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Pastrami vs. Canadian bacon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between pastrami and Canadian bacon

  • Pastrami has more vitamin B12, zinc, and iron; however, Canadian bacon is higher in selenium, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, potassium, phosphorus, and vitamin B5.
  • Pastrami covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 60% more than Canadian bacon.
  • Pastrami has 4 times more iron than Canadian bacon. While pastrami has 2.22mg of iron, Canadian bacon has only 0.56mg.
  • Canadian bacon has less saturated fat.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Beef, cured, pastrami and Canadian bacon, cooked, pan-fried.

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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 12% 3% 19% 83% 30% 136% 75% 141% 3.5% 97%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 19% 2.1% 88% 21% 21% 47% 132% 130% 2.1% 275%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +42.9%
Contains more IronIron +296.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +44.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +187.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +68.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +58.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +375.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +76.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +184.7%
~equal in Sodium ~993mg

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 1% 0.67% 2.4% 1.5% 13% 37% 80% 16% 51% 234% 1.8% 4.5% 45%
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% 8.2% 3% 167% 43% 187% 43% 65% 54% 0.5% 3% 57%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +334.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +250%
Contains more FolateFolate +50%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +241.7%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +100%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1186.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +14.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +134.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +171.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +26.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +28.4%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pastrami Canadian bacon DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 1.87µg 0.43µg 60%
Selenium 17.7µg 50.4µg 59%
Vitamin B1 0.052mg 0.669mg 51%
Vitamin B3 4.26mg 9.988mg 36%
Zinc 4.98mg 1.73mg 30%
Potassium 210mg 999mg 23%
Iron 2.22mg 0.56mg 21%
Phosphorus 175mg 309mg 19%
Protein 21.8g 28.31g 13%
Vitamin B5 0.265mg 0.72mg 9%
Saturated fat 2.681g 1.039g 7%
Vitamin B6 0.221mg 0.28mg 5%
Fats 5.82g 2.78g 5%
Sodium 1078mg 993mg 4%
Choline 81.6mg 104.8mg 4%
Copper 0.091mg 0.063mg 3%
Magnesium 17mg 27mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 0.41mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 2.118g 1.255g 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.145g 0.485g 2%
Vitamin B2 0.161mg 0.185mg 2%
Folate 6µg 4µg 1%
Vitamin D 4IU 9IU 1%
Vitamin D 0.1µg 0.2µg 1%
Calories 147kcal 146kcal 0%
Vitamin C 0.3mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 0.36g 1.8g N/A
Carbs 0.36g 1.8g 0%
Cholesterol 68mg 67mg 0%
Calcium 10mg 7mg 0%
Sugar 0.1g 1.2g N/A
Vitamin A 2µg 0µg 0%
Manganese 0.027mg 0.016mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.7µg 0.2µg 0%
Trans fat 0.008g N/A
Tryptophan 0.141mg 0.332mg 0%
Threonine 0.857mg 1.226mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.976mg 1.32mg 0%
Leucine 1.706mg 2.294mg 0%
Lysine 1.812mg 2.479mg 0%
Methionine 0.558mg 0.764mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.847mg 1.158mg 0%
Valine 1.065mg 1.41mg 0%
Histidine 0.684mg 1.134mg 0%
Fructose 0.01g 0g 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.011g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.006g N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid 0.003g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid 0.008g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.014g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.36g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
22% 6% 70% 2%
Protein: 21.8 g
Fats: 5.82 g
Carbs: 0.36 g
Water: 69.53 g
Other: 2.49 g
28% 3% 2% 63% 5%
Protein: 28.31 g
Fats: 2.78 g
Carbs: 1.8 g
Water: 62.5 g
Other: 4.61 g
Contains more FatsFats +109.4%
Contains more WaterWater +11.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +29.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +400%
Contains more OtherOther +85.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
54% 43% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.681 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.118 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.145 g
37% 45% 17%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.039 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.255 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.485 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +68.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -61.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +234.5%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
100%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0 g
Glucose: 0 g
Fructose: 0.01 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
75% 25%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.9 g
Glucose: 0.3 g
Fructose: 0 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more FructoseFructose +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +∞%
~equal in Starch ~0g
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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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. Pastrami - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170204/nutrients
  2. Canadian bacon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168383/nutrients

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

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