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Kielbasa vs. Pork shoulder — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between kielbasa and pork shoulder

  • Pork shoulder contains less vitamin C than kielbasa.
  • Daily need coverage for sodium for kielbasa is 49% higher.
  • Pork shoulder has 21 times less vitamin C than kielbasa. Kielbasa has 14.8mg of vitamin C, while pork shoulder has 0.7mg.
  • Pork shoulder is lower in sodium.
  • Kielbasa has a higher glycemic index than pork shoulder.

Food types used in this article are Kielbasa, Polish, turkey, and beef, smoked and Pork, fresh, shoulder, whole, separable lean, and fat, raw.

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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 0% 0% 0% 47% 0% 0% 0% 157% 0% 0%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 13% 4.5% 27% 39% 28% 74% 78% 8.5% 1.4% 139%
Contains more IronIron +18.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.6%

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 49% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
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 2.3% 0.67% 3.8% 26% 192% 63% 72% 43% 80% 93% 0% 3.8% 33%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +2014.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Kielbasa Pork shoulder DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.767mg 64%
Sodium 1200mg 65mg 49%
Selenium 25.5µg 46%
Vitamin B12 0.74µg 31%
Vitamin B6 0.348mg 27%
Phosphorus 182mg 26%
Zinc 2.7mg 25%
Vitamin B3 3.833mg 24%
Vitamin B2 0.275mg 21%
Vitamin C 14.8mg 0.7mg 16%
Vitamin B5 0.719mg 14%
Choline 60.6mg 11%
Potassium 302mg 9%
Copper 0.084mg 9%
Vitamin D 70IU 9%
Vitamin D 1.7µg 9%
Protein 13.1g 17.18g 8%
Magnesium 18mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.33g 1.92g 3%
Calcium 15mg 2%
Iron 1.24mg 1.05mg 2%
Folate 5µg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 8.27g 8.01g 1%
Calories 226kcal 236kcal 1%
Vitamin E 0.19mg 1%
Carbs 3.9g 0g 1%
Fats 17.6g 17.99g 1%
Net carbs 3.9g 0g N/A
Cholesterol 70mg 71mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 2µg 0%
Manganese 0.011mg 0%
Saturated fat 6.23g 6.24g 0%
Tryptophan 0.208mg 0%
Threonine 0.768mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.781mg 0%
Leucine 1.36mg 0%
Lysine 1.531mg 0%
Methionine 0.441mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.681mg 0%
Valine 0.921mg 0%
Histidine 0.656mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
13% 18% 4% 62% 3%
Protein: 13.1 g
Fats: 17.6 g
Carbs: 3.9 g
Water: 62 g
Other: 3.4 g
17% 18% 64%
Protein: 17.18 g
Fats: 17.99 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 64.02 g
Other: 0.81 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +319.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +31.1%
~equal in Fats ~17.99g
~equal in Water ~64.02g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
37% 49% 14%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.23 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.27 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.33 g
39% 50% 12%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.24 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.01 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.92 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +21.4%
~equal in Saturated fat ~6.24g
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~8.01g

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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. Kielbasa - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174607/nutrients
  2. Pork shoulder - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167843/nutrients

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

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