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Polish sausage vs. Kielbasa — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are Polish sausage and kielbasa different?

  • Polish sausage is higher in monounsaturated fat; however, kielbasa is richer in vitamin C and polyunsaturated fat.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin C for kielbasa is 16% higher.

Sausage, Polish, beef with chicken, hot and Kielbasa, Polish, turkey, and beef, smoked 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 0% 0% 0% 47% 0% 0% 0% 157% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +40.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -22.1%

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 49% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Polish sausage Kielbasa DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.502mg 42%
Vitamin B12 0.98µg 41%
Selenium 17.7µg 32%
Vitamin B3 3.443mg 22%
Phosphorus 136mg 19%
Zinc 1.93mg 18%
Vitamin C 0mg 14.8mg 16%
Vitamin B6 0.19mg 15%
Sodium 1540mg 1200mg 15%
Vitamin B2 0.148mg 11%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.79g 2.33g 10%
Copper 0.09mg 10%
Vitamin B5 0.45mg 9%
Protein 17.6g 13.1g 9%
Saturated fat 8.01g 6.23g 8%
Potassium 237mg 7%
Iron 0.88mg 1.24mg 5%
Monounsaturated fat 9.7g 8.27g 4%
Magnesium 14mg 3%
Fats 19.4g 17.6g 3%
Calories 259kcal 226kcal 2%
Manganese 0.049mg 2%
Calcium 12mg 1%
Folate 2µg 1%
Cholesterol 66mg 70mg 1%
Carbs 3.6g 3.9g 0%
Net carbs 3.6g 3.9g N/A
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
13% 18% 4% 62% 3%
Protein: 13.1 g
Fats: 17.6 g
Carbs: 3.9 g
Water: 62 g
Other: 3.4 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +34.4%
Contains more OtherOther +23.5%
Contains more WaterWater +12.3%
~equal in Fats ~17.6g
~equal in Carbs ~3.9g

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
37% 49% 14%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.23 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.27 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.33 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +17.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -22.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +194.9%

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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. Kielbasa - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174607/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.