Kielbasa vs. Pork — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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What are the main differences between kielbasa and pork?
- Pork has less vitamin C, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat than kielbasa.
- Kielbasa's daily need coverage for sodium is 49% higher.
- Kielbasa has 25 times more vitamin C than pork. Kielbasa has 14.8mg of vitamin C, while pork has 0.6mg.
- Pork contains less sodium.
- Pork has a lower glycemic index than kielbasa.
We used Kielbasa, Polish, turkey, and beef, smoked and Pork, fresh, loin, whole, separable lean, and fat, cooked, broiled types in this comparison.
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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.
| Contains more IronIron | +42.5% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -94.8% |
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 | +2366.7% |
| Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
 |
DV% diff. |
| Selenium | 45.3µg | 82% | |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.877mg | 73% | |
| Sodium | 1200mg | 62mg | 49% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.464mg | 36% | |
| Phosphorus | 246mg | 35% | |
| Vitamin B3 | 5.037mg | 31% | |
| Vitamin B12 | 0.7µg | 29% | |
| Protein | 13.1g | 27.32g | 28% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.321mg | 25% | |
| Zinc | 2.39mg | 22% | |
| Choline | 93.9mg | 17% | |
| Vitamin C | 14.8mg | 0.6mg | 16% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.698mg | 14% | |
| Potassium | 423mg | 12% | |
| Copper | 0.073mg | 8% | |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 2.33g | 1.2g | 8% |
| Vitamin D | 1.3µg | 7% | |
| Magnesium | 28mg | 7% | |
| Vitamin D | 53IU | 7% | |
| Fats | 17.6g | 13.92g | 6% |
| Iron | 1.24mg | 0.87mg | 5% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 8.27g | 6.19g | 5% |
| Saturated fat | 6.23g | 5.23g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 70mg | 80mg | 3% |
| Vitamin E | 0.29mg | 2% | |
| Calcium | 19mg | 2% | |
| Calories | 226kcal | 242kcal | 1% |
| Folate | 5µg | 1% | |
| Carbs | 3.9g | 0g | 1% |
| Net carbs | 3.9g | 0g | N/A |
| Vitamin A | 0µg | 2µg | 0% |
| Manganese | 0.009mg | 0% | |
| Tryptophan | 0.338mg | 0% | |
| Threonine | 1.234mg | 0% | |
| Isoleucine | 1.26mg | 0% | |
| Leucine | 2.177mg | 0% | |
| Lysine | 2.446mg | 0% | |
| Methionine | 0.712mg | 0% | |
| Phenylalanine | 1.086mg | 0% | |
| Valine | 1.473mg | 0% | |
| Histidine | 1.067mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more FatsFats | +26.4% |
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +∞% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +282% |
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +108.5% |
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +33.6% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +94.2% |
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -16.1% |
