Salami vs. Turkey meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between salami and turkey meat

Salami is higher in manganese, copper, vitamin B1, vitamin B12, and iron, yet turkey meat is higher in vitamin B3 and vitamin B6.
Salami covers your daily sodium needs 71% more than turkey meat.
Salami contains 70 times more manganese than turkey meat. While salami contains 0.978mg of manganese, turkey meat contains only 0.014mg.
The amount of sodium in turkey meat is lower.
The glycemic index of turkey meat is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Salami, cooked, beef, and pork and Turkey, whole, meat, and skin, 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

Turkey meat

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+32.2%
Contains more IronIron	+43.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+283.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+18.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+6885.7%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+57.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+16.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-94.1%

~equal in Calcium ~14mg

~equal in Selenium ~29.8µg

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

Turkey meat

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+214.3%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+150%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+715.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+27%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+26.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+49%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+58.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+34.2%
Contains more FolateFolate	+200%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Choline ~87.4mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Sodium	1740mg	103mg	71%
Manganese	0.978mg	0.014mg	42%
Saturated fat	9.316g	2.155g	33%
Copper	0.357mg	0.093mg	29%
Fats	25.9g	7.39g	28%
Vitamin B1	0.367mg	0.045mg	27%
Vitamin B3	6.053mg	9.573mg	22%
Vitamin B12	1.52µg	1.02µg	21%
Monounsaturated fat	11.127g	2.647g	21%
Protein	21.85g	28.55g	13%
Vitamin B6	0.459mg	0.616mg	12%
Calories	336kcal	189kcal	7%
Cholesterol	89mg	109mg	7%
Vitamin B2	0.357mg	0.281mg	6%
Iron	1.56mg	1.09mg	6%
Phosphorus	191mg	223mg	5%
Vitamin B5	1.201mg	0.948mg	5%
Zinc	2.93mg	2.48mg	4%
Vitamin K	3.2µg	0µg	3%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.529g	2.119g	3%
Vitamin D	1µg	0.4µg	3%
Selenium	31.3µg	29.8µg	3%
Magnesium	19mg	30mg	3%
Vitamin D	41IU	15IU	3%
Potassium	316mg	239mg	2%
Folate	3µg	9µg	2%
Choline	93.5mg	87.4mg	1%
Carbs	2.4g	0.06g	1%
Vitamin A	0µg	12µg	1%
Vitamin E	0.22mg	0.07mg	1%
Net carbs	2.4g	0.06g	N/A
Calcium	15mg	14mg	0%
Sugar	0.96g	0g	N/A
Trans fat	0.586g	0.101g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.114mg	0.291mg	0%
Threonine	0.521mg	1.004mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.675mg	0.796mg	0%
Leucine	0.929mg	1.925mg	0%
Lysine	1.107mg	2.282mg	0%
Methionine	0.301mg	0.724mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.481mg	0.903mg	0%
Valine	0.668mg	0.902mg	0%
Histidine	0.359mg	0.749mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.008g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.005g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.126g	0.105g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.008g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0g	0.003g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.01g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.084g	0.014g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	2.104g	1.841g	N/A