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Turkey sausage vs. Kielbasa — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between turkey sausage and kielbasa

  • Turkey sausage has more polyunsaturated fat; however, kielbasa is higher in vitamin C and monounsaturated fat.
  • Turkey sausage covers your daily need for cholesterol, 30% more than kielbasa.
  • Turkey sausage has 2 times more polyunsaturated fat than kielbasa. While turkey sausage has 4.657g of polyunsaturated fat, kielbasa has only 2.33g.
  • Kielbasa has less cholesterol.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Sausage, turkey, breakfast links, mild and Kielbasa, Polish, turkey, and beef, smoked.

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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 11% 9.6% 20% 40% 37% 81% 66% 83% 0% 0%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 0% 0% 47% 0% 0% 0% 157% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -46.8%
Contains more IronIron +15.9%
~equal in Manganese ~mg
~equal in Selenium ~µg

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 1.7% 0% 3.8% 6% 14% 38% 69% 0% 48% 99% 4% 3% 18%
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 49% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +2860%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Turkey sausage Kielbasa DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.79µg 33%
Cholesterol 160mg 70mg 30%
Zinc 2.98mg 27%
Sodium 639mg 1200mg 24%
Vitamin B3 3.692mg 23%
Phosphorus 155mg 22%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 14.8mg 16%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.657g 2.33g 16%
Vitamin B6 0.208mg 16%
Vitamin B2 0.165mg 13%
Copper 0.111mg 12%
Saturated fat 3.839g 6.23g 11%
Monounsaturated fat 5.158g 8.27g 8%
Potassium 229mg 7%
Choline 33.9mg 6%
Protein 15.42g 13.1g 5%
Vitamin B1 0.054mg 5%
Magnesium 16mg 4%
Calcium 32mg 3%
Vitamin D 0.4µg 2%
Iron 1.07mg 1.24mg 2%
Vitamin D 17IU 2%
Vitamin E 0.19mg 1%
Carbs 1.56g 3.9g 1%
Fats 18.09g 17.6g 1%
Vitamin K 1.6µg 1%
Folate 4µg 1%
Calories 235kcal 226kcal 0%
Net carbs 1.56g 3.9g N/A
Tryptophan 0.175mg 0%
Threonine 0.686mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.802mg 0%
Leucine 1.229mg 0%
Lysine 1.453mg 0%
Methionine 0.447mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.612mg 0%
Valine 0.819mg 0%
Histidine 0.481mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
15% 18% 63% 2%
Protein: 15.42 g
Fats: 18.09 g
Carbs: 1.56 g
Water: 63.12 g
Other: 1.81 g
13% 18% 4% 62% 3%
Protein: 13.1 g
Fats: 17.6 g
Carbs: 3.9 g
Water: 62 g
Other: 3.4 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +17.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +150%
Contains more OtherOther +87.8%
~equal in Fats ~17.6g
~equal in Water ~62g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
28% 38% 34%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.839 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.158 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.657 g
37% 49% 14%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.23 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.27 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.33 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -38.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +99.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +60.3%

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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. Turkey sausage - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174600/nutrients
  2. Kielbasa - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174607/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.