Chorizo vs. Cervelat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between chorizo and cervelat?

Chorizo is higher in vitamin B1, vitamin B6, zinc, phosphorus, and vitamin B3; however, cervelat is richer in vitamin B12, vitamin C, copper, and iron.
Cervelat's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 146% more.
Cervelat contains 4 times less vitamin B1 than chorizo. Chorizo contains 0.63mg of vitamin B1, while cervelat contains 0.15mg.
Cervelat has less saturated fat.

We used Chorizo, pork, and beef and Thuringer, cervelat, summer sausage, beef, pork types 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.

Chorizo

Cervelat

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+28.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+53.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+33.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+35.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+∞%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+12.5%
Contains more IronIron	+28.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+87.5%

~equal in Sodium ~1300mg

~equal in Selenium ~20.3µg

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.

Chorizo

Cervelat

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+36.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+320%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+19%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+103.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+23.1%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+175%

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~0.22mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.33mg

~equal in Folate ~2µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	2µg	5.5µg	146%
Vitamin B1	0.63mg	0.15mg	40%
Vitamin B5	1.12mg		22%
Vitamin B6	0.53mg	0.26mg	21%
Vitamin C	0mg	16.6mg	18%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.46g	1.2g	15%
Monounsaturated fat	18.4g	12.97g	14%
Protein	24.1g	17.45g	13%
Saturated fat	14.38g	11.51g	13%
Fats	38.27g	30.43g	12%
Copper	0.08mg	0.15mg	8%
Zinc	3.41mg	2.56mg	8%
Iron	1.59mg	2.04mg	6%
Phosphorus	150mg	111mg	6%
Calories	455kcal	362kcal	5%
Cholesterol	88mg	74mg	5%
Vitamin B3	5.131mg	4.31mg	5%
Potassium	398mg	260mg	4%
Sodium	1235mg	1300mg	3%
Choline	96.7mg	78.9mg	3%
Vitamin D*	61 IU	44 IU	2%
Vitamin D	1.5µg	1.1µg	2%
Manganese	0.04mg		2%
Vitamin B2	0.3mg	0.33mg	2%
Magnesium	18mg	14mg	1%
Selenium	21.1µg	20.3µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	5.3g	4.8g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	189kcal	207kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	22g	28g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.5	1.2	N/A
Net carbs	1.86g	3.33g	N/A
Carbs	1.86g	3.33g	0%
Calcium	8mg	9mg	0%
Sugar	0g	0.85g	N/A
Vitamin E	0.22mg	0.22mg	0%
Vitamin K	1.6µg	1.3µg	0%
Folate	2µg	2µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.278mg		0%
Threonine	1.473mg		0%
Isoleucine	2.206mg		0%
Leucine	1.708mg		0%
Lysine	2.414mg		0%
Methionine	0.47mg		0%
Phenylalanine	1.149mg		0%
Valine	0.914mg		0%
Histidine	0.721mg		0%