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Italian sausage vs. Mutton — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between Italian sausage and mutton

  • Italian sausage has more vitamin B1; however, mutton is richer in vitamin B12, iron, zinc, selenium, vitamin B3, and phosphorus.
  • Mutton covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 131% more than Italian sausage.
  • Mutton has 10 times less vitamin B1 than Italian sausage. Italian sausage has 0.623mg of vitamin B1, while mutton has 0.06mg.
  • Mutton contains less sodium.
  • Italian sausage has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of Italian sausage is 28, while the glycemic index of mutton is 0.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Sausage, Italian, pork, cooked and Mutton, cooked, roasted (Navajo).

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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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 22% 3% 36% 179% 21% 162% 117% 18% 4.3% 207%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +110%
Contains more CopperCopper +29%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +72.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +34.5%
Contains more IronIron +232.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +148.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +60%
Contains less SodiumSodium -81.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +72.7%

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%
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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% 16% 0% 15% 69% 122% 54% 87% 555% 0% 0% 55%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +938.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +220%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +28.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +56.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +14.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +241.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +28.6%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Italian sausage Mutton DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 1.3µg 4.44µg 131%
Vitamin B1 0.623mg 0.06mg 47%
Iron 1.43mg 4.76mg 42%
Zinc 2.39mg 5.93mg 32%
Monounsaturated fat 17.108g 4.459g 32%
Protein 19.12g 33.43g 29%
Selenium 22µg 38µg 29%
Sodium 743mg 135mg 26%
Fats 27.31g 11.09g 25%
Saturated fat 10.195g 5.142g 23%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.518g 0.814g 18%
Vitamin B5 0.897mg 18%
Cholesterol 57mg 109mg 17%
Vitamin B3 4.165mg 6.52mg 15%
Phosphorus 170mg 272mg 15%
Calories 344kcal 234kcal 6%
Vitamin D 1µg 5%
Vitamin D 41IU 5%
Vitamin B2 0.233mg 0.3mg 5%
Choline 78.2mg 100.6mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.25mg 0.8mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.33mg 0.377mg 4%
Magnesium 18mg 31mg 3%
Vitamin K 3.4µg 3%
Potassium 304mg 409mg 3%
Copper 0.08mg 0.062mg 2%
Calcium 21mg 10mg 1%
Manganese 0.033mg 1%
Vitamin A 10µg 1%
Folate 5µg 0µg 1%
Carbs 4.27g 0.08g 1%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0%
Net carbs 4.17g 0.08g N/A
Sugar 1.86g N/A
Fiber 0.1g 0%
Tryptophan 0.161mg 0.257mg 0%
Threonine 0.792mg 1.403mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.731mg 1.588mg 0%
Leucine 1.343mg 2.764mg 0%
Lysine 1.522mg 2.999mg 0%
Methionine 0.486mg 0.918mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.67mg 1.399mg 0%
Valine 0.804mg 1.678mg 0%
Histidine 0.577mg 0.975mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.147g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.025g 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
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33% 11% 54%
Protein: 33.43 g
Fats: 11.09 g
Carbs: 0.08 g
Water: 54 g
Other: 1.4 g
Contains more FatsFats +146.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +5237.5%
Contains more OtherOther +55%
Contains more ProteinProtein +74.8%
Contains more WaterWater +14.6%

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
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49% 43% 8%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 5.142 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.459 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.814 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +283.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +332.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -49.6%

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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
  2. Mutton - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167634/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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