Italian sausage vs. Chicken meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are Italian sausage and chicken meat different?

Italian sausage has more vitamin B1, vitamin B12, and fats; however, chicken meat is richer in vitamin B3, protein, and vitamin B6.
Italian sausage covers your daily need for vitamin B1 47% more than chicken meat.
Italian sausage has 21 times more vitamin D* than chicken meat. Italian sausage has 41 IU of vitamin D*, while chicken meat has 2 IU.
Chicken meat contains less sodium.
Italian sausage has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of Italian sausage is 28, while the glycemic index of chicken meat is 0.

Sausage, Italian, pork, cooked and Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted types were used in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Italian sausage

Chicken meat

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+40%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+36.3%
Contains more IronIron	+13.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+21.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+23.2%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+27.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-89%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+∞%

~equal in Phosphorus ~182mg

~equal in Selenium ~23.9µg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Italian sausage

Chicken meat

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+888.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+38.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+333.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+41.7%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+380%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+103.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+21.2%

~equal in Vitamin E ~0.27mg

~equal in Folate ~5µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B1	0.623mg	0.063mg	47%
Vitamin B12	1.3µg	0.3µg	42%
Sodium	743mg	82mg	29%
Saturated fat	10.195g	3.79g	29%
Monounsaturated fat	17.108g	5.34g	29%
Vitamin B3	4.165mg	8.487mg	27%
Fats	27.31g	13.6g	21%
Vitamin B5		1.03mg	21%
Protein	19.12g	27.3g	16%
Cholesterol	57mg	88mg	10%
Calories	344kcal	239kcal	5%
Vitamin D*	41 IU	2 IU	5%
Vitamin D	1µg	0µg	5%
Vitamin B2	0.233mg	0.168mg	5%
Vitamin B6	0.33mg	0.4mg	5%
Zinc	2.39mg	1.94mg	4%
Vitamin A	10µg	48µg	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.518g	2.97g	4%
Selenium	22µg	23.9µg	3%
Potassium	304mg	223mg	2%
Iron	1.43mg	1.26mg	2%
Copper	0.08mg	0.066mg	2%
Phosphorus	170mg	182mg	2%
Choline	78.2mg	65.9mg	2%
Carbs	4.27g	0g	1%
Magnesium	18mg	23mg	1%
Calcium	21mg	15mg	1%
Manganese		0.02mg	1%
Vitamin K	3.4µg	2.4µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	5.6g	11g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	180kcal	88kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	29g	42g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2	2.2	N/A
Vitamin C	0.1mg	0mg	0%
Net carbs	4.17g	0g	N/A
Sugar	1.86g	0g	N/A
Fiber	0.1g	0g	0%
Vitamin E	0.25mg	0.27mg	0%
Folate	5µg	5µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.161mg	0.305mg	0%
Threonine	0.792mg	1.128mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.731mg	1.362mg	0%
Leucine	1.343mg	1.986mg	0%
Lysine	1.522mg	2.223mg	0%
Methionine	0.486mg	0.726mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.67mg	1.061mg	0%
Valine	0.804mg	1.325mg	0%
Histidine	0.577mg	0.802mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0g	0.01g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0g	0.04g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0g	0.02g	N/A