Pork shoulder vs. Pepperoni — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between pork shoulder and pepperoni?

Pork shoulder is higher in vitamin B1, yet pepperoni is higher in manganese, vitamin B12, vitamin B3, selenium, and vitamin E.
Pepperoni's daily need coverage for sodium is 66% more.
Pork shoulder has 3 times more vitamin B1 than pepperoni. While pork shoulder has 0.767mg of vitamin B1, pepperoni has only 0.271mg.
The amount of cholesterol in pork shoulder is lower.
The glycemic index of pork shoulder is lower.

We used Pork, fresh, shoulder, whole, separable lean, and fat, raw and Pepperoni, beef, and pork, sliced types 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 shoulder

Pepperoni

Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+15.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-95.9%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+26.7%
Contains more IronIron	+26.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+9663.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+13.7%

~equal in Magnesium ~18mg

~equal in Potassium ~274mg

~equal in Copper ~0.091mg

~equal in Zinc ~2.44mg

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 shoulder

Pepperoni

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+30.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+183%
Contains more CholineCholine	+18.4%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+442.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+30.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+29.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+75.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.257mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.362mg

~equal in Folate ~5µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Sodium	65mg	1582mg	66%
Saturated fat	6.24g	17.708g	52%
Manganese	0.011mg	1.074mg	46%
Fats	17.99g	46.28g	44%
Vitamin B1	0.767mg	0.271mg	41%
Monounsaturated fat	8.01g	20.77g	32%
Vitamin B12	0.74µg	1.3µg	23%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.92g	4.458g	17%
Calories	236kcal	504kcal	13%
Cholesterol	71mg	97mg	9%
Vitamin B3	3.833mg	4.987mg	7%
Selenium	25.5µg	29µg	6%
Vitamin E	0.19mg	1.03mg	6%
Vitamin K	0µg	5.8µg	5%
Iron	1.05mg	1.33mg	4%
Protein	17.18g	19.25g	4%
Vitamin B5	0.719mg	0.93mg	4%
Phosphorus	182mg	158mg	3%
Choline	60.6mg	51.2mg	2%
Vitamin D	70IU	52IU	2%
Zinc	2.7mg	2.44mg	2%
Vitamin D	1.7µg	1.3µg	2%
Potassium	302mg	274mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.275mg	0.257mg	1%
Vitamin C	0.7mg	0mg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.348mg	0.362mg	1%
Copper	0.084mg	0.091mg	1%
Net carbs	0g	1.18g	N/A
Carbs	0g	1.18g	0%
Magnesium	18mg	18mg	0%
Calcium	15mg	19mg	0%
Vitamin A	2µg	0µg	0%
Trans fat		1.527g	N/A
Folate	5µg	5µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.208mg	0.23mg	0%
Threonine	0.768mg	0.869mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.781mg	0.901mg	0%
Leucine	1.36mg	1.575mg	0%
Lysine	1.531mg	1.652mg	0%
Methionine	0.441mg	0.511mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.681mg	0.778mg	0%
Valine	0.921mg	0.987mg	0%
Histidine	0.656mg	0.688mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.004g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.004g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.164g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.02g	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