Goat vs. Chorizo — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are goat and chorizo different?

Goat has more iron, copper, vitamin B2, and zinc; however, chorizo is richer in vitamin B1, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, and selenium.
Chorizo covers your daily need for saturated fat, 67% more than goat.
Goat has 4 times more copper than chorizo. Goat has 0.303mg of copper, while chorizo has 0.08mg.
Goat contains less sodium.
Chorizo has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of chorizo is 28, while the glycemic index of goat is 0.

Game meat, goat, cooked, roasted and Chorizo, pork, and beef 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.

Goat

Chorizo

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+112.5%
Contains more IronIron	+134.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+278.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+54.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+34%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-93%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+78.8%

~equal in Potassium ~398mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.04mg

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.

Goat

Chorizo

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+54.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+103.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+150%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+600%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+29.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+68.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+33.3%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	0.93g	14.38g	61%
Fats	3.03g	38.27g	54%
Sodium	86mg	1235mg	50%
Vitamin B1	0.09mg	0.63mg	45%
Monounsaturated fat	1.36g	18.4g	43%
Vitamin B6	0mg	0.53mg	41%
Vitamin B12	1.19µg	2µg	34%
Iron	3.73mg	1.59mg	27%
Copper	0.303mg	0.08mg	25%
Vitamin B2	0.61mg	0.3mg	24%
Vitamin B5		1.12mg	22%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.23g	3.46g	22%
Zinc	5.27mg	3.41mg	17%
Selenium	11.8µg	21.1µg	17%
Calories	143kcal	455kcal	16%
Vitamin D*	0 IU	61 IU	8%
Vitamin D	0µg	1.5µg	8%
Phosphorus	201mg	150mg	7%
Vitamin B3	3.95mg	5.131mg	7%
Protein	27.1g	24.1g	6%
Cholesterol	75mg	88mg	4%
Magnesium	0mg	18mg	4%
Choline	106.4mg	96.7mg	2%
Carbs	0g	1.86g	1%
Calcium	17mg	8mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.34mg	0.22mg	1%
Folate	5µg	2µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	19g	5.3g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	53kcal	189kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	70g	22g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.7	1.5	N/A
Net carbs	0g	1.86g	N/A
Potassium	405mg	398mg	0%
Manganese	0.042mg	0.04mg	0%
Vitamin K	1.2µg	1.6µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.403mg	0.278mg	0%
Threonine	1.29mg	1.473mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.371mg	2.206mg	0%
Leucine	2.258mg	1.708mg	0%
Lysine	2.016mg	2.414mg	0%
Methionine	0.726mg	0.47mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.941mg	1.149mg	0%
Valine	1.452mg	0.914mg	0%
Histidine	0.565mg	0.721mg	0%