Salami vs. Bear meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between salami and bear meat?

Salami is richer in selenium, copper, vitamin B1, and vitamin B3, while bear meat is higher in iron, zinc, vitamin B12, and vitamin B2.
Bear meat's daily need coverage for iron is 115% higher.
Bear meat has 25 times less sodium than salami. Salami has 1740mg of sodium, while bear meat has 71mg.
Salami has a higher glycemic index (28) than bear meat (0).

We used Salami, cooked, beef, and pork and Game meat, bear, cooked, simmered types in this comparison.

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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.

Salami

Bear meat

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+200%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+20.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+141.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+12.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+179.5%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+21.1%
Contains more IronIron	+587.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+250.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-95.9%

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.

Salami

Bear meat

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+267%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+80.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+58.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+77.8%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+122.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+129.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+62.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+100%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Iron	1.56mg	10.73mg	115%
Sodium	1740mg	71mg	73%
Zinc	2.93mg	10.27mg	67%
Manganese	0.978mg		43%
Vitamin B12	1.52µg	2.47µg	40%
Selenium	31.3µg	11.2µg	37%
Vitamin B2	0.357mg	0.82mg	36%
Saturated fat	9.316g	3.54g	26%
Vitamin B5	1.201mg		24%
Copper	0.357mg	0.148mg	23%
Vitamin B1	0.367mg	0.1mg	22%
Protein	21.85g	32.42g	21%
Fats	25.9g	13.39g	19%
Vitamin B3	6.053mg	3.35mg	17%
Monounsaturated fat	11.127g	5.66g	14%
Vitamin B6	0.459mg	0.29mg	13%
Vitamin D*	41 IU	0 IU	5%
Vitamin D	1µg	0µg	5%
Choline	93.5mg	122.3mg	5%
Calories	336kcal	259kcal	4%
Cholesterol	89mg	98mg	3%
Phosphorus	191mg	170mg	3%
Potassium	316mg	263mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.22mg	0.49mg	2%
Carbs	2.4g	0g	1%
Magnesium	19mg	23mg	1%
Calcium	15mg	5mg	1%
Vitamin K	3.2µg	1.8µg	1%
Folate	3µg	6µg	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.529g	2.4g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	6.5g	13g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	154kcal	80kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	30g	39g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.5	2.3	N/A
Net carbs	2.4g	0g	N/A
Sugar	0.96g	0g	N/A
Trans fat	0.586g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.114mg		0%
Threonine	0.521mg		0%
Isoleucine	0.675mg		0%
Leucine	0.929mg		0%
Lysine	1.107mg		0%
Methionine	0.301mg		0%
Phenylalanine	0.481mg		0%
Valine	0.668mg		0%
Histidine	0.359mg		0%
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.037g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.126g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.034g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.084g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	2.104g		N/A