Lamb vs. Salami — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between lamb and salami

Lamb has more vitamin B12 and zinc, while salami has more manganese, copper, vitamin B6, vitamin B1, vitamin B5, selenium, and vitamin B2.
Salami's daily need coverage for sodium is 73% higher.
Salami contains 2 times less vitamin B12 than lamb. Lamb contains 2.55µg of vitamin B12, while salami contains 1.52µg.
The amount of sodium in lamb is lower.
Lamb has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of lamb is 0, while the glycemic index of salami is 28.

The food types used in this comparison are Lamb, domestic, composite of trimmed retail cuts, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked and Salami, cooked, beef, and pork.

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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.

Lamb

Salami

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+21.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+13.3%
Contains more IronIron	+20.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+52.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-95.9%

Contains more CopperCopper	+200%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+4345.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+18.6%

~equal in Potassium ~316mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~191mg

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.

Lamb

Salami

Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+67.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+43.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+500%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+57.1%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+900%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+267%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+42.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+82%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+253.1%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~6.053mg

~equal in Choline ~93.5mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Sodium	72mg	1740mg	73%
Vitamin B12	2.55µg	1.52µg	43%
Manganese	0.022mg	0.978mg	42%
Copper	0.119mg	0.357mg	26%
Vitamin B6	0.13mg	0.459mg	25%
Vitamin B1	0.1mg	0.367mg	22%
Zinc	4.46mg	2.93mg	14%
Vitamin B5	0.66mg	1.201mg	11%
Selenium	26.4µg	31.3µg	9%
Fats	20.94g	25.9g	8%
Vitamin B2	0.25mg	0.357mg	8%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.51g	2.529g	7%
Monounsaturated fat	8.82g	11.127g	6%
Protein	24.52g	21.85g	5%
Vitamin D	2IU	41IU	5%
Vitamin D	0.1µg	1µg	5%
Vitamin B3	6.66mg	6.053mg	4%
Folate	18µg	3µg	4%
Iron	1.88mg	1.56mg	4%
Cholesterol	97mg	89mg	3%
Saturated fat	8.83g	9.316g	2%
Calories	294kcal	336kcal	2%
Vitamin E	0.14mg	0.22mg	1%
Vitamin K	4.6µg	3.2µg	1%
Magnesium	23mg	19mg	1%
Carbs	0g	2.4g	1%
Net carbs	0g	2.4g	N/A
Calcium	17mg	15mg	0%
Potassium	310mg	316mg	0%
Sugar	0g	0.96g	N/A
Phosphorus	188mg	191mg	0%
Trans fat		0.586g	N/A
Choline	93.7mg	93.5mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.287mg	0.114mg	0%
Threonine	1.05mg	0.521mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.183mg	0.675mg	0%
Leucine	1.908mg	0.929mg	0%
Lysine	2.166mg	1.107mg	0%
Methionine	0.629mg	0.301mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.998mg	0.481mg	0%
Valine	1.323mg	0.668mg	0%
Histidine	0.777mg	0.359mg	0%
Omega-3 - ALA		0.126g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.084g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		2.104g	N/A