Foodstruct Nutrition Search | Diet Analysis | Food Comparison | Glycemic Index Chart | Insulin Index Chart | Blog | Subscribe | Sign Up
  1. Home
  2. Foods
  3. Meat
  4. Headcheese
  5. Compare
  6. Headcheese vs. Brotwurst

Headcheese vs. Brotwurst — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

How are headcheese and brotwurst different?

  • Brotwurst has more vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, phosphorus, zinc, vitamin B2, and potassium than headcheese.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for brotwurst is 42% higher.

Headcheese, pork and Brotwurst, pork, beef, link are the varieties used in this article.

Infographic

Headcheese vs Brotwurst infographic
Infographic link

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% 4.8% 2.7% 56% 41% 26% 24% 123% 0% 0.55%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 14% 25% 39% 27% 57% 57% 145% 5.2% 93%
Contains more IronIron +45.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +52.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -15.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +77.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +200%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +806.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +116.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +139.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +16900%

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% 5% 14% 5.8% 27% 8.3% 0% 44% 131% 8.5% 1.5% 57%
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% 5.4% 4.5% 63% 53% 62% 3.6% 30% 256% 0% 3.8% 0%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +200%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +46.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +987%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +100%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +650%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +95.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +150%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0.27mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Headcheese Brotwurst DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 1.05µg 2.05µg 42%
Selenium 0.1µg 17µg 31%
Saturated fat 3.402g 9.93g 30%
Fats 10.9g 27.8g 26%
Vitamin B1 0.023mg 0.25mg 19%
Monounsaturated fat 5.601g 13.34g 19%
Choline 104.1mg 19%
Vitamin B3 0.44mg 3.3mg 18%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.134g 2.83g 11%
Phosphorus 56mg 134mg 11%
Zinc 0.97mg 2.1mg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.115mg 0.23mg 9%
Calories 157kcal 323kcal 8%
Potassium 31mg 281mg 7%
Sodium 941mg 1112mg 7%
Iron 1.5mg 1.03mg 6%
Copper 0.122mg 0.08mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.19mg 0.13mg 5%
Vitamin K 3.4µg 0µg 3%
Vitamin D 0.9µg 0.3µg 3%
Calcium 16mg 48mg 3%
Vitamin D 37IU 11IU 3%
Manganese 0.04mg 2%
Cholesterol 69mg 63mg 2%
Magnesium 9mg 16mg 2%
Carbs 0g 2.98g 1%
Folate 2µg 5µg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.06mg 1%
Protein 13.83g 14.3g 1%
Net carbs 0g 2.98g N/A
Sugar 0g 2.98g N/A
Vitamin E 0.25mg 0.27mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.13mg 0%
Threonine 0.6mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.61mg 0%
Leucine 1.08mg 0%
Lysine 1.14mg 0%
Methionine 0.37mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.54mg 0%
Valine 0.68mg 0%
Histidine 0.44mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
14% 11% 74%
Protein: 13.83 g
Fats: 10.9 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 73.84 g
Other: 1.43 g
14% 28% 3% 51% 4%
Protein: 14.3 g
Fats: 27.8 g
Carbs: 2.98 g
Water: 51.3 g
Other: 3.62 g
Contains more WaterWater +43.9%
Contains more FatsFats +155%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +153.1%
~equal in Protein ~14.3g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
34% 55% 11%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.402 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.601 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.134 g
38% 51% 11%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 9.93 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 13.34 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.83 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -65.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +138.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +149.6%

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. Headcheese - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171630/nutrients
  2. Brotwurst - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171622/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.