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Mortadella vs. Polish sausage — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between mortadella and Polish sausage

  • Mortadella has more vitamin B2, vitamin B12, selenium, and iron; however, Polish sausage is higher in vitamin B1 and phosphorus.
  • Mortadella covers your daily vitamin B2 needs 11758% more than Polish sausage.
  • Polish sausage contains 2 times less iron than mortadella. Mortadella contains 1.4mg of iron, while Polish sausage contains 0.88mg.
  • Polish sausage has less saturated fat.

Food varieties used in this article are Mortadella, beef, pork and Sausage, Polish, beef with chicken, hot.

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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 10% 3.6% 21% 33% 30% 53% 58% 201% 6.4% 97%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +50%
Contains more IronIron +59.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -19.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +27.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +27.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +45.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +50%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +40.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +63.3%
~equal in Zinc ~1.93mg

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% 0% 0% 126% 34% 65% 27% 44% 123% 0% 1.5% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +103278.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +51%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +50%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +321.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +28.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +46.2%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.45mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mortadella Polish sausage DV% diff.
Vitamin B2 153mg 0.148mg 11758%
Vitamin B1 0.119mg 0.502mg 32%
Vitamin B12 1.48µg 0.98µg 21%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.12g 0.79g 16%
Choline 72.2mg 13%
Sodium 1246mg 1540mg 13%
Fats 25.39g 19.4g 9%
Selenium 22.6µg 17.7µg 9%
Saturated fat 9.51g 8.01g 7%
Iron 1.4mg 0.88mg 7%
Phosphorus 97mg 136mg 6%
Vitamin D 1µg 5%
Vitamin D 41IU 5%
Vitamin B6 0.13mg 0.19mg 5%
Vitamin B3 2.673mg 3.443mg 5%
Monounsaturated fat 11.38g 9.7g 4%
Calories 311kcal 259kcal 3%
Cholesterol 56mg 66mg 3%
Copper 0.06mg 0.09mg 3%
Zinc 2.1mg 1.93mg 2%
Protein 16.37g 17.6g 2%
Potassium 163mg 237mg 2%
Magnesium 11mg 14mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.22mg 1%
Manganese 0.03mg 0.049mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.6µg 1%
Calcium 18mg 12mg 1%
Carbs 3.05g 3.6g 0%
Net carbs 3.05g 3.6g N/A
Vitamin B5 0.44mg 0.45mg 0%
Folate 3µg 2µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.152mg 0.138mg 0%
Threonine 0.633mg 0.591mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.708mg 0.611mg 0%
Leucine 1.213mg 1.076mg 0%
Lysine 1.262mg 1.11mg 0%
Methionine 0.394mg 0.379mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.598mg 0.539mg 0%
Valine 0.735mg 0.679mg 0%
Histidine 0.52mg 0.444mg 0%

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
18% 19% 4% 55% 4%
Protein: 17.6 g
Fats: 19.4 g
Carbs: 3.6 g
Water: 55.2 g
Other: 4.2 g
Contains more FatsFats +30.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +18%
Contains more OtherOther +45.3%
~equal in Protein ~17.6g
~equal in Water ~55.2g

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
43% 52% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 8.01 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 9.7 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.79 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +17.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +294.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -15.8%

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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. Polish sausage - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172953/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.