Salami vs. Beef shank — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between salami and beef shank?

Salami is higher in manganese, copper, vitamin B1, vitamin B5, and vitamin B2; however, beef shank is richer in vitamin B12, zinc, and iron.
Beef shank's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 95% more.
Beef shank contains 49 times less manganese than salami. Salami contains 0.978mg of manganese, while beef shank contains 0.02mg.
Beef shank has less sodium.
Beef shank has a lower glycemic index (0) than salami (28).

We used Salami, cooked, beef, and pork and Beef, shank crosscuts, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked, simmered 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.

Salami

Beef shank

Contains more CopperCopper	+107.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+4790%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+57.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+113.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+41.5%
Contains more IronIron	+147.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+258%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+37.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-96.3%

~equal in Selenium ~30µg

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 shank

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+162.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+70%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+192.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+24.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+149.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+233.3%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~5.89mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	1.52µg	3.79µg	95%
Sodium	1740mg	64mg	73%
Zinc	2.93mg	10.49mg	69%
Manganese	0.978mg	0.02mg	42%
Saturated fat	9.316g	2.29g	32%
Fats	25.9g	6.36g	30%
Iron	1.56mg	3.86mg	29%
Protein	21.85g	33.68g	24%
Monounsaturated fat	11.127g	2.86g	21%
Copper	0.357mg	0.172mg	21%
Vitamin B1	0.367mg	0.14mg	19%
Choline	93.5mg		17%
Vitamin B5	1.201mg	0.41mg	16%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.529g	0.21g	15%
Vitamin B2	0.357mg	0.21mg	11%
Phosphorus	191mg	263mg	10%
Vitamin B6	0.459mg	0.37mg	7%
Calories	336kcal	201kcal	7%
Vitamin D	41IU		5%
Vitamin D	1µg		5%
Potassium	316mg	447mg	4%
Cholesterol	89mg	78mg	4%
Magnesium	19mg	30mg	3%
Vitamin K	3.2µg		3%
Selenium	31.3µg	30µg	2%
Folate	3µg	10µg	2%
Calcium	15mg	32mg	2%
Vitamin B3	6.053mg	5.89mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.22mg		1%
Carbs	2.4g	0g	1%
Net carbs	2.4g	0g	N/A
Sugar	0.96g		N/A
Trans fat	0.586g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.114mg	0.377mg	0%
Threonine	0.521mg	1.471mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.675mg	1.514mg	0%
Leucine	0.929mg	2.662mg	0%
Lysine	1.107mg	2.802mg	0%
Methionine	0.301mg	0.862mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.481mg	1.315mg	0%
Valine	0.668mg	1.638mg	0%
Histidine	0.359mg	1.153mg	0%
Omega-3 - ALA	0.126g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.084g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	2.104g		N/A