Salami vs. Lamb shoulder — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between salami and lamb shoulder

Salami is higher in manganese, copper, vitamin B6, vitamin B1, selenium, vitamin B5, and fats, yet lamb shoulder is higher in vitamin B12 and zinc.
Salami covers your daily sodium needs 73% more than lamb shoulder.
Salami contains 47 times more manganese than lamb shoulder. While salami contains 0.978mg of manganese, lamb shoulder contains only 0.021mg.
The amount of sodium in lamb shoulder is lower.
The glycemic index of lamb shoulder is lower.

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

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Salami

Lamb shoulder

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+22%
Contains more CopperCopper	+215.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+4557.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+23.2%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+21.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+20%
Contains more IronIron	+30.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+52.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-96.3%

~equal in Phosphorus ~183mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Salami

Lamb shoulder

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+57.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+307.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+42.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+69.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+282.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+67.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+566.7%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~6.66mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Sodium	1740mg	65mg	73%
Vitamin B12	1.52µg	2.55µg	43%
Manganese	0.978mg	0.021mg	42%
Copper	0.357mg	0.113mg	27%
Vitamin B6	0.459mg	0.12mg	26%
Vitamin B1	0.367mg	0.09mg	23%
Choline	93.5mg		17%
Zinc	2.93mg	4.48mg	14%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	2.104g		12%
Selenium	31.3µg	25.4µg	11%
Vitamin B5	1.201mg	0.71mg	10%
Fats	25.9g	20.24g	9%
Vitamin B2	0.357mg	0.25mg	8%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.126g		8%
Monounsaturated fat	11.127g	8.3g	7%
Iron	1.56mg	2.03mg	6%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.529g	1.61g	6%
Vitamin D*	41 IU		5%
Vitamin D	1µg		5%
Vitamin B3	6.053mg	6.66mg	4%
Folate	3µg	20µg	4%
Calories	336kcal	279kcal	3%
Vitamin K	3.2µg		3%
Saturated fat	9.316g	8.74g	3%
Potassium	316mg	259mg	2%
Protein	21.85g	22.53g	1%
Carbs	2.4g	0g	1%
Cholesterol	89mg	92mg	1%
Magnesium	19mg	23mg	1%
Phosphorus	191mg	183mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.22mg	0.14mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	6.5g	8.1g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	154kcal	124kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	30g	36g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.5	1.1	N/A
Net carbs	2.4g	0g	N/A
Calcium	15mg	18mg	0%
Sugar	0.96g		N/A
Trans fat	0.586g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.114mg	0.263mg	0%
Threonine	0.521mg	0.964mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.675mg	1.087mg	0%
Leucine	0.929mg	1.753mg	0%
Lysine	1.107mg	1.99mg	0%
Methionine	0.301mg	0.578mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.481mg	0.917mg	0%
Valine	0.668mg	1.216mg	0%
Histidine	0.359mg	0.714mg	0%
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)	0.084g		N/A