Salami vs. Pork shoulder — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are salami and pork shoulder different?

Salami is higher in manganese, vitamin B12, copper, vitamin B3, selenium, vitamin B5, and vitamin B6; however, pork shoulder is richer in vitamin B1.
Daily need coverage for sodium for salami is 73% higher.
Salami contains 89 times more manganese than pork shoulder. While salami contains 0.978mg of manganese, pork shoulder contains only 0.011mg.
Pork shoulder has less sodium.
Pork shoulder has a lower glycemic index (0) than salami (28).

Salami, cooked, beef, and pork and Pork, fresh, shoulder, whole, separable lean, and fat, raw are the varieties used 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

Pork shoulder

Contains more IronIron	+48.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+325%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+8790.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+22.7%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-96.3%

~equal in Magnesium ~18mg

~equal in Calcium ~15mg

~equal in Potassium ~302mg

~equal in Zinc ~2.7mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~182mg

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

Pork shoulder

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+15.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+29.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+57.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+67%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+31.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+105.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+54.3%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+70%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+109%
Contains more FolateFolate	+66.7%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Sodium	1740mg	65mg	73%
Manganese	0.978mg	0.011mg	42%
Vitamin B1	0.367mg	0.767mg	33%
Vitamin B12	1.52µg	0.74µg	33%
Copper	0.357mg	0.084mg	30%
Saturated fat	9.316g	6.24g	14%
Vitamin B3	6.053mg	3.833mg	14%
Fats	25.9g	17.99g	12%
Selenium	31.3µg	25.5µg	11%
Vitamin B5	1.201mg	0.719mg	10%
Protein	21.85g	17.18g	9%
Vitamin B6	0.459mg	0.348mg	9%
Monounsaturated fat	11.127g	8.01g	8%
Iron	1.56mg	1.05mg	6%
Cholesterol	89mg	71mg	6%
Choline	93.5mg	60.6mg	6%
Vitamin B2	0.357mg	0.275mg	6%
Calories	336kcal	236kcal	5%
Vitamin D	1µg	1.7µg	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.529g	1.92g	4%
Vitamin D	41IU	70IU	4%
Vitamin K	3.2µg	0µg	3%
Zinc	2.93mg	2.7mg	2%
Phosphorus	191mg	182mg	1%
Folate	3µg	5µg	1%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.7mg	1%
Carbs	2.4g	0g	1%
Net carbs	2.4g	0g	N/A
Magnesium	19mg	18mg	0%
Calcium	15mg	15mg	0%
Potassium	316mg	302mg	0%
Sugar	0.96g	0g	N/A
Vitamin E	0.22mg	0.19mg	0%
Vitamin A	0µg	2µg	0%
Trans fat	0.586g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.114mg	0.208mg	0%
Threonine	0.521mg	0.768mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.675mg	0.781mg	0%
Leucine	0.929mg	1.36mg	0%
Lysine	1.107mg	1.531mg	0%
Methionine	0.301mg	0.441mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.481mg	0.681mg	0%
Valine	0.668mg	0.921mg	0%
Histidine	0.359mg	0.656mg	0%
Omega-3 - ALA	0.126g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.084g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	2.104g		N/A