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

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Summary of differences between Italian sausage and luncheon meat

  • Italian sausage has more vitamin B1, vitamin B12, iron, copper, and monounsaturated fat; however, luncheon meat is higher in selenium and vitamin B3.
  • Italian sausage covers your daily need for vitamin B1, 41% more than luncheon meat.
  • Italian sausage has 3 times more monounsaturated fat than luncheon meat. While Italian sausage has 17.108g of monounsaturated fat, luncheon meat has only 5.685g.
  • Luncheon meat has less saturated fat.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Sausage, Italian, pork, cooked and USDA Commodity, luncheon meat, canned.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 13% 6.3% 27% 54% 27% 65% 73% 97% 0% 120%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 13% 1.5% 26% 36% 10% 59% 73% 107% 4.8% 209%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +320%
Contains more IronIron +47.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +166.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -9.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +74.1%
~equal in Magnesium ~18mg
~equal in Potassium ~300mg
~equal in Zinc ~2.15mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~170mg

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 0.33% 3.3% 5% 15% 156% 54% 78% 0% 76% 163% 8.5% 3.8% 43%
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% 3.2% 0% 32% 49% 98% 37% 63% 115% 0% 0% 35%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +56.3%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +386.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +21.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +41.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +22.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +25.5%
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.213mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Italian sausage Luncheon meat DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.623mg 0.128mg 41%
Selenium 22µg 38.3µg 30%
Monounsaturated fat 17.108g 5.685g 29%
Saturated fat 10.195g 3.944g 28%
Fats 27.31g 12.77g 22%
Vitamin B12 1.3µg 0.92µg 16%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.518g 1.565g 13%
Vitamin B5 0.613mg 12%
Calories 344kcal 189kcal 8%
Cholesterol 57mg 78mg 7%
Vitamin B3 4.165mg 5.225mg 7%
Iron 1.43mg 0.97mg 6%
Copper 0.08mg 0.03mg 6%
Vitamin D 41IU 5%
Vitamin D 1µg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.33mg 0.272mg 4%
Protein 19.12g 17.5g 3%
Choline 78.2mg 63.9mg 3%
Vitamin K 3.4µg 0µg 3%
Sodium 743mg 820mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.233mg 0.213mg 2%
Calcium 21mg 5mg 2%
Zinc 2.39mg 2.15mg 2%
Manganese 0.037mg 2%
Folate 5µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.25mg 0.16mg 1%
Vitamin A 10µg 0µg 1%
Carbs 4.27g 1.04g 1%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 4.17g 1.04g N/A
Magnesium 18mg 18mg 0%
Potassium 304mg 300mg 0%
Sugar 1.86g 0g N/A
Fiber 0.1g 0g 0%
Phosphorus 170mg 170mg 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%
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.055g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
19% 27% 4% 47% 2%
Protein: 19.12 g
Fats: 27.31 g
Carbs: 4.27 g
Water: 47.13 g
Other: 2.17 g
18% 13% 66% 3%
Protein: 17.5 g
Fats: 12.77 g
Carbs: 1.04 g
Water: 65.87 g
Other: 2.82 g
Contains more FatsFats +113.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +310.6%
Contains more WaterWater +39.8%
Contains more OtherOther +30%
~equal in Protein ~17.5g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
33% 56% 11%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 10.195 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 17.108 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.518 g
35% 51% 14%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.944 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.685 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.565 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +200.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +124.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -61.3%

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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. Italian sausage - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174586/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.