Pork shoulder vs. Salami — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are pork shoulder and salami different?

Pork shoulder is higher in vitamin B1; however, salami is richer in manganese, vitamin B12, copper, vitamin B3, selenium, vitamin B5, and vitamin B6.
Daily need coverage for sodium for salami is 73% higher.
Pork shoulder contains 2 times more vitamin B1 than salami. While pork shoulder contains 0.767mg of vitamin B1, salami contains only 0.367mg.
Pork shoulder has less saturated fat.
Pork shoulder has a lower glycemic index (0) than salami (28).

Pork, fresh, shoulder, whole, separable lean, and fat, raw and Salami, cooked, beef, and 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.

Pork shoulder

Salami

Contains less SodiumSodium

-96.3%

Contains more IronIron	+48.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+325%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+8790.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+22.7%

~equal in Magnesium ~19mg

~equal in Calcium ~15mg

~equal in Potassium ~316mg

~equal in Zinc ~2.93mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~191mg

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

Salami

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+70%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+109%
Contains more FolateFolate	+66.7%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+15.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+29.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+57.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+67%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+31.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+105.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+54.3%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Sodium	65mg	1740mg	73%
Manganese	0.011mg	0.978mg	42%
Vitamin B1	0.767mg	0.367mg	33%
Vitamin B12	0.74µg	1.52µg	33%
Copper	0.084mg	0.357mg	30%
Saturated fat	6.24g	9.316g	14%
Vitamin B3	3.833mg	6.053mg	14%
Fats	17.99g	25.9g	12%
Selenium	25.5µg	31.3µg	11%
Vitamin B5	0.719mg	1.201mg	10%
Protein	17.18g	21.85g	9%
Vitamin B6	0.348mg	0.459mg	9%
Monounsaturated fat	8.01g	11.127g	8%
Iron	1.05mg	1.56mg	6%
Cholesterol	71mg	89mg	6%
Choline	60.6mg	93.5mg	6%
Vitamin B2	0.275mg	0.357mg	6%
Calories	236kcal	336kcal	5%
Vitamin D	1.7µg	1µg	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.92g	2.529g	4%
Vitamin D	70IU	41IU	4%
Vitamin K	0µg	3.2µg	3%
Zinc	2.7mg	2.93mg	2%
Phosphorus	182mg	191mg	1%
Folate	5µg	3µg	1%
Vitamin C	0.7mg	0mg	1%
Carbs	0g	2.4g	1%
Net carbs	0g	2.4g	N/A
Magnesium	18mg	19mg	0%
Calcium	15mg	15mg	0%
Potassium	302mg	316mg	0%
Sugar	0g	0.96g	N/A
Vitamin E	0.19mg	0.22mg	0%
Vitamin A	2µg	0µg	0%
Trans fat		0.586g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.208mg	0.114mg	0%
Threonine	0.768mg	0.521mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.781mg	0.675mg	0%
Leucine	1.36mg	0.929mg	0%
Lysine	1.531mg	1.107mg	0%
Methionine	0.441mg	0.301mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.681mg	0.481mg	0%
Valine	0.921mg	0.668mg	0%
Histidine	0.656mg	0.359mg	0%
Omega-3 - ALA		0.126g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.084g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		2.104g	N/A