Italian sausage vs. Pork spare ribs — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between Italian sausage and pork spare ribs?

Italian sausage is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin B1, and iron; however, pork spare ribs are richer in vitamin B6 and vitamin D.
Italian sausage's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 38% more.
Pork spare ribs contain 9 times less sodium than Italian sausage. Italian sausage contains 743mg of sodium, while pork spare ribs contain 81mg.
Pork spare ribs have a lower glycemic index (0) than Italian sausage (28).

We used Sausage, Italian, pork, cooked and Pork, fresh, spareribs, separable lean, and fat, raw types in this article.

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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

Pork spare ribs

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+12.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+40%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+25.6%
Contains more IronIron	+57.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+20.6%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-89.1%

~equal in Copper ~0.08mg

~equal in Zinc ~2.5mg

~equal in Selenium ~22µg

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

Pork spare ribs

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+95.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+242.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+31%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+48%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+130%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+11.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+73.9%

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.251mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	1.3µg	0.38µg	38%
Sodium	743mg	81mg	29%
Vitamin B1	0.623mg	0.319mg	25%
Monounsaturated fat	17.108g	8.542g	21%
Vitamin B6	0.33mg	0.574mg	19%
Vitamin B5		0.625mg	13%
Saturated fat	10.195g	7.529g	12%
Cholesterol	57mg	80mg	8%
Vitamin D	1µg	2.3µg	7%
Protein	19.12g	15.47g	7%
Iron	1.43mg	0.91mg	7%
Fats	27.31g	23.4g	6%
Vitamin D	41IU	91IU	6%
Phosphorus	170mg	141mg	4%
Vitamin B3	4.165mg	4.662mg	3%
Calories	344kcal	277kcal	3%
Vitamin K	3.4µg	0µg	3%
Choline	78.2mg	59.7mg	3%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.518g	3.953g	3%
Potassium	304mg	242mg	2%
Folate	5µg	0µg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.233mg	0.251mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.25mg	0.37mg	1%
Vitamin A	10µg	0µg	1%
Zinc	2.39mg	2.5mg	1%
Calcium	21mg	15mg	1%
Carbs	4.27g	0g	1%
Vitamin C	0.1mg	0mg	0%
Net carbs	4.17g	0g	N/A
Magnesium	18mg	16mg	0%
Sugar	1.86g	0g	N/A
Fiber	0.1g	0g	0%
Copper	0.08mg	0.08mg	0%
Manganese		0.01mg	0%
Selenium	22µg	22µg	0%
Trans fat		0.222g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.161mg	0.163mg	0%
Threonine	0.792mg	0.695mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.731mg	0.761mg	0%
Leucine	1.343mg	1.318mg	0%
Lysine	1.522mg	1.435mg	0%
Methionine	0.486mg	0.426mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.67mg	0.65mg	0%
Valine	0.804mg	0.809mg	0%
Histidine	0.577mg	0.668mg	0%
Omega-3 - ALA		0.081g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.079g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		3.146g	N/A