Salami vs. Beef — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between salami and beef?

Salami is richer in manganese, copper, vitamin B1, vitamin B5, and selenium, while beef is higher in vitamin B12, iron, and vitamin B6.
Beef's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 112% higher.
Beef has 109 times less manganese than salami. Salami has 0.978mg of manganese, while beef has 0.009mg.
Beef is lower in sodium.
Salami has a higher glycemic index (28) than beef (0).

We used Salami, cooked, beef, and pork and Beef, loin, tenderloin roast, separable lean only, boneless, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, roasted 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

Beef

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+35.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+15.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+268%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+10766.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+23.2%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+11.4%
Contains more IronIron	+94.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+26.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+35.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-96.9%

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

Beef

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+900%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+395.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+149.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+100%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+13.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+12%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+45.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+177%
Contains more FolateFolate	+133.3%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~5.76mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	1.52µg	4.21µg	112%
Sodium	1740mg	54mg	73%
Manganese	0.978mg	0.009mg	42%
Saturated fat	9.316g	2.595g	31%
Fats	25.9g	6.54g	30%
Copper	0.357mg	0.097mg	29%
Vitamin B1	0.367mg	0.074mg	24%
Monounsaturated fat	11.127g	2.734g	21%
Iron	1.56mg	3.04mg	19%
Vitamin B6	0.459mg	0.669mg	16%
Vitamin B5	1.201mg	0.481mg	14%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.529g	0.532g	13%
Protein	21.85g	27.55g	11%
Selenium	31.3µg	25.4µg	11%
Phosphorus	191mg	259mg	10%
Calories	336kcal	169kcal	8%
Zinc	2.93mg	3.7mg	7%
Vitamin D*	41 IU	3 IU	5%
Vitamin D	1µg	0.1µg	5%
Vitamin B2	0.357mg	0.4mg	3%
Choline	93.5mg	75.6mg	3%
Vitamin B3	6.053mg	5.76mg	2%
Carbs	2.4g	0g	1%
Cholesterol	89mg	85mg	1%
Magnesium	19mg	14mg	1%
Potassium	316mg	352mg	1%
Vitamin K	3.2µg	1.6µg	1%
Folate	3µg	7µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	6.5g	16g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	154kcal	61kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	30g	59g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.5	1.3	N/A
Net carbs	2.4g	0g	N/A
Calcium	15mg	13mg	0%
Sugar	0.96g	0g	N/A
Vitamin A	0µg	2µg	0%
Vitamin E	0.22mg	0.25mg	0%
Trans fat	0.586g	0.375g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.114mg	0.359mg	0%
Threonine	0.521mg	1.534mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.675mg	1.52mg	0%
Leucine	0.929mg	2.833mg	0%
Lysine	1.107mg	3.178mg	0%
Methionine	0.301mg	0.871mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.481mg	1.299mg	0%
Valine	0.668mg	1.603mg	0%
Histidine	0.359mg	1.244mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.002g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.002g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.126g	0.013g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.011g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.017g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.084g	0.002g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	2.104g	0.349g	N/A