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Salami vs. Sugar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between salami and sugar

  • Salami is richer than sugar in vitamin B12, selenium, manganese, copper, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, and vitamin B1.
  • Daily need coverage for sodium for salami is 76% higher.
  • Sugar contains less saturated fat.
  • Salami has a lower glycemic index than sugar.

Food types used in this article are Salami, cooked, beef, and pork and Sugars, granulated.

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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
9
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 4.5% 28% 59% 119% 80% 82% 227% 128% 171%
Sugar
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 0.3% 0.18% 1.9% 2.3% 0.27% 0% 0.13% 0.52% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1400%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +15700%
Contains more IronIron +3020%
Contains more CopperCopper +5000%
Contains more ZincZinc +29200%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +24350%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +5116.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.9%

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
11
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 4.4% 15% 92% 82% 113% 72% 106% 190% 8% 2.3% 51%
Sugar
0
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 4.4% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1778.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Salami Sugar DV% diff.
Sodium 1740mg 1mg 76%
Vitamin B12 1.52µg 0µg 63%
Selenium 31.3µg 0.6µg 56%
Protein 21.85g 0g 44%
Saturated fat 9.316g 0g 42%
Manganese 0.978mg 0.004mg 42%
Fats 25.9g 0g 40%
Copper 0.357mg 0.007mg 39%
Vitamin B3 6.053mg 0mg 38%
Vitamin B6 0.459mg 0mg 35%
Carbs 2.4g 99.98g 33%
Vitamin B1 0.367mg 0mg 31%
Cholesterol 89mg 0mg 30%
Monounsaturated fat 11.127g 0g 28%
Zinc 2.93mg 0.01mg 27%
Phosphorus 191mg 0mg 27%
Vitamin B2 0.357mg 0.019mg 26%
Vitamin B5 1.201mg 0mg 24%
Iron 1.56mg 0.05mg 19%
Choline 93.5mg 0mg 17%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.529g 0g 17%
Potassium 316mg 2mg 9%
Magnesium 19mg 0mg 5%
Vitamin D 41IU 0IU 5%
Vitamin D 1µg 0µg 5%
Calories 336kcal 387kcal 3%
Vitamin K 3.2µg 0µg 3%
Folate 3µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.22mg 0mg 1%
Calcium 15mg 1mg 1%
Net carbs 2.4g 99.98g N/A
Sugar 0.96g 99.8g N/A
Trans fat 0.586g N/A
Tryptophan 0.114mg 0%
Threonine 0.521mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.675mg 0%
Leucine 0.929mg 0%
Lysine 1.107mg 0%
Methionine 0.301mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.481mg 0%
Valine 0.668mg 0%
Histidine 0.359mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.126g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.084g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 2.104g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Salami
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22% 26% 2% 45% 5%
Protein: 21.85 g
Fats: 25.9 g
Carbs: 2.4 g
Water: 45.19 g
Other: 4.66 g
Sugar
1
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 99.98 g
Water: 0.02 g
Other: 0 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +225850%
Contains more OtherOther +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +4065.8%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Salami
1
46% 54%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.44 g
Glucose: 0.52 g
Fructose: 0 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Sugar
1
100%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 99.8 g
Glucose: 0 g
Fructose: 0 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +22581.8%
~equal in Starch ~0g
~equal in Fructose ~0g
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Salami - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172936/nutrients
  2. Sugar - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169655/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.