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Mortadella vs. Whey — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between mortadella and whey

  • Whey contains less vitamin B2, vitamin B12, selenium, zinc, iron, vitamin B3, and choline than mortadella.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B2 for mortadella is 11757% higher.
  • Whey has 41 times less saturated fat than mortadella. Mortadella has 9.51g of saturated fat, while whey has 0.23g.
  • Whey has a higher glycemic index than mortadella.

Food types used in this article are Mortadella, beef, pork and Whey, sweet, fluid.

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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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 14% 14% 2.3% 1.3% 3.5% 20% 7% 0.13% 10%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +37.5%
Contains more IronIron +2233.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +1400%
Contains more ZincZinc +1515.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +110.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2900%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1089.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +161.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.7%
~equal in Potassium ~161mg

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%
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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 0.33% 1% 0% 0% 9% 36% 1.4% 23% 7.2% 35% 0% 0.75% 8.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +230.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +96735.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +3512.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +14.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +319.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +428.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +200%
Contains more CholineCholine +351.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mortadella Whey DV% diff.
Vitamin B2 153mg 0.158mg 11757%
Sodium 1246mg 54mg 52%
Vitamin B12 1.48µg 0.28µg 50%
Saturated fat 9.51g 0.23g 42%
Fats 25.39g 0.36g 39%
Selenium 22.6µg 1.9µg 38%
Protein 16.37g 0.85g 31%
Monounsaturated fat 11.38g 0.1g 28%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.12g 0.011g 21%
Zinc 2.1mg 0.13mg 18%
Cholesterol 56mg 2mg 18%
Iron 1.4mg 0.06mg 17%
Vitamin B3 2.673mg 0.074mg 16%
Calories 311kcal 27kcal 14%
Choline 72.2mg 16mg 10%
Vitamin B6 0.13mg 0.031mg 8%
Phosphorus 97mg 46mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.119mg 0.036mg 7%
Copper 0.06mg 0.004mg 6%
Vitamin D 1µg 5%
Vitamin D 41IU 5%
Calcium 18mg 47mg 3%
Carbs 3.05g 5.14g 1%
Folate 3µg 1µg 1%
Vitamin K 1.6µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.44mg 0.383mg 1%
Magnesium 11mg 8mg 1%
Manganese 0.03mg 0.001mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.22mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.1mg 0%
Net carbs 3.05g 5.14g N/A
Potassium 163mg 161mg 0%
Sugar 0g 5.14g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 3µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.152mg 0.013mg 0%
Threonine 0.633mg 0.054mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.708mg 0.047mg 0%
Leucine 1.213mg 0.078mg 0%
Lysine 1.262mg 0.068mg 0%
Methionine 0.394mg 0.016mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.598mg 0.027mg 0%
Valine 0.735mg 0.046mg 0%
Histidine 0.52mg 0.016mg 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
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5% 93%
Protein: 0.85 g
Fats: 0.36 g
Carbs: 5.14 g
Water: 93.12 g
Other: 0.53 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1825.9%
Contains more FatsFats +6952.8%
Contains more OtherOther +445.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +68.5%
Contains more WaterWater +78%

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
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67% 29% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.23 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.1 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.011 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +11280%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +28263.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.6%

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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. Whey - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171282/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.