Chicken meat vs. Mortadella — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are chicken meat and mortadella different?

Chicken meat is higher in vitamin B3, protein, vitamin B6, phosphorus, and vitamin B5; however, mortadella is richer in vitamin B2, vitamin B12, and fats.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B2 for mortadella is 11756% higher.
Chicken meat contains 3 times more vitamin B3 than mortadella. While chicken meat contains 8.487mg of vitamin B3, mortadella contains only 2.673mg.
Chicken meat has less saturated fat.
Chicken meat has a lower glycemic index (0) than mortadella (28).

Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted and Mortadella, beef, pork are the varieties used in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Chicken meat

Mortadella

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+109.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+36.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+87.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-93.4%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+20%
Contains more IronIron	+11.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+50%

~equal in Copper ~0.06mg

~equal in Zinc ~2.1mg

~equal in Selenium ~22.6µg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Chicken meat

Mortadella

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+22.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+217.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+134.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+207.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+50%
Contains more FolateFolate	+66.7%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+88.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+90971.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+393.3%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B2	0.168mg	153mg	11756%
Sodium	82mg	1246mg	51%
Vitamin B12	0.3µg	1.48µg	49%
Vitamin B3	8.487mg	2.673mg	36%
Saturated fat	3.79g	9.51g	26%
Protein	27.3g	16.37g	22%
Vitamin B6	0.4mg	0.13mg	21%
Fats	13.6g	25.39g	18%
Monounsaturated fat	5.34g	11.38g	15%
Phosphorus	182mg	97mg	12%
Vitamin B5	1.03mg	0.44mg	12%
Cholesterol	88mg	56mg	11%
Vitamin D*	2 IU	41 IU	5%
Vitamin D	0µg	1µg	5%
Vitamin A	48µg	0µg	5%
Vitamin B1	0.063mg	0.119mg	5%
Calories	239kcal	311kcal	4%
Magnesium	23mg	11mg	3%
Potassium	223mg	163mg	2%
Iron	1.26mg	1.4mg	2%
Selenium	23.9µg	22.6µg	2%
Carbs	0g	3.05g	1%
Copper	0.066mg	0.06mg	1%
Zinc	1.94mg	2.1mg	1%
Vitamin K	2.4µg	1.6µg	1%
Folate	5µg	3µg	1%
Choline	65.9mg	72.2mg	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.97g	3.12g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	11g	5.3g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	88kcal	190kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	42g	32g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.2	1.5	N/A
Net carbs	0g	3.05g	N/A
Calcium	15mg	18mg	0%
Vitamin E	0.27mg	0.22mg	0%
Manganese	0.02mg	0.03mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.305mg	0.152mg	0%
Threonine	1.128mg	0.633mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.362mg	0.708mg	0%
Leucine	1.986mg	1.213mg	0%
Lysine	2.223mg	1.262mg	0%
Methionine	0.726mg	0.394mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.061mg	0.598mg	0%
Valine	1.325mg	0.735mg	0%
Histidine	0.802mg	0.52mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.01g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.04g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.02g	0g	N/A