Salami vs. Lamb loin — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between salami and lamb loin

Salami is richer in manganese, vitamin B6, copper, vitamin B1, selenium, vitamin B5, and vitamin B2, yet lamb loin is richer in vitamin B12 and iron.
Daily need coverage for sodium for salami is 73% higher.
Salami contains 49 times more manganese than lamb loin. Salami contains 0.978mg of manganese, while lamb loin contains 0.02mg.
Lamb loin contains less sodium.
Lamb loin has a lower glycemic index than salami.

Food types used in this article are Salami, cooked, beef, and pork and Lamb, domestic, loin, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked, roasted.

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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

Lamb loin

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+28.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+200%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+4790%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+27.2%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+21.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+20%
Contains more IronIron	+35.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+16.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-96.3%

~equal in Phosphorus ~180mg

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

Lamb loin

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+100%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+900%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+267%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+48.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+84.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+317.3%

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+17.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+45.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+46.9%
Contains more FolateFolate	+533.3%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Choline ~88.4mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Sodium	1740mg	64mg	73%
Manganese	0.978mg	0.02mg	42%
Vitamin B12	1.52µg	2.21µg	29%
Vitamin B6	0.459mg	0.11mg	27%
Copper	0.357mg	0.119mg	26%
Vitamin B1	0.367mg	0.1mg	22%
Selenium	31.3µg	24.6µg	12%
Vitamin B5	1.201mg	0.65mg	11%
Vitamin B2	0.357mg	0.24mg	9%
Iron	1.56mg	2.12mg	7%
Vitamin B3	6.053mg	7.1mg	7%
Vitamin D	41IU	2IU	5%
Vitamin D	1µg	0.1µg	5%
Folate	3µg	19µg	4%
Saturated fat	9.316g	10.24g	4%
Zinc	2.93mg	3.41mg	4%
Monounsaturated fat	11.127g	9.68g	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.529g	1.87g	4%
Fats	25.9g	23.59g	4%
Potassium	316mg	246mg	2%
Phosphorus	191mg	180mg	2%
Cholesterol	89mg	95mg	2%
Choline	93.5mg	88.4mg	1%
Vitamin K	3.2µg	4.7µg	1%
Calories	336kcal	309kcal	1%
Protein	21.85g	22.55g	1%
Vitamin E	0.22mg	0.11mg	1%
Magnesium	19mg	23mg	1%
Carbs	2.4g	0g	1%
Net carbs	2.4g	0g	N/A
Calcium	15mg	18mg	0%
Sugar	0.96g	0g	N/A
Trans fat	0.586g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.114mg	0.264mg	0%
Threonine	0.521mg	0.965mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.675mg	1.088mg	0%
Leucine	0.929mg	1.754mg	0%
Lysine	1.107mg	1.991mg	0%
Methionine	0.301mg	0.579mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.481mg	0.918mg	0%
Valine	0.668mg	1.217mg	0%
Histidine	0.359mg	0.714mg	0%
Omega-3 - ALA	0.126g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.084g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	2.104g		N/A