g | 7.125g | 18% |
Phosphorus | 152mg | 49mg | 15% |
Vitamin B12 | 1.38µg | 1.02µg | 15% |
Fats | 28.3g | 19.4g | 14% |
Selenium | 10.3µg | 16.9µg | 12% |
Cholesterol | 55mg | 87mg | 11% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.35mg | 7% | |
Vitamin B1 | 0.018mg | 0.087mg | 6% |
Monounsaturated fat | 12.048g | 9.628g | 6% |
Potassium | 316mg | 101mg | 6% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.185mg | 0.12mg | 5% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.043mg | 0.107mg | 5% |
Sodium | 992mg | 879mg | 5% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.765g | 1.29g | 4% |
Calories | 316kcal | 230kcal | 4% |
Iron | 1.2mg | 0.88mg | 4% |
Zinc | 2.03mg | 1.6mg | 4% |
Vitamin B3 | 2.028mg | 1.613mg | 3% |
Copper | 0.055mg | 0.03mg | 3% |
Vitamin D | 0.9µg | 0.6µg | 2% |
Folate | 10µg | 4µg | 2% |
Vitamin D | 36IU | 25IU | 1% |
Choline | 48.6mg | 43.7mg | 1% |
Manganese | 0.021mg | 1% | |
Protein | 11.16g | 10.5g | 1% |
Carbs | 3.36g | 2.6g | 0% |
Net carbs | 3.36g | 2.6g | N/A |
Magnesium | 9mg | 7mg | 0% |
Calcium | 12mg | 10mg | 0% |
Sugar | 1.31g | 0g | N/A |
Vitamin E | 0.2mg | 0.22mg | 0% |
Vitamin K | 1.8µg | 1.6µg | 0% |
Tryptophan | 0.121mg | 0.109mg | 0% |
Threonine | 0.519mg | 0.357mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 0.58mg | 0.557mg | 0% |
Leucine | 0.994mg | 0.797mg | 0% |
Lysine | 1.055mg | 0.791mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.319mg | 0.265mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.487mg | 0.425mg | 0% |
Valine | 0.608mg | 0.573mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.362mg | 0.273mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
11.16 g
Fats:
28.3 g
Carbs:
3.36 g
Water:
53.94 g
Other:
3.24 g
Protein:
10.5 g
Fats:
19.4 g
Carbs:
2.6 g
Water:
64.9 g
Other:
2.6 g
Contains more FatsFats | +45.9% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +29.2% |
Contains more OtherOther | +24.6% |
Contains more WaterWater | +20.3% |
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Protein
~10.5g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
10.979 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
12.048 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
0.765 g
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
7.125 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
9.628 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
1.29 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +25.1% |
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -35.1% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +68.6% |