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Summer sausage vs. Chicken thigh — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between summer sausage and chicken thigh

  • Summer sausage is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin A, vitamin B1, and iron, yet chicken thigh is higher in vitamin B3, selenium, vitamin B6, and vitamin B5.
  • Summer sausage covers your daily sodium needs 60% more than chicken thigh.
  • Summer sausage contains 11 times more vitamin A than chicken thigh. While summer sausage contains 749IU of vitamin A, chicken thigh contains only 70IU.
  • The amount of sodium in chicken thigh is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Sausage, summer, pork, and beef, sticks, with cheddar cheese and Chicken, broilers or fryers, thigh, meat only, cooked, fried.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 9.3% 24% 18% 85% 23% 61% 76% 193% 4.2% 41%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 19% 3.9% 23% 55% 30% 76% 85% 12% 3.5% 112%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +523.1%
Contains more IronIron +54.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +18.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +25.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +28.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +24%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +11.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +173.3%

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.
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% 75% 0% 4.5% 62% 37% 54% 46% 30% 216% 0% 5.3% 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% 3% 22% 59% 134% 77% 88% 41% 0% 6.8% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +50%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +183%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +424.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +59.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +145.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +69.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +192.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +28.6%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Summer sausage Chicken thigh DV% diff.
Sodium 1483mg 95mg 60%
Vitamin B12 1.73µg 0.33µg 58%
Fats 37.91g 10.3g 42%
Saturated fat 10.47g 2.78g 35%
Vitamin B3 2.9mg 7.12mg 26%
Monounsaturated fat 13.68g 3.82g 25%
Vitamin A 225µg 25%
Selenium 7.5µg 20.5µg 24%
Vitamin B6 0.13mg 0.38mg 19%
Protein 19.43g 28.18g 18%
Vitamin B1 0.249mg 0.088mg 13%
Vitamin B5 0.76mg 1.285mg 11%
Calories 426kcal 218kcal 10%
Iron 2.26mg 1.46mg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.16mg 0.255mg 7%
Calcium 81mg 13mg 7%
Zinc 2.25mg 2.79mg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.02g 2.43g 4%
Cholesterol 89mg 102mg 4%
Phosphorus 178mg 199mg 3%
Magnesium 13mg 26mg 3%
Copper 0.07mg 0.09mg 2%
Potassium 206mg 259mg 2%
Fiber 0.2g 0g 1%
Vitamin D 0.3µg 0.2µg 1%
Vitamin D 12IU 8IU 1%
Folate 7µg 9µg 1%
Net carbs 1.62g 1.18g N/A
Carbs 1.82g 1.18g 0%
Sugar 0.12g N/A
Manganese 0.032mg 0.027mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.15mg 0.329mg 0%
Threonine 0.54mg 1.188mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.62mg 1.486mg 0%
Leucine 1.1mg 2.115mg 0%
Lysine 1.16mg 2.384mg 0%
Methionine 0.36mg 0.778mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.56mg 1.121mg 0%
Valine 0.69mg 1.397mg 0%
Histidine 0.47mg 0.874mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.01g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.05g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.03g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
19% 38% 2% 36% 5%
Protein: 19.43 g
Fats: 37.91 g
Carbs: 1.82 g
Water: 36.2 g
Other: 4.64 g
28% 10% 59%
Protein: 28.18 g
Fats: 10.3 g
Carbs: 1.18 g
Water: 59.31 g
Other: 1.03 g
Contains more FatsFats +268.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +54.2%
Contains more OtherOther +350.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +45%
Contains more WaterWater +63.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
39% 50% 11%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 10.47 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 13.68 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.02 g
31% 42% 27%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.78 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.82 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.43 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +258.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +24.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -73.4%

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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. Summer sausage - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174599/nutrients
  2. Chicken thigh - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172387/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.