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Polish sausage vs. Headcheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are Polish sausage and headcheese different?

  • Polish sausage is higher in vitamin B1, selenium, vitamin B3, phosphorus, zinc, potassium, and monounsaturated fat; however, headcheese is richer in iron.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B1 for Polish sausage is 40% higher.
  • Polish sausage contains 177 times more selenium than headcheese. While Polish sausage contains 17.7µg of selenium, headcheese contains only 0.1µg.
  • Headcheese has less saturated fat.

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

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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 10% 3.6% 21% 33% 30% 53% 58% 201% 6.4% 97%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 6.4% 4.8% 2.7% 56% 41% 26% 24% 123% 0% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +55.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +664.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +99%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +142.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +17600%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +33.3%
Contains more IronIron +70.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +35.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -38.9%

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% 0% 0% 126% 34% 65% 27% 44% 123% 0% 1.5% 0%
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% 5% 14% 5.8% 27% 8.3% 0% 44% 131% 8.5% 1.5% 57%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2082.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +28.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +682.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.19mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~1.05µg
~equal in Folate ~2µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Polish sausage Headcheese DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.502mg 0.023mg 40%
Selenium 17.7µg 0.1µg 32%
Sodium 1540mg 941mg 26%
Saturated fat 8.01g 3.402g 21%
Choline 104.1mg 19%
Vitamin B3 3.443mg 0.44mg 19%
Fats 19.4g 10.9g 13%
Phosphorus 136mg 56mg 11%
Monounsaturated fat 9.7g 5.601g 10%
Zinc 1.93mg 0.97mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.45mg 9%
Iron 0.88mg 1.5mg 8%
Protein 17.6g 13.83g 8%
Potassium 237mg 31mg 6%
Vitamin D 0.9µg 5%
Vitamin D 37IU 5%
Calories 259kcal 157kcal 5%
Copper 0.09mg 0.122mg 4%
Vitamin B12 0.98µg 1.05µg 3%
Vitamin K 3.4µg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.148mg 0.115mg 3%
Manganese 0.049mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.25mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.79g 1.134g 2%
Magnesium 14mg 9mg 1%
Cholesterol 66mg 69mg 1%
Carbs 3.6g 0g 1%
Net carbs 3.6g 0g N/A
Calcium 12mg 16mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.19mg 0.19mg 0%
Folate 2µg 2µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.138mg 0%
Threonine 0.591mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.611mg 0%
Leucine 1.076mg 0%
Lysine 1.11mg 0%
Methionine 0.379mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.539mg 0%
Valine 0.679mg 0%
Histidine 0.444mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
14% 11% 74%
Protein: 13.83 g
Fats: 10.9 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 73.84 g
Other: 1.43 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +27.3%
Contains more FatsFats +78%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +193.7%
Contains more WaterWater +33.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
43% 52% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 8.01 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 9.7 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.79 g
34% 55% 11%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.402 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.601 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.134 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +73.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -57.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +43.5%

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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. Polish sausage - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172953/nutrients
  2. Headcheese - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171630/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.