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Salami vs. Table salt — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between salami and table salt?

  • Salami has more vitamin B12, selenium, manganese, vitamin B3, copper, vitamin B6, and vitamin B1 than table salt.
  • Table salt's daily need coverage for sodium is 1609% higher.
  • Table salt is lower in saturated fat.
  • Salami has a higher glycemic index (28) than table salt (0).

We used Salami, cooked, beef, and pork and Salt, table types in this comparison.

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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
Salami
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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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0.71% 7.2% 0.71% 12% 10% 2.7% 0% 5055% 13% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1800%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +3850%
Contains more IronIron +372.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +1090%
Contains more ZincZinc +2830%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +878%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +31200%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +60%

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
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%
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% 0% 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 +∞%
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 Table salt DV% diff.
Sodium 1740mg 38758mg 1609%
Vitamin B12 1.52µg 0µg 63%
Selenium 31.3µg 0.1µg 57%
Protein 21.85g 0g 44%
Saturated fat 9.316g 0g 42%
Fats 25.9g 0g 40%
Vitamin B3 6.053mg 0mg 38%
Manganese 0.978mg 0.1mg 38%
Copper 0.357mg 0.03mg 36%
Vitamin B6 0.459mg 0mg 35%
Vitamin B1 0.367mg 0mg 31%
Cholesterol 89mg 0mg 30%
Monounsaturated fat 11.127g 0g 28%
Phosphorus 191mg 0mg 27%
Vitamin B2 0.357mg 0mg 27%
Zinc 2.93mg 0.1mg 26%
Vitamin B5 1.201mg 0mg 24%
Choline 93.5mg 0mg 17%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.529g 0g 17%
Calories 336kcal 0kcal 17%
Iron 1.56mg 0.33mg 15%
Potassium 316mg 8mg 9%
Vitamin D 1µg 0µg 5%
Vitamin D 41IU 0IU 5%
Magnesium 19mg 1mg 4%
Vitamin K 3.2µg 0µg 3%
Vitamin E 0.22mg 0mg 1%
Calcium 15mg 24mg 1%
Folate 3µg 0µg 1%
Carbs 2.4g 0g 1%
Net carbs 2.4g 0g N/A
Sugar 0.96g 0g N/A
Trans fat 0.586g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.114mg 0mg 0%
Threonine 0.521mg 0mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.675mg 0mg 0%
Leucine 0.929mg 0mg 0%
Lysine 1.107mg 0mg 0%
Methionine 0.301mg 0mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.481mg 0mg 0%
Valine 0.668mg 0mg 0%
Histidine 0.359mg 0mg 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
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
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 0.2 g
Other: 99.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +22495%
Contains more OtherOther +2041.6%

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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. Table salt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173468/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.