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Ham vs. Dashi — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between ham and dashi

  • Ham has more vitamin B1, zinc, vitamin B6, and vitamin B12; however, dashi is higher in vitamin K, calcium, vitamin B2, selenium, and vitamin A.
  • Dashi covers your daily vitamin K needs 56% more than ham.
  • Dashi contains 32 times less zinc than ham. Ham contains 2.88mg of zinc, while dashi contains 0.09mg.
  • Dashi has less cholesterol.

Food varieties used in this article are Pork, cured, ham, boneless, extra lean (approximately 5% fat), roasted and Soup, bouillon cubes, and granules, low sodium, dry.

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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.
Ham
Ham
5
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 10% 2.4% 25% 56% 26% 79% 84% 157% 7% 106%
Dashi
4
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 40% 56% 27% 39% 0% 2.5% 71% 139% 0% 151%
Contains more IronIron +43.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +3100%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +18.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +300%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2237.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -11.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +41.5%
~equal in Potassium ~309mg

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.
Ham
Ham
6
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% 5% 12% 189% 47% 75% 24% 92% 81% 0% 2.3% 46%
Dashi
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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 3.7% 8.3% 14% 0% 25% 99% 46% 0% 23% 38% 167% 16% 62%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +654%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +63.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +300%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +116.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +188%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +112.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +600%
Contains more CholineCholine +34.5%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Ham Dashi DV% diff.
Vitamin K 0µg 66.9µg 56%
Vitamin B1 0.754mg 0.1mg 55%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.54g 4.485g 26%
Zinc 2.88mg 0.09mg 25%
Vitamin B6 0.4mg 0.1mg 23%
Carbs 1.5g 64.88g 21%
Vitamin B2 0.202mg 0.43mg 18%
Calcium 8mg 187mg 18%
Calories 145kcal 438kcal 15%
Vitamin B12 0.65µg 0.3µg 15%
Selenium 19.5µg 27.6µg 15%
Cholesterol 53mg 13mg 13%
Fats 5.53g 13.89g 13%
Vitamin B3 4.023mg 2.46mg 10%
Magnesium 14mg 56mg 10%
Copper 0.079mg 0mg 9%
Protein 20.93g 16.7g 8%
Vitamin B5 0.403mg 8%
Monounsaturated fat 2.62g 5.365g 7%
Saturated fat 1.81g 3.433g 7%
Iron 1.48mg 1.03mg 6%
Sodium 1203mg 1067mg 6%
Folate 3µg 21µg 5%
Choline 85.1mg 114.5mg 5%
Phosphorus 196mg 166mg 4%
Vitamin D 32IU 0IU 4%
Vitamin D 0.8µg 0µg 4%
Vitamin E 0.25mg 0.72mg 3%
Vitamin A 0µg 25µg 3%
Manganese 0.054mg 2%
Vitamin C 0mg 1.1mg 1%
Potassium 287mg 309mg 1%
Fiber 0g 0.2g 1%
Net carbs 1.5g 64.68g N/A
Sugar 0g 14.47g N/A
Tryptophan 0.251mg 0%
Threonine 0.931mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.918mg 0%
Leucine 1.661mg 0%
Lysine 1.775mg 0%
Methionine 0.553mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.904mg 0%
Valine 0.908mg 0%
Histidine 0.75mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Ham
Ham
3
21% 6% 68% 4%
Protein: 20.93 g
Fats: 5.53 g
Carbs: 1.5 g
Water: 67.67 g
Other: 4.37 g
Dashi
2
17% 14% 65% 2% 2%
Protein: 16.7 g
Fats: 13.89 g
Carbs: 64.88 g
Water: 2.3 g
Other: 2.23 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +25.3%
Contains more WaterWater +2842.2%
Contains more OtherOther +96%
Contains more FatsFats +151.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +4225.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Ham
Ham
1
36% 53% 11%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.81 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.62 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.54 g
Dashi
2
26% 40% 34%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.433 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.365 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.485 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -47.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +104.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +730.6%

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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. Ham - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167871/nutrients
  2. Dashi - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171613/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.