Pepperoni vs. Knackwurst — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between pepperoni and knackwurst

Pepperoni is higher than knackwurst in manganese, selenium, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, vitamin B5, vitamin B2, and phosphorus.
Pepperoni covers your daily manganese needs 46% more than knackwurst.
Pepperoni contains 3 times more vitamin B5 than knackwurst. While pepperoni contains 0.93mg of vitamin B5, knackwurst contains only 0.32mg.
The amount of saturated fat in knackwurst is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Pepperoni, beef, and pork, sliced and Knackwurst, knockwurst, pork, beef.

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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.

Pepperoni

Knackwurst

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+63.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+72.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+37.7%
Contains more IronIron	+101.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+51.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+47%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+61.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+5014.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+114.8%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-41.2%

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.

Pepperoni

Knackwurst

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+80.7%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+18.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+83.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+82.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+190.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+112.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+262.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+150%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1

+26.2%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~1.18µg

~equal in Choline ~55mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Manganese	1.074mg	0.021mg	46%
Saturated fat	17.708g	10.21g	34%
Fats	46.28g	27.7g	29%
Selenium	29µg	13.5µg	28%
Sodium	1582mg	930mg	28%
Monounsaturated fat	20.77g	12.81g	20%
Protein	19.25g	11.1g	16%
Vitamin B6	0.362mg	0.17mg	15%
Vitamin B3	4.987mg	2.734mg	14%
Cholesterol	97mg	60mg	12%
Vitamin B5	0.93mg	0.32mg	12%
Polyunsaturated fat	4.458g	2.92g	10%
Calories	504kcal	307kcal	10%
Phosphorus	158mg	98mg	9%
Vitamin B2	0.257mg	0.14mg	9%
Iron	1.33mg	0.66mg	8%
Zinc	2.44mg	1.66mg	7%
Vitamin B1	0.271mg	0.342mg	6%
Vitamin B12	1.3µg	1.18µg	5%
Vitamin K	5.8µg	1.6µg	4%
Vitamin E	1.03mg	0.57mg	3%
Copper	0.091mg	0.06mg	3%
Potassium	274mg	199mg	2%
Magnesium	18mg	11mg	2%
Vitamin D	1.3µg	1.1µg	1%
Calcium	19mg	11mg	1%
Folate	5µg	2µg	1%
Choline	51.2mg	55mg	1%
Vitamin D	52IU	44IU	1%
Carbs	1.18g	3.2g	1%
Net carbs	1.18g	3.2g	N/A
Trans fat	1.527g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.23mg	0.138mg	0%
Threonine	0.869mg	0.432mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.901mg	0.639mg	0%
Leucine	1.575mg	0.874mg	0%
Lysine	1.652mg	1.01mg	0%
Methionine	0.511mg	0.276mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.778mg	0.501mg	0%
Valine	0.987mg	0.639mg	0%
Histidine	0.688mg	0.314mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.004g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.004g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.164g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.02g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid	0.018g		N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.002g		N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.04g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.136g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	3.605g		N/A