Summer sausage vs. Beef — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between summer sausage and beef

Summer sausage is higher in vitamin A and vitamin B1, yet beef is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin B6, selenium, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, and zinc.
Beef covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 103% more than summer sausage.
Summer sausage contains 125 times more vitamin A than beef. While summer sausage contains 749IU of vitamin A, beef contains only 6IU.
The amount of sodium in beef is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Sausage, summer, pork, and beef, sticks, with cheddar cheese and Beef, loin, tenderloin roast, separable lean only, boneless, trimmed to 0" fat, select, 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.

Summer sausage

Beef

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+523.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+255.6%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+70.9%
Contains more IronIron	+34.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+38.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+64.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+45.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-96.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+238.7%

~equal in Magnesium ~14mg

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.

Summer sausage

Beef

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+11150%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+200%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+236.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+58%

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+150%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+98.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+414.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+143.4%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Folate ~7µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	1.73µg	4.21µg	103%
Sodium	1483mg	54mg	62%
Fats	37.91g	6.54g	48%
Vitamin B6	0.13mg	0.669mg	41%
Saturated fat	10.47g	2.595g	36%
Selenium	7.5µg	25.4µg	33%
Monounsaturated fat	13.68g	2.734g	27%
Vitamin A	225µg	2µg	25%
Vitamin B3	2.9mg	5.76mg	18%
Vitamin B2	0.16mg	0.4mg	18%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.02g	0.532g	17%
Protein	19.43g	27.55g	16%
Vitamin B1	0.249mg	0.074mg	15%
Choline		75.6mg	14%
Zinc	2.25mg	3.7mg	13%
Calories	426kcal	169kcal	13%
Phosphorus	178mg	259mg	12%
Iron	2.26mg	3.04mg	10%
Calcium	81mg	13mg	7%
Vitamin B5	0.76mg	0.481mg	6%
Potassium	206mg	352mg	4%
Copper	0.07mg	0.097mg	3%
Vitamin E		0.25mg	2%
Manganese	0.032mg	0.009mg	1%
Vitamin D	0.3µg	0.1µg	1%
Fiber	0.2g	0g	1%
Vitamin K		1.6µg	1%
Vitamin D	12IU	3IU	1%
Cholesterol	89mg	85mg	1%
Carbs	1.82g	0g	1%
Net carbs	1.62g	0g	N/A
Magnesium	13mg	14mg	0%
Sugar	0.12g	0g	N/A
Folate	7µg	7µg	0%
Trans fat		0.375g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.15mg	0.359mg	0%
Threonine	0.54mg	1.534mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.62mg	1.52mg	0%
Leucine	1.1mg	2.833mg	0%
Lysine	1.16mg	3.178mg	0%
Methionine	0.36mg	0.871mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.56mg	1.299mg	0%
Valine	0.69mg	1.603mg	0%
Histidine	0.47mg	1.244mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.002g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.002g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.013g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.011g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.017g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.002g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.349g	N/A