Luncheon meat vs. Vienna sausage — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between luncheon meat and vienna sausage?

Luncheon meat is higher in selenium, vitamin B3, phosphorus, protein, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, potassium, and vitamin B5, yet vienna sausage is higher in fats.
Luncheon meat's daily need coverage for selenium is 39% more.
Luncheon meat has 3 times more phosphorus than vienna sausage. While luncheon meat has 170mg of phosphorus, vienna sausage has only 49mg.
The amount of saturated fat in luncheon meat is lower.

We used USDA Commodity, luncheon meat, canned and Sausage, Vienna, canned, chicken, beef, pork types in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Luncheon meat

Vienna sausage

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+157.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+197%
Contains more ZincZinc	+34.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+246.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+126.6%

Contains more CalciumCalcium

+100%

~equal in Iron ~0.88mg

~equal in Copper ~0.03mg

~equal in Sodium ~879mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Luncheon meat

Vienna sausage

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+47.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+99.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+223.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+75.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+126.7%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+37.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+10.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	38.3µg	16.9µg	39%
Vitamin B3	5.225mg	1.613mg	23%
Phosphorus	170mg	49mg	17%
Protein	17.5g	10.5g	14%
Saturated fat	3.944g	7.125g	14%
Vitamin B6	0.272mg	0.12mg	12%
Fats	12.77g	19.4g	10%
Monounsaturated fat	5.685g	9.628g	10%
Vitamin B2	0.213mg	0.107mg	8%
Potassium	300mg	101mg	6%
Zinc	2.15mg	1.6mg	5%
Vitamin B5	0.613mg	0.35mg	5%
Vitamin B12	0.92µg	1.02µg	4%
Choline	63.9mg	43.7mg	4%
Cholesterol	78mg	87mg	3%
Vitamin D*		25 IU	3%
Vitamin D		0.6µg	3%
Magnesium	18mg	7mg	3%
Sodium	820mg	879mg	3%
Vitamin B1	0.128mg	0.087mg	3%
Calories	189kcal	230kcal	2%
Manganese	0.037mg		2%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.565g	1.29g	2%
Carbs	1.04g	2.6g	1%
Calcium	5mg	10mg	1%
Iron	0.97mg	0.88mg	1%
Vitamin K	0µg	1.6µg	1%
Folate	0µg	4µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	9.3g	4.6g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	108kcal	219kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	53g	43g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.8	1.5	N/A
Net carbs	1.04g	2.6g	N/A
Copper	0.03mg	0.03mg	0%
Vitamin E	0.16mg	0.22mg	0%
Tryptophan		0.109mg	0%
Threonine		0.357mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.557mg	0%
Leucine		0.797mg	0%
Lysine		0.791mg	0%
Methionine		0.265mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.425mg	0%
Valine		0.573mg	0%
Histidine		0.273mg	0%
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)	0.055g		N/A