Mortadella vs. American cheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between mortadella and American cheese

Mortadella has more vitamin B2, vitamin B3, iron, and vitamin B1, while American cheese has more calcium, phosphorus, and vitamin A.
Mortadella covers your daily need for vitamin B2, 11751% more than American cheese.
Mortadella contains 35 times more vitamin B3 than American cheese. While mortadella contains 2.673mg of vitamin B3, American cheese contains only 0.076mg.
The amount of sodium in mortadella is lower.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Mortadella, beef, pork and Cheese, pasteurized process, American, without added vitamin D.

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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.

Mortadella

American cheese

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+23.5%
Contains more IronIron	+122.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+30.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-25.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+11.9%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+136.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+5705.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+18.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+560.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+36.7%

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.

Mortadella

American cheese

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+66.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+693.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+65284.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+3417.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+140.7%
Contains more CholineCholine	+99.4%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+263.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+62.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+166.7%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.403mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~1.5µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B2	153mg	0.234mg	11751%
Calcium	18mg	1045mg	103%
Phosphorus	97mg	641mg	78%
Saturated fat	9.51g	18.057g	39%
Vitamin A	0µg	250µg	28%
Sodium	1246mg	1671mg	18%
Vitamin B3	2.673mg	0.076mg	16%
Cholesterol	56mg	100mg	15%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.12g	1.286g	12%
Fats	25.39g	31.79g	10%
Iron	1.4mg	0.63mg	10%
Vitamin B1	0.119mg	0.015mg	9%
Monounsaturated fat	11.38g	8.236g	8%
Choline	72.2mg	36.2mg	7%
Vitamin B6	0.13mg	0.054mg	6%
Selenium	22.6µg	20.2µg	4%
Zinc	2.1mg	2.49mg	4%
Vitamin E	0.22mg	0.8mg	4%
Protein	16.37g	18.13g	4%
Magnesium	11mg	26mg	4%
Calories	311kcal	371kcal	3%
Vitamin D	1µg	0.6µg	2%
Copper	0.06mg	0.046mg	2%
Vitamin D	41IU	23IU	2%
Folate	3µg	8µg	1%
Vitamin K	1.6µg	2.6µg	1%
Vitamin B12	1.48µg	1.5µg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.44mg	0.403mg	1%
Potassium	163mg	132mg	1%
Carbs	3.05g	3.7g	0%
Net carbs	3.05g	3.7g	N/A
Sugar	0g	2.26g	N/A
Manganese	0.03mg	0.041mg	0%
Trans fat		1.144g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.152mg	0.232mg	0%
Threonine	0.633mg	0.772mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.708mg	0.938mg	0%
Leucine	1.213mg	1.716mg	0%
Lysine	1.262mg	1.516mg	0%
Methionine	0.394mg	0.475mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.598mg	0.939mg	0%
Valine	0.735mg	1.187mg	0%
Histidine	0.52mg	0.546mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.012g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.006g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.137g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.021g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.033g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.009g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.79g	N/A