Chorizo vs. Pot roast — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between chorizo and pot roast

Chorizo has more vitamin B1, vitamin B6, vitamin B5, and vitamin B2; however, pot roast has more zinc, selenium, and iron.
Chorizo's daily need coverage for sodium is 52% more.
Chorizo has 11 times more vitamin B1 than pot roast. Chorizo has 0.63mg of vitamin B1, while pot roast has 0.059mg.
Pot roast is lower in sodium.
Chorizo has a higher glycemic index than pot roast.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Chorizo, pork, and beef and Beef, chuck, arm pot roast, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, braised.

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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

Pot roast

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+72.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+300%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+100%
Contains more IronIron	+52.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+23.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+95.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+16%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-96.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+28%

~equal in Magnesium ~19mg

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

Pot roast

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+650%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+967.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+75.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+25%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+96.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+87.3%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+131.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+12.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+350%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~2.13µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Sodium	1235mg	47mg	52%
Vitamin B1	0.63mg	0.059mg	48%
Saturated fat	14.38g	7.548g	31%
Zinc	3.41mg	6.66mg	30%
Fats	38.27g	19.17g	29%
Monounsaturated fat	18.4g	8.175g	26%
Vitamin B6	0.53mg	0.283mg	19%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.46g	0.708g	18%
Selenium	21.1µg	27µg	11%
Vitamin B5	1.12mg	0.571mg	11%
Protein	24.1g	28.94g	10%
Iron	1.59mg	2.42mg	10%
Vitamin B2	0.3mg	0.171mg	10%
Cholesterol	88mg	116mg	9%
Calories	455kcal	297kcal	8%
Vitamin D*	61 IU	8 IU	7%
Vitamin D	1.5µg	0.2µg	7%
Vitamin B3	5.131mg	4.105mg	6%
Potassium	398mg	231mg	5%
Vitamin B12	2µg	2.13µg	5%
Phosphorus	150mg	174mg	3%
Copper	0.08mg	0.099mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.22mg	0.51mg	2%
Folate	2µg	9µg	2%
Choline	96.7mg	110.2mg	2%
Carbs	1.86g	0g	1%
Calcium	8mg	16mg	1%
Manganese	0.04mg	0.01mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	5.3g	9.7g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	189kcal	103kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	22g	34g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.5	1.2	N/A
Net carbs	1.86g	0g	N/A
Magnesium	18mg	19mg	0%
Vitamin K	1.6µg	1.8µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.278mg	0.19mg	0%
Threonine	1.473mg	1.156mg	0%
Isoleucine	2.206mg	1.317mg	0%
Leucine	1.708mg	2.302mg	0%
Lysine	2.414mg	2.446mg	0%
Methionine	0.47mg	0.754mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.149mg	1.143mg	0%
Valine	0.914mg	1.436mg	0%
Histidine	0.721mg	0.924mg	0%