Pork chop vs. Italian sausage — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are pork chop and Italian sausage different?

Pork chop is higher in selenium, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, and phosphorus; however, Italian sausage is richer in vitamin B12, vitamin B1, and iron.
Daily need coverage for saturated fat for Italian sausage is 29% higher.
Pork chop contains 2 times more vitamin B3 than Italian sausage. While pork chop contains 7.927mg of vitamin B3, Italian sausage contains only 4.165mg.
Italian sausage has less cholesterol.
Pork chop has a lower glycemic index (0) than Italian sausage (28).

Pork, fresh, loin, blade (chops), bone-in, separable lean, and fat, cooked, broiled and Sausage, Italian, pork, cooked 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.

Pork chop

Italian sausage

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+166.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+31.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+31.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+41.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-90%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+65.5%

Contains more IronIron

+64.4%

~equal in Magnesium ~18mg

~equal in Potassium ~304mg

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.

Pork chop

Italian sausage

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+34.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+90.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+48.2%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+150%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+19%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+27.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+97%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+15.9%

~equal in Vitamin D ~1µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Monounsaturated fat	4.887g	17.108g	31%
Sodium	74mg	743mg	29%
Saturated fat	4.339g	10.195g	27%
Vitamin B12	0.66µg	1.3µg	27%
Selenium	36.4µg	22µg	26%
Vitamin B3	7.927mg	4.165mg	24%
Vitamin B5	1.104mg		22%
Fats	14.35g	27.31g	20%
Vitamin B6	0.489mg	0.33mg	12%
Vitamin B1	0.49mg	0.623mg	11%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.894g	3.518g	11%
Phosphorus	241mg	170mg	10%
Protein	23.72g	19.12g	9%
Cholesterol	78mg	57mg	7%
Iron	0.87mg	1.43mg	7%
Zinc	3.15mg	2.39mg	7%
Vitamin B2	0.313mg	0.233mg	6%
Calories	231kcal	344kcal	6%
Calcium	56mg	21mg	4%
Copper	0.105mg	0.08mg	3%
Vitamin K	0µg	3.4µg	3%
Choline	67.5mg	78.2mg	2%
Vitamin A	4µg	10µg	1%
Carbs	0g	4.27g	1%
Folate	0µg	5µg	1%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.1mg	0%
Net carbs	0g	4.17g	N/A
Vitamin D	40IU	41IU	0%
Magnesium	20mg	18mg	0%
Potassium	315mg	304mg	0%
Sugar	0g	1.86g	N/A
Fiber	0g	0.1g	0%
Vitamin E	0.21mg	0.25mg	0%
Vitamin D	1µg	1µg	0%
Manganese	0.01mg		0%
Trans fat	0.066g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.282mg	0.161mg	0%
Threonine	1.043mg	0.792mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.123mg	0.731mg	0%
Leucine	1.952mg	1.343mg	0%
Lysine	2.109mg	1.522mg	0%
Methionine	0.65mg	0.486mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.985mg	0.67mg	0%
Valine	1.2mg	0.804mg	0%
Histidine	0.965mg	0.577mg	0%
Omega-3 - DHA	0.001g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.065g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.011g	0g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.003g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.065g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.922g		N/A