Mortadella vs. Chicken meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are mortadella and chicken meat different?

Mortadella is higher in vitamin B2, vitamin B12, and vitamin D; however, chicken meat is richer in vitamin B3, vitamin B6, phosphorus, and vitamin B5.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B2 for mortadella is 11756% higher.
Mortadella contains 21 times more vitamin D than chicken meat. While mortadella contains 41IU of vitamin D, chicken meat contains only 2IU.
Chicken meat has less sodium.
Chicken meat has a lower glycemic index (0) than mortadella (28).

Mortadella, beef, pork and Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted are the varieties used in this article.

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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

Chicken meat

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+20%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+50%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+109.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+36.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+87.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-93.4%

~equal in Iron ~1.26mg

~equal in Copper ~0.066mg

~equal in Zinc ~1.94mg

~equal in Selenium ~23.9µg

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

Chicken meat

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+88.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+90971.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+393.3%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+22.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+217.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+134.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+207.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+50%
Contains more FolateFolate	+66.7%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Choline ~65.9mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B2	153mg	0.168mg	11756%
Sodium	1246mg	82mg	51%
Vitamin B12	1.48µg	0.3µg	49%
Vitamin B3	2.673mg	8.487mg	36%
Saturated fat	9.51g	3.79g	26%
Protein	16.37g	27.3g	22%
Vitamin B6	0.13mg	0.4mg	21%
Fats	25.39g	13.6g	18%
Monounsaturated fat	11.38g	5.34g	15%
Vitamin B5	0.44mg	1.03mg	12%
Phosphorus	97mg	182mg	12%
Cholesterol	56mg	88mg	11%
Vitamin D	1µg	0µg	5%
Vitamin D	41IU	2IU	5%
Vitamin B1	0.119mg	0.063mg	5%
Vitamin A	0µg	48µg	5%
Calories	311kcal	239kcal	4%
Magnesium	11mg	23mg	3%
Selenium	22.6µg	23.9µg	2%
Iron	1.4mg	1.26mg	2%
Potassium	163mg	223mg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.12g	2.97g	1%
Zinc	2.1mg	1.94mg	1%
Copper	0.06mg	0.066mg	1%
Vitamin K	1.6µg	2.4µg	1%
Folate	3µg	5µg	1%
Choline	72.2mg	65.9mg	1%
Carbs	3.05g	0g	1%
Net carbs	3.05g	0g	N/A
Calcium	18mg	15mg	0%
Vitamin E	0.22mg	0.27mg	0%
Manganese	0.03mg	0.02mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.152mg	0.305mg	0%
Threonine	0.633mg	1.128mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.708mg	1.362mg	0%
Leucine	1.213mg	1.986mg	0%
Lysine	1.262mg	2.223mg	0%
Methionine	0.394mg	0.726mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.598mg	1.061mg	0%
Valine	0.735mg	1.325mg	0%
Histidine	0.52mg	0.802mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.01g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.04g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.02g	N/A