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Summer sausage vs. Headcheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between summer sausage and headcheese

  • Headcheese has less vitamin B12, vitamin B1, phosphorus, vitamin B3, vitamin A, selenium, zinc, and iron.
  • Summer sausage's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 35% more.
  • Headcheese is lower in saturated fat.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Sausage, summer, pork, and beef, sticks, with cheddar cheese and Headcheese, pork.

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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 6.4% 4.8% 2.7% 56% 41% 26% 24% 123% 0% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +44.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +406.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +564.5%
Contains more IronIron +50.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +132%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +217.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +7400%
Contains more CopperCopper +74.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -36.5%

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% 5% 14% 5.8% 27% 8.3% 0% 44% 131% 8.5% 1.5% 57%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +982.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +39.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +559.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +64.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +250%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +200%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +46.2%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Summer sausage Headcheese DV% diff.
Fats 37.91g 10.9g 42%
Saturated fat 10.47g 3.402g 32%
Vitamin B12 1.73µg 1.05µg 28%
Vitamin A 225µg 0µg 25%
Sodium 1483mg 941mg 24%
Monounsaturated fat 13.68g 5.601g 20%
Choline 104.1mg 19%
Vitamin B1 0.249mg 0.023mg 19%
Phosphorus 178mg 56mg 17%
Vitamin B5 0.76mg 15%
Vitamin B3 2.9mg 0.44mg 15%
Calories 426kcal 157kcal 13%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.02g 1.134g 13%
Selenium 7.5µg 0.1µg 13%
Zinc 2.25mg 0.97mg 12%
Protein 19.43g 13.83g 11%
Iron 2.26mg 1.5mg 10%
Cholesterol 89mg 69mg 7%
Calcium 81mg 16mg 7%
Copper 0.07mg 0.122mg 6%
Potassium 206mg 31mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.13mg 0.19mg 5%
Vitamin D 12IU 37IU 3%
Vitamin K 3.4µg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.16mg 0.115mg 3%
Vitamin D 0.3µg 0.9µg 3%
Vitamin E 0.25mg 2%
Carbs 1.82g 0g 1%
Magnesium 13mg 9mg 1%
Folate 7µg 2µg 1%
Manganese 0.032mg 1%
Fiber 0.2g 0g 1%
Net carbs 1.62g 0g N/A
Sugar 0.12g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.15mg 0%
Threonine 0.54mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.62mg 0%
Leucine 1.1mg 0%
Lysine 1.16mg 0%
Methionine 0.36mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.56mg 0%
Valine 0.69mg 0%
Histidine 0.47mg 0%

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
14% 11% 74%
Protein: 13.83 g
Fats: 10.9 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 73.84 g
Other: 1.43 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +40.5%
Contains more FatsFats +247.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +224.5%
Contains more WaterWater +104%

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
34% 55% 11%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.402 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.601 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.134 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +144.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +166.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -67.5%

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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. Headcheese - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171630/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.