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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 6.4% 3.6% 28% 45% 18% 55% 65% 129% 2.7% 56%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5% 3% 8.9% 33% 10% 44% 21% 115% 0% 92%
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.
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% 14% 4.5% 9.9% 38% 0% 43% 173% 4.5% 7.5% 27%
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% 9% 22% 25% 30% 21% 28% 128% 4% 3% 24%
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%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0.22mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Frankfurter Vienna sausage 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
11% 28% 3% 54% 3%
Protein: 11.16 g
Fats: 28.3 g
Carbs: 3.36 g
Water: 53.94 g
Other: 3.24 g
11% 19% 3% 65% 3%
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%
~equal in Protein ~10.5g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
46% 51% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 10.979 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 12.048 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.765 g
39% 53% 7%
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%

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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. Frankfurter - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173862/nutrients
  2. Vienna sausage - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172942/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.