Kielbasa vs. Chorizo — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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Summary of differences between kielbasa and chorizo
- Kielbasa has more vitamin C; however, chorizo is higher in monounsaturated fat and polyunsaturated fat.
- Chorizo covers your daily need for saturated fat, 41% more than kielbasa.
- Kielbasa has less cholesterol.
These are the specific foods used in this comparison Kielbasa, Polish, turkey, and beef, smoked and Chorizo, pork, and beef.
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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.
| Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +∞% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
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DV% diff. |
| Vitamin B12 | 2µg | 83% | |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.63mg | 53% | |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.53mg | 41% | |
| Selenium | 21.1µg | 38% | |
| Saturated fat | 6.23g | 14.38g | 37% |
| Fats | 17.6g | 38.27g | 32% |
| Vitamin B3 | 5.131mg | 32% | |
| Zinc | 3.41mg | 31% | |
| Monounsaturated fat | 8.27g | 18.4g | 25% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.3mg | 23% | |
| Vitamin B5 | 1.12mg | 22% | |
| Protein | 13.1g | 24.1g | 22% |
| Phosphorus | 150mg | 21% | |
| Choline | 96.7mg | 18% | |
| Vitamin C | 14.8mg | 0mg | 16% |
| Potassium | 398mg | 12% | |
| Calories | 226kcal | 455kcal | 11% |
| Copper | 0.08mg | 9% | |
| Vitamin D | 1.5µg | 8% | |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 2.33g | 3.46g | 8% |
| Vitamin D | 61IU | 8% | |
| Cholesterol | 70mg | 88mg | 6% |
| Iron | 1.24mg | 1.59mg | 4% |
| Magnesium | 18mg | 4% | |
| Sodium | 1200mg | 1235mg | 2% |
| Manganese | 0.04mg | 2% | |
| Carbs | 3.9g | 1.86g | 1% |
| Folate | 2µg | 1% | |
| Vitamin K | 1.6µg | 1% | |
| Calcium | 8mg | 1% | |
| Vitamin E | 0.22mg | 1% | |
| Net carbs | 3.9g | 1.86g | N/A |
| Tryptophan | 0.278mg | 0% | |
| Threonine | 1.473mg | 0% | |
| Isoleucine | 2.206mg | 0% | |
| Leucine | 1.708mg | 0% | |
| Lysine | 2.414mg | 0% | |
| Methionine | 0.47mg | 0% | |
| Phenylalanine | 1.149mg | 0% | |
| Valine | 0.914mg | 0% | |
| Histidine | 0.721mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +109.7% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +94.7% |
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +84% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +117.4% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +15.3% |
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -56.7% |
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +122.5% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +48.5% |
