Ground beef vs. Summer sausage — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between ground beef and summer sausage

Ground beef has more zinc, vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin B6, and vitamin B3; however, summer sausage is higher in vitamin B1 and vitamin A.
Summer sausage covers your daily need for sodium, 61% more than ground beef.
Ground beef has 3 times more zinc than summer sausage. While ground beef has 5.84mg of zinc, summer sausage has only 2.25mg.
Ground beef has less saturated fat.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Beef, ground, 70% lean meat / 30% fat, loaf, cooked, baked and Sausage, summer, pork, and beef, sticks, with cheddar cheese.

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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.

Ground beef

Summer sausage

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+30.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+17%
Contains more CopperCopper	+12.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+159.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-95.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+154.7%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+145.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+255.6%

~equal in Iron ~2.26mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~178mg

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.

Ground beef

Summer sausage

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+38.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+139.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+43.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+7400%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+388.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+48.4%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.16mg

~equal in Folate ~7µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Sodium	73mg	1483mg	61%
Fats	15.37g	37.91g	35%
Zinc	5.84mg	2.25mg	33%
Vitamin B12	2.49µg	1.73µg	32%
Vitamin A	3µg	225µg	25%
Selenium	19.1µg	7.5µg	21%
Saturated fat	6.073g	10.47g	20%
Vitamin B1	0.051mg	0.249mg	17%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.408g	3.02g	17%
Monounsaturated fat	7.322g	13.68g	16%
Vitamin B6	0.311mg	0.13mg	14%
Choline	73.2mg		13%
Protein	23.87g	19.43g	9%
Calories	241kcal	426kcal	9%
Vitamin B3	4.026mg	2.9mg	7%
Calcium	33mg	81mg	5%
Vitamin B5	0.512mg	0.76mg	5%
Phosphorus	166mg	178mg	2%
Vitamin K	2.9µg		2%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.3µg	2%
Copper	0.079mg	0.07mg	1%
Vitamin D	2IU	12IU	1%
Magnesium	17mg	13mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.171mg	0.16mg	1%
Carbs	0g	1.82g	1%
Potassium	241mg	206mg	1%
Manganese	0.009mg	0.032mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.12mg		1%
Fiber	0g	0.2g	1%
Net carbs	0g	1.62g	N/A
Cholesterol	88mg	89mg	0%
Iron	2.27mg	2.26mg	0%
Sugar	0g	0.12g	N/A
Folate	7µg	7µg	0%
Trans fat	1.173g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.121mg	0.15mg	0%
Threonine	0.923mg	0.54mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.055mg	0.62mg	0%
Leucine	1.861mg	1.1mg	0%
Lysine	1.976mg	1.16mg	0%
Methionine	0.614mg	0.36mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.931mg	0.56mg	0%
Valine	1.172mg	0.69mg	0%
Histidine	0.775mg	0.47mg	0%
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.008g		N/A