Polish sausage vs. Beef shank — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between Polish sausage and beef shank

Polish sausage has more vitamin B1 and fats; however, beef shank is higher in vitamin B12, zinc, protein, iron, selenium, and phosphorus.
Beef shank covers your daily need for vitamin B12 117% more than Polish sausage.
Polish sausage has 24 times more sodium than beef shank. While Polish sausage has 1540mg of sodium, beef shank has only 64mg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Sausage, Polish, beef with chicken, hot and Beef, shank crosscuts, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked, simmered.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Polish sausage

Beef shank

Contains more ManganeseManganese

+145%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+114.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+166.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+88.6%
Contains more IronIron	+338.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+91.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+443.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+93.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-95.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+69.5%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Polish sausage

Beef shank

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1

+258.6%

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+41.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+71.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+94.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+286.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+400%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.41mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.98µg	3.79µg	117%
Zinc	1.93mg	10.49mg	78%
Sodium	1540mg	64mg	64%
Iron	0.88mg	3.86mg	37%
Protein	17.6g	33.68g	32%
Vitamin B1	0.502mg	0.14mg	30%
Saturated fat	8.01g	2.29g	26%
Selenium	17.7µg	30µg	22%
Fats	19.4g	6.36g	20%
Phosphorus	136mg	263mg	18%
Monounsaturated fat	9.7g	2.86g	17%
Vitamin B3	3.443mg	5.89mg	15%
Vitamin B6	0.19mg	0.37mg	14%
Copper	0.09mg	0.172mg	9%
Potassium	237mg	447mg	6%
Vitamin B2	0.148mg	0.21mg	5%
Cholesterol	66mg	78mg	4%
Magnesium	14mg	30mg	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.79g	0.21g	4%
Calories	259kcal	201kcal	3%
Calcium	12mg	32mg	2%
Folate	2µg	10µg	2%
Carbs	3.6g	0g	1%
Manganese	0.049mg	0.02mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.45mg	0.41mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	6.8g	17g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	147kcal	60kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	39g	50g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.3	1.3	N/A
Net carbs	3.6g	0g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.138mg	0.377mg	0%
Threonine	0.591mg	1.471mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.611mg	1.514mg	0%
Leucine	1.076mg	2.662mg	0%
Lysine	1.11mg	2.802mg	0%
Methionine	0.379mg	0.862mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.539mg	1.315mg	0%
Valine	0.679mg	1.638mg	0%
Histidine	0.444mg	1.153mg	0%