Italian sausage vs. Headcheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between Italian sausage and headcheese

Headcheese has less vitamin B1, selenium, vitamin B3, phosphorus, zinc, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, and vitamin B2 than Italian sausage.
Italian sausage covers your daily need for vitamin B1, 50% more than headcheese.
Italian sausage has 220 times more selenium than headcheese. While Italian sausage has 22µg of selenium, headcheese has only 0.1µg.
Headcheese has less saturated fat.
The glycemic index of Italian sausage is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Sausage, Italian, pork, cooked and Headcheese, pork.

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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

Headcheese

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+31.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+880.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+146.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+203.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-21%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+21900%

Contains more CopperCopper

+52.5%

~equal in Iron ~1.5mg

~equal in Manganese ~mg

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

Headcheese

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+2608.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+102.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+846.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+73.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+23.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+150%

Contains more CholineCholine

+33.1%

~equal in Vitamin E ~0.25mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0.9µg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~3.4µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B1	0.623mg	0.023mg	50%
Selenium	22µg	0.1µg	40%
Saturated fat	10.195g	3.402g	31%
Monounsaturated fat	17.108g	5.601g	29%
Fats	27.31g	10.9g	25%
Vitamin B3	4.165mg	0.44mg	23%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.518g	1.134g	16%
Phosphorus	170mg	56mg	16%
Zinc	2.39mg	0.97mg	13%
Vitamin B6	0.33mg	0.19mg	11%
Protein	19.12g	13.83g	11%
Vitamin B12	1.3µg	1.05µg	10%
Vitamin B2	0.233mg	0.115mg	9%
Sodium	743mg	941mg	9%
Calories	344kcal	157kcal	9%
Potassium	304mg	31mg	8%
Copper	0.08mg	0.122mg	5%
Choline	78.2mg	104.1mg	5%
Cholesterol	57mg	69mg	4%
Magnesium	18mg	9mg	2%
Carbs	4.27g	0g	1%
Vitamin D	41IU	37IU	1%
Folate	5µg	2µg	1%
Calcium	21mg	16mg	1%
Vitamin A	10µg	0µg	1%
Vitamin D	1µg	0.9µg	1%
Iron	1.43mg	1.5mg	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%
Vitamin E	0.25mg	0.25mg	0%
Vitamin K	3.4µg	3.4µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.161mg		0%
Threonine	0.792mg		0%
Isoleucine	0.731mg		0%
Leucine	1.343mg		0%
Lysine	1.522mg		0%
Methionine	0.486mg		0%
Phenylalanine	0.67mg		0%
Valine	0.804mg		0%
Histidine	0.577mg		0%