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Summer sausage vs. Pork shoulder — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are summer sausage and pork shoulder different?

  • Summer sausage is richer in vitamin B12, iron, and vitamin A, while pork shoulder is higher in vitamin B1, selenium, vitamin B6, vitamin D, and vitamin B2.
  • Summer sausage covers your daily need for sodium, 62% more than pork shoulder.
  • Summer sausage contains 107 times more vitamin A than pork shoulder. Summer sausage contains 749IU of vitamin A, while pork shoulder contains 7IU.
  • Pork shoulder is lower in sodium.

Sausage, summer, pork, and beef, sticks, with cheddar cheese and Pork, fresh, shoulder, whole, separable lean, and fat, raw types were used in this article.

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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 13% 4.5% 27% 39% 28% 74% 78% 8.5% 1.4% 139%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +440%
Contains more IronIron +115.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +190.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +38.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +46.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +20%
Contains more ZincZinc +20%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +240%
~equal in Phosphorus ~182mg

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 2.3% 0.67% 3.8% 26% 192% 63% 72% 43% 80% 93% 0% 3.8% 33%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +11150%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +133.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +40%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +466.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +208%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +71.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +32.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +167.7%
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.719mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Summer sausage Pork shoulder DV% diff.
Sodium 1483mg 65mg 62%
Vitamin B1 0.249mg 0.767mg 43%
Vitamin B12 1.73µg 0.74µg 41%
Selenium 7.5µg 25.5µg 33%
Fats 37.91g 17.99g 31%
Vitamin A 225µg 2µg 25%
Saturated fat 10.47g 6.24g 19%
Vitamin B6 0.13mg 0.348mg 17%
Iron 2.26mg 1.05mg 15%
Monounsaturated fat 13.68g 8.01g 14%
Choline 60.6mg 11%
Calories 426kcal 236kcal 10%
Vitamin B2 0.16mg 0.275mg 9%
Calcium 81mg 15mg 7%
Vitamin D 12IU 70IU 7%
Vitamin D 0.3µg 1.7µg 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.02g 1.92g 7%
Vitamin B3 2.9mg 3.833mg 6%
Cholesterol 89mg 71mg 6%
Protein 19.43g 17.18g 5%
Zinc 2.25mg 2.7mg 4%
Potassium 206mg 302mg 3%
Copper 0.07mg 0.084mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.76mg 0.719mg 1%
Folate 7µg 5µg 1%
Manganese 0.032mg 0.011mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.19mg 1%
Phosphorus 178mg 182mg 1%
Fiber 0.2g 0g 1%
Magnesium 13mg 18mg 1%
Carbs 1.82g 0g 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.7mg 1%
Net carbs 1.62g 0g N/A
Sugar 0.12g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.15mg 0.208mg 0%
Threonine 0.54mg 0.768mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.62mg 0.781mg 0%
Leucine 1.1mg 1.36mg 0%
Lysine 1.16mg 1.531mg 0%
Methionine 0.36mg 0.441mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.56mg 0.681mg 0%
Valine 0.69mg 0.921mg 0%
Histidine 0.47mg 0.656mg 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
17% 18% 64%
Protein: 17.18 g
Fats: 17.99 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 64.02 g
Other: 0.81 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +13.1%
Contains more FatsFats +110.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +472.8%
Contains more WaterWater +76.9%

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
39% 50% 12%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.24 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.01 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.92 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +70.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +57.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -40.4%

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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. Pork shoulder - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167843/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.