Italian sausage vs. Bologna sausage — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are Italian sausage and bologna sausage different?

Italian sausage has more selenium, vitamin B12, fats, protein, vitamin B1, iron, and vitamin B2 than bologna sausage.
Daily need coverage for selenium for Italian sausage is 17% higher.
Italian sausage contains 2 times more iron than bologna sausage. While Italian sausage contains 1.43mg of iron, bologna sausage contains only 0.77mg.
Bologna sausage has less saturated fat.
Bologna sausage has a lower glycemic index (0) than Italian sausage (28).

Sausage, Italian, pork, cooked and Bologna, 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.

Italian sausage

Bologna sausage

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+28.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+90.9%
Contains more IronIron	+85.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+17.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+22.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-18.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+73.2%

Contains more ManganeseManganese

+∞%

~equal in Potassium ~281mg

~equal in Copper ~0.08mg

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.

Italian sausage

Bologna sausage

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+19.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+48.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+22.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+39.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+1033.3%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+40%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin E ~0.26mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~3.9mg

~equal in Folate ~5µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Monounsaturated fat	17.108g	9.732g	18%
Selenium	22µg	12.7µg	17%
Vitamin B12	1.3µg	0.93µg	15%
Saturated fat	10.195g	6.839g	15%
Vitamin B5		0.72mg	14%
Fats	27.31g	19.87g	11%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.518g	2.107g	9%
Protein	19.12g	15.3g	8%
Iron	1.43mg	0.77mg	8%
Vitamin B1	0.623mg	0.523mg	8%
Sodium	743mg	907mg	7%
Vitamin B2	0.233mg	0.157mg	6%
Calories	344kcal	247kcal	5%
Vitamin B6	0.33mg	0.27mg	5%
Phosphorus	170mg	139mg	4%
Choline	78.2mg	54.4mg	4%
Zinc	2.39mg	2.03mg	3%
Vitamin K	3.4µg	0.3µg	3%
Vitamin D*	41 IU	56 IU	2%
Vitamin D	1µg	1.4µg	2%
Manganese		0.036mg	2%
Vitamin B3	4.165mg	3.9mg	2%
Carbs	4.27g	0.73g	1%
Cholesterol	57mg	59mg	1%
Magnesium	18mg	14mg	1%
Calcium	21mg	11mg	1%
Potassium	304mg	281mg	1%
Vitamin A	10µg	0µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	5.6g	6.2g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	180kcal	161kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	29g	40g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2	1.7	N/A
Vitamin C	0.1mg	0mg	0%
Net carbs	4.17g	0.73g	N/A
Sugar	1.86g	0g	N/A
Fiber	0.1g	0g	0%
Copper	0.08mg	0.08mg	0%
Vitamin E	0.25mg	0.26mg	0%
Folate	5µg	5µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.161mg	0.149mg	0%
Threonine	0.792mg	0.641mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.731mg	0.663mg	0%
Leucine	1.343mg	1.168mg	0%
Lysine	1.522mg	1.204mg	0%
Methionine	0.486mg	0.412mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.67mg	0.585mg	0%
Valine	0.804mg	0.737mg	0%
Histidine	0.577mg	0.482mg	0%