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

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Differences between Italian sausage and elk meat

Italian sausage has more vitamin B1 and selenium, while elk meat has more vitamin B12, iron, copper, phosphorus, zinc, and vitamin B3.
Elk meat's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 69% higher.
Elk meat contains 15 times less sodium than Italian sausage. Italian sausage contains 743mg of sodium, while elk meat contains 50mg.
Elk meat has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of elk meat is 0, while the glycemic index of Italian sausage is 28.

The food types used in this comparison are Sausage, Italian, pork, cooked and Game meat, elk, tenderloin, separable lean only, cooked, broiled.

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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.

Italian sausage

Elk meat

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+320%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+109.5%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+61.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+28.9%
Contains more IronIron	+184.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+336.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+72.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+67.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-93.3%

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.

Italian sausage

Elk meat

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+332.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+120%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+58.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+47.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+47%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+127.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+80%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	1.3µg	2.96µg	69%
Vitamin B1	0.623mg	0.144mg	40%
Monounsaturated fat	17.108g	0.97g	40%
Saturated fat	10.195g	1.342g	40%
Fats	27.31g	3.41g	37%
Iron	1.43mg	4.07mg	33%
Copper	0.08mg	0.349mg	30%
Sodium	743mg	50mg	30%
Vitamin B5		1.212mg	24%
Protein	19.12g	30.76g	23%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.518g	0.161g	22%
Selenium	22µg	10.5µg	21%
Zinc	2.39mg	4.12mg	16%
Phosphorus	170mg	285mg	16%
Choline	78.2mg		14%
Vitamin B6	0.33mg	0.485mg	12%
Vitamin B3	4.165mg	6.143mg	12%
Vitamin B2	0.233mg	0.37mg	11%
Calories	344kcal	162kcal	9%
Vitamin D	41IU		5%
Vitamin D	1µg		5%
Cholesterol	57mg	72mg	5%
Vitamin K	3.4µg		3%
Potassium	304mg	392mg	3%
Magnesium	18mg	29mg	3%
Vitamin E	0.25mg	0.55mg	2%
Calcium	21mg	5mg	2%
Folate	5µg	9µg	1%
Carbs	4.27g	0g	1%
Vitamin A	10µg	0µg	1%
Manganese		0.019mg	1%
Vitamin C	0.1mg	0mg	0%
Net carbs	4.17g	0g	N/A
Sugar	1.86g	0g	N/A
Fiber	0.1g	0g	0%
Tryptophan	0.161mg	0.275mg	0%
Threonine	0.792mg	1.236mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.731mg	1.291mg	0%
Leucine	1.343mg	2.293mg	0%
Lysine	1.522mg	2.513mg	0%
Methionine	0.486mg	0.755mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.67mg	1.126mg	0%
Valine	0.804mg	1.428mg	0%
Histidine	0.577mg	0.948mg	0%
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.002g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.002g	N/A