Turkey meat vs. Salami — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between turkey meat and salami

Turkey meat is higher in vitamin B3 and vitamin B6, yet salami is higher in manganese, copper, vitamin B1, vitamin B12, and iron.
Salami covers your daily sodium needs 71% more than turkey meat.
Turkey meat contains 2 times more vitamin B3 than salami. While turkey meat contains 9.573mg of vitamin B3, salami contains only 6.053mg.
The amount of cholesterol in salami is lower.
The glycemic index of turkey meat is lower.

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

Turkey meat

Salami

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

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%

~equal in Calcium ~15mg

~equal in Selenium ~31.3µg

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.

Turkey meat

Salami

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

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	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Choline ~93.5mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

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