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Mortadella vs. Pork Meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between mortadella and pork Meat

  • Mortadella is higher in vitamin B2 and vitamin B12; however, pork Meat is richer in vitamin B1, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, selenium, phosphorus, and vitamin B5.
  • Mortadella's daily need coverage for vitamin B2 is 11739% higher.
  • Mortadella has 22 times more sodium than pork Meat. While mortadella has 1246mg of sodium, pork Meat has only 57mg.
  • Pork Meat has a lower glycemic index (0) than mortadella (28).

The food types used in this comparison are Mortadella, beef, pork and Pork, fresh, loin, tenderloin, separable lean only, cooked, roasted.

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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 7.9% 5.4% 14% 53% 20% 57% 42% 163% 3.9% 123%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 21% 1.8% 37% 43% 37% 66% 114% 7.4% 1.7% 208%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +200%
Contains more IronIron +21.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +130.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +163.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +158.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +85%
Contains more ZincZinc +15.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +175.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +69%

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 0% 0% 4.4% 15% 30% 35308% 50% 26% 30% 185% 4% 2.3% 39%
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 0% 0% 1.6% 3% 238% 89% 139% 61% 171% 71% 0% 0% 48%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +175%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +400%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +39434.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +159.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +698.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +178%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +130%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +468.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +23.1%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mortadella Pork Meat DV% diff.
Vitamin B2 153mg 0.387mg 11739%
Vitamin B1 0.119mg 0.95mg 69%
Sodium 1246mg 57mg 52%
Vitamin B6 0.13mg 0.739mg 47%
Saturated fat 9.51g 1.198g 38%
Vitamin B12 1.48µg 0.57µg 38%
Fats 25.39g 3.51g 34%
Vitamin B3 2.673mg 7.432mg 30%
Selenium 22.6µg 38.2µg 28%
Monounsaturated fat 11.38g 1.334g 25%
Phosphorus 97mg 267mg 24%
Protein 16.37g 26.17g 20%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.12g 0.506g 17%
Vitamin B5 0.44mg 1.012mg 11%
Calories 311kcal 143kcal 8%
Potassium 163mg 421mg 8%
Cholesterol 56mg 73mg 6%
Copper 0.06mg 0.111mg 6%
Vitamin D 1µg 0.2µg 4%
Magnesium 11mg 29mg 4%
Vitamin D 41IU 10IU 4%
Choline 72.2mg 88.9mg 3%
Zinc 2.1mg 2.42mg 3%
Iron 1.4mg 1.15mg 3%
Carbs 3.05g 0g 1%
Vitamin E 0.22mg 0.08mg 1%
Folate 3µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin K 1.6µg 0µg 1%
Calcium 18mg 6mg 1%
Manganese 0.03mg 0.013mg 1%
Net carbs 3.05g 0g N/A
Trans fat 0.033g N/A
Tryptophan 0.152mg 0.275mg 0%
Threonine 0.633mg 1.175mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.708mg 1.288mg 0%
Leucine 1.213mg 2.229mg 0%
Lysine 1.262mg 2.427mg 0%
Methionine 0.394mg 0.721mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.598mg 1.1mg 0%
Valine 0.735mg 1.367mg 0%
Histidine 0.52mg 1.13mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.013g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.013g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.411g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
16% 25% 3% 52% 3%
Protein: 16.37 g
Fats: 25.39 g
Carbs: 3.05 g
Water: 52.3 g
Other: 2.89 g
26% 4% 69%
Protein: 26.17 g
Fats: 3.51 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 69.45 g
Other: 0.87 g
Contains more FatsFats +623.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +232.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +59.9%
Contains more WaterWater +32.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
40% 47% 13%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 9.51 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 11.38 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.12 g
39% 44% 17%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.198 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.334 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.506 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +753.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +516.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -87.4%

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. Mortadella - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174573/nutrients
  2. Pork Meat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168250/nutrients

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

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.