Hamburger vs. Cervelat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are hamburgers and cervelat different?
- Hamburgers are richer in folate, iron, calcium, and vitamin B3, while cervelat is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin C, and copper.
- Cervelat covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 169% more than hamburgers.
- Hamburgers contain 28 times more folate than cervelat. Hamburgers contain 56µg of folate, while cervelat contains 2µg.
- Hamburgers are lower in cholesterol.
- Hamburgers have a higher glycemic index (66) than cervelat (28).
Fast foods, hamburger; double, regular, patty; plain and Thuringer, cervelat, summer sausage, beef, pork 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.
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +42.9% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +1033.3% |
Contains more IronIron | +41.2% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +12.1% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +22.5% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -68.2% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +∞% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +15% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +64.8% |
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 B1Vitamin B1 | +44.7% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +24.5% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +∞% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +2700% |
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +32% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +28.1% |
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +281.9% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Vitamin B12 | 1.44µg | 5.5µg | 169% |
Sodium | 414mg | 1300mg | 39% |
Selenium | 20.3µg | 37% | |
Saturated fat | 5.096g | 11.51g | 29% |
Fats | 14.36g | 30.43g | 25% |
Monounsaturated fat | 5.495g | 12.97g | 19% |
Vitamin C | 0mg | 16.6mg | 18% |
Choline | 78.9mg | 14% | |
Folate | 56µg | 2µg | 14% |
Iron | 2.88mg | 2.04mg | 11% |
Manganese | 0.217mg | 9% | |
Cholesterol | 47mg | 74mg | 9% |
Calcium | 102mg | 9mg | 9% |
Vitamin B3 | 5.365mg | 4.31mg | 7% |
Carbs | 24.1g | 3.33g | 7% |
Copper | 0.091mg | 0.15mg | 7% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.31mg | 6% | |
Vitamin D | 44IU | 6% | |
Vitamin D | 1.1µg | 6% | |
Vitamin B2 | 0.25mg | 0.33mg | 6% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.217mg | 0.15mg | 6% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.38g | 1.2g | 5% |
Fiber | 0.9g | 0g | 4% |
Phosphorus | 136mg | 111mg | 4% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.203mg | 0.26mg | 4% |
Calories | 295kcal | 362kcal | 3% |
Fructose | 2.03g | 3% | |
Zinc | 2.87mg | 2.56mg | 3% |
Potassium | 226mg | 260mg | 1% |
Vitamin E | 0.22mg | 1% | |
Magnesium | 20mg | 14mg | 1% |
Protein | 17.08g | 17.45g | 1% |
Vitamin K | 1.3µg | 1% | |
Net carbs | 23.2g | 3.33g | N/A |
Sugar | 4.15g | 0.85g | N/A |
Trans fat | 0.814g | N/A | |
Tryptophan | 0.206mg | 0% | |
Threonine | 0.666mg | 0% | |
Isoleucine | 0.716mg | 0% | |
Leucine | 1.319mg | 0% | |
Lysine | 1.226mg | 0% | |
Methionine | 0.37mg | 0% | |
Phenylalanine | 0.677mg | 0% | |
Valine | 0.823mg | 0% | |
Histidine | 0.505mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +623.7% |
Contains more FatsFats | +111.9% |
Contains more OtherOther | +101.7% |
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Protein
~17.45g
~equal in
Water
~45.18g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -55.7% |
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +136% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +215.8% |