Chorizo vs. Salami — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are chorizo and salami different?

Chorizo has more vitamin B1, vitamin B12, and vitamin B6; however, salami is richer in manganese, copper, selenium, phosphorus, and vitamin B3.
Salami covers your daily need for manganese, 41% more than chorizo.
Chorizo has 2 times more vitamin B1 than salami. Chorizo has 0.63mg of vitamin B1, while salami has 0.367mg.
Salami contains less saturated fat.

Chorizo, pork, and beef and Salami, cooked, beef, and pork types were used 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

Salami

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+25.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+16.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-29%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+87.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+346.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+27.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+2345%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+48.3%

~equal in Magnesium ~19mg

~equal in Iron ~1.56mg

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

Salami

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+50%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+71.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+15.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+31.6%

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+19%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+18%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+100%
Contains more FolateFolate	+50%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~0.22mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~1.201mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Manganese	0.04mg	0.978mg	41%
Copper	0.08mg	0.357mg	31%
Saturated fat	14.38g	9.316g	23%
Sodium	1235mg	1740mg	22%
Vitamin B1	0.63mg	0.367mg	22%
Vitamin B12	2µg	1.52µg	20%
Fats	38.27g	25.9g	19%
Selenium	21.1µg	31.3µg	19%
Monounsaturated fat	18.4g	11.127g	18%
Calories	455kcal	336kcal	6%
Phosphorus	150mg	191mg	6%
Vitamin B3	5.131mg	6.053mg	6%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.46g	2.529g	6%
Protein	24.1g	21.85g	5%
Vitamin B6	0.53mg	0.459mg	5%
Zinc	3.41mg	2.93mg	4%
Vitamin B2	0.3mg	0.357mg	4%
Vitamin D*	61 IU	41 IU	3%
Vitamin D	1.5µg	1µg	3%
Potassium	398mg	316mg	2%
Vitamin B5	1.12mg	1.201mg	2%
Calcium	8mg	15mg	1%
Vitamin K	1.6µg	3.2µg	1%
Choline	96.7mg	93.5mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	5.3g	6.5g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	189kcal	154kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	22g	30g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.5	1.5	N/A
Net carbs	1.86g	2.4g	N/A
Carbs	1.86g	2.4g	0%
Cholesterol	88mg	89mg	0%
Magnesium	18mg	19mg	0%
Iron	1.59mg	1.56mg	0%
Sugar	0g	0.96g	N/A
Vitamin E	0.22mg	0.22mg	0%
Folate	2µg	3µg	0%
Trans fat		0.586g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.278mg	0.114mg	0%
Threonine	1.473mg	0.521mg	0%
Isoleucine	2.206mg	0.675mg	0%
Leucine	1.708mg	0.929mg	0%
Lysine	2.414mg	1.107mg	0%
Methionine	0.47mg	0.301mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.149mg	0.481mg	0%
Valine	0.914mg	0.668mg	0%
Histidine	0.721mg	0.359mg	0%
Omega-3 - ALA		0.126g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.084g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		2.104g	N/A