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Italian sausage vs. Pork — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between Italian sausage and pork

  • Italian sausage has more vitamin B12 and iron, while pork has more selenium, vitamin B1, phosphorus, vitamin B6, and vitamin B2.
  • Pork's daily need coverage for selenium is 42% higher.
  • Pork contains 12 times less sodium than Italian sausage. Italian sausage contains 743mg of sodium, while pork contains 62mg.
  • Pork has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of pork is 0, while the glycemic index of Italian sausage is 28.

The food types used in this comparison are Sausage, Italian, pork, cooked and Pork, fresh, loin, whole, separable lean, and fat, 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.
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 20% 5.7% 37% 33% 24% 65% 105% 8.1% 1.2% 247%
Contains more IronIron +64.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +55.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +39.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +44.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -91.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +105.9%
~equal in Calcium ~19mg
~equal in Copper ~0.073mg
~equal in Zinc ~2.39mg

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 2% 0.67% 5.8% 20% 219% 74% 94% 42% 107% 88% 0% 3.8% 51%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +400%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +85.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +500%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +16%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +30%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +40.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +37.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +20.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +40.6%
Contains more CholineCholine +20.1%
~equal in Folate ~5µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Italian sausage Pork DV% diff.
Selenium 22µg 45.3µg 42%
Sodium 743mg 62mg 30%
Monounsaturated fat 17.108g 6.19g 27%
Vitamin B12 1.3µg 0.7µg 25%
Saturated fat 10.195g 5.23g 23%
Fats 27.31g 13.92g 21%
Vitamin B1 0.623mg 0.877mg 21%
Protein 19.12g 27.32g 16%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.518g 1.2g 15%
Vitamin B5 0.698mg 14%
Phosphorus 170mg 246mg 11%
Vitamin B6 0.33mg 0.464mg 10%
Cholesterol 57mg 80mg 8%
Iron 1.43mg 0.87mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.233mg 0.321mg 7%
Vitamin B3 4.165mg 5.037mg 5%
Calories 344kcal 242kcal 5%
Potassium 304mg 423mg 4%
Choline 78.2mg 93.9mg 3%
Vitamin K 3.4µg 0µg 3%
Magnesium 18mg 28mg 2%
Vitamin D 1µg 1.3µg 2%
Vitamin D 41IU 53IU 2%
Carbs 4.27g 0g 1%
Copper 0.08mg 0.073mg 1%
Vitamin A 10µg 2µg 1%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0.6mg 1%
Net carbs 4.17g 0g N/A
Calcium 21mg 19mg 0%
Sugar 1.86g 0g N/A
Fiber 0.1g 0g 0%
Zinc 2.39mg 2.39mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.25mg 0.29mg 0%
Manganese 0.009mg 0%
Folate 5µg 5µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.161mg 0.338mg 0%
Threonine 0.792mg 1.234mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.731mg 1.26mg 0%
Leucine 1.343mg 2.177mg 0%
Lysine 1.522mg 2.446mg 0%
Methionine 0.486mg 0.712mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.67mg 1.086mg 0%
Valine 0.804mg 1.473mg 0%
Histidine 0.577mg 1.067mg 0%

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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27% 14% 58%
Protein: 27.32 g
Fats: 13.92 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 57.87 g
Other: 0.89 g
Contains more FatsFats +96.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +143.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +42.9%
Contains more WaterWater +22.8%

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
Pork
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41% 49% 10%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 5.23 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 6.19 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.2 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +176.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +193.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -48.7%

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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. Pork - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167820/nutrients

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

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