Salami vs. Chicken breast — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between salami and chicken breast

Salami has more vitamin B12, manganese, copper, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, and zinc; however, chicken breast has more vitamin B3 and vitamin B6.
Salami's daily need coverage for sodium is 72% more.
Salami has 47 times more manganese than chicken breast. Salami has 0.978mg of manganese, while chicken breast has 0.021mg.
Chicken breast is lower in sodium.
Salami has a higher glycemic index than chicken breast.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Salami, cooked, beef, and pork and Chicken, broilers or fryers, breast, meat only, cooked, fried.

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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

Chicken breast

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+14.5%
Contains more IronIron	+36.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+561.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+171.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+4557.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+19.5%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+63.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+28.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-95.5%

~equal in Calcium ~16mg

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

Chicken breast

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+900%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+364.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+185.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+15.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+310.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+33.3%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+90.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+144.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+39.4%
Contains more FolateFolate	+33.3%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Choline ~95.9mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Sodium	1740mg	79mg	72%
Vitamin B3	6.053mg	14.782mg	55%
Vitamin B12	1.52µg	0.37µg	48%
Manganese	0.978mg	0.021mg	42%
Saturated fat	9.316g	1.29g	36%
Copper	0.357mg	0.054mg	34%
Fats	25.9g	4.71g	33%
Monounsaturated fat	11.127g	1.72g	24%
Vitamin B1	0.367mg	0.079mg	24%
Protein	21.85g	33.44g	23%
Vitamin B2	0.357mg	0.125mg	18%
Zinc	2.93mg	1.08mg	17%
Vitamin B6	0.459mg	0.64mg	14%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.529g	1.07g	10%
Selenium	31.3µg	26.2µg	9%
Phosphorus	191mg	246mg	8%
Calories	336kcal	187kcal	7%
Vitamin D	41IU	5IU	5%
Vitamin D	1µg	0.1µg	5%
Iron	1.56mg	1.14mg	5%
Vitamin B5	1.201mg	1.04mg	3%
Magnesium	19mg	31mg	3%
Vitamin E	0.22mg	0.42mg	1%
Vitamin A	0µg	7µg	1%
Potassium	316mg	276mg	1%
Vitamin K	3.2µg	2.4µg	1%
Cholesterol	89mg	91mg	1%
Carbs	2.4g	0.51g	1%
Net carbs	2.4g	0.51g	N/A
Calcium	15mg	16mg	0%
Sugar	0.96g	0g	N/A
Folate	3µg	4µg	0%
Trans fat	0.586g		N/A
Choline	93.5mg	95.9mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.114mg	0.39mg	0%
Threonine	0.521mg	1.412mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.675mg	1.765mg	0%
Leucine	0.929mg	2.509mg	0%
Lysine	1.107mg	2.836mg	0%
Methionine	0.301mg	0.925mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.481mg	1.328mg	0%
Valine	0.668mg	1.659mg	0%
Histidine	0.359mg	1.037mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.01g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.03g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.126g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.02g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.084g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	2.104g		N/A