Salami vs. Beef sirloin — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between salami and beef sirloin

Salami is higher in manganese, copper, vitamin B1, and vitamin B2, yet beef sirloin is higher in zinc, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, and selenium.
Salami covers your daily sodium needs 73% more than beef sirloin.
Salami contains 89 times more manganese than beef sirloin. While salami contains 0.978mg of manganese, beef sirloin contains only 0.011mg.
The amount of sodium in beef sirloin is lower.
The glycemic index of beef sirloin is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Salami, cooked, beef, and pork and Beef, top sirloin, steak, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, broiled.

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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 sirloin

Contains more CopperCopper	+320%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+8790.9%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+42.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+46.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+29.7%
Contains more IronIron	+23.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+94.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+32.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-96.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+24.3%

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 sirloin

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+317%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+119%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+97.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+128.6%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+77.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+48.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+48.4%
Contains more FolateFolate	+233.3%
Contains more CholineCholine	+25.5%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~1.47µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Sodium	1740mg	66mg	73%
Manganese	0.978mg	0.011mg	42%
Saturated fat	9.316g	1.915g	34%
Fats	25.9g	5.03g	32%
Copper	0.357mg	0.085mg	30%
Zinc	2.93mg	5.7mg	25%
Monounsaturated fat	11.127g	2.006g	23%
Vitamin B1	0.367mg	0.088mg	23%
Vitamin B3	6.053mg	9.001mg	18%
Protein	21.85g	30.8g	18%
Vitamin B6	0.459mg	0.681mg	17%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.529g	0.185g	16%
Vitamin B2	0.357mg	0.163mg	15%
Selenium	31.3µg	38.9µg	14%
Vitamin B5	1.201mg	0.607mg	12%
Phosphorus	191mg	253mg	9%
Calories	336kcal	177kcal	8%
Vitamin D	1µg		5%
Iron	1.56mg	1.92mg	5%
Vitamin D	41IU		5%
Choline	93.5mg	117.3mg	4%
Potassium	316mg	410mg	3%
Cholesterol	89mg	81mg	3%
Magnesium	19mg	27mg	2%
Vitamin B12	1.52µg	1.47µg	2%
Vitamin K	3.2µg	1.4µg	2%
Folate	3µg	10µg	2%
Vitamin E	0.22mg	0.39mg	1%
Carbs	2.4g	0g	1%
Calcium	15mg	22mg	1%
Net carbs	2.4g	0g	N/A
Sugar	0.96g	0g	N/A
Trans fat	0.586g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.114mg	0.202mg	0%
Threonine	0.521mg	1.23mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.675mg	1.401mg	0%
Leucine	0.929mg	2.45mg	0%
Lysine	1.107mg	2.603mg	0%
Methionine	0.301mg	0.802mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.481mg	1.217mg	0%
Valine	0.668mg	1.528mg	0%
Histidine	0.359mg	0.983mg	0%
Omega-3 - ALA	0.126g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.084g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	2.104g		N/A