Italian sausage vs. Caribou meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between Italian sausage and caribou meat

Italian sausage has more fats and vitamin B1; however, caribou meat has more vitamin B12, iron, vitamin B2, zinc, protein, and copper.
Caribou meat's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 223% more.
Italian sausage has 12 times more sodium than caribou meat. Italian sausage has 743mg of sodium, while caribou meat has 60mg.
Italian sausage has a higher glycemic index than caribou meat.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Sausage, Italian, pork, cooked and Game meat, caribou, cooked, roasted.

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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

Caribou meat

Contains more SeleniumSelenium

+61.8%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+50%
Contains more IronIron	+331.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+228.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+120.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+37.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-91.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+∞%

~equal in Calcium ~22mg

~equal in Potassium ~310mg

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

Caribou meat

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+149.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+142.9%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+2900%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+60%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+286.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+39%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+410.8%

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.32mg

~equal in Folate ~5µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	1.3µg	6.64µg	223%
Iron	1.43mg	6.17mg	59%
Vitamin B5		2.68mg	54%
Vitamin B2	0.233mg	0.9mg	51%
Saturated fat	10.195g	1.7g	39%
Monounsaturated fat	17.108g	1.33g	39%
Fats	27.31g	4.42g	35%
Vitamin B1	0.623mg	0.25mg	31%
Sodium	743mg	60mg	30%
Zinc	2.39mg	5.26mg	26%
Protein	19.12g	29.77g	21%
Copper	0.08mg	0.263mg	20%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.518g	0.62g	19%
Cholesterol	57mg	109mg	17%
Selenium	22µg	13.6µg	15%
Vitamin B3	4.165mg	5.79mg	10%
Calories	344kcal	167kcal	9%
Phosphorus	170mg	233mg	9%
Choline	78.2mg	122.6mg	8%
Vitamin D*	41 IU	0 IU	5%
Vitamin D	1µg	0µg	5%
Manganese		0.087mg	4%
Vitamin C	0.1mg	3mg	3%
Magnesium	18mg	27mg	2%
Vitamin K	3.4µg	1.4µg	2%
Carbs	4.27g	0g	1%
Vitamin A	10µg	0µg	1%
Vitamin E	0.25mg	0.4mg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.33mg	0.32mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	5.6g	18g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	180kcal	56kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	29g	60g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2	1.1	N/A
Net carbs	4.17g	0g	N/A
Calcium	21mg	22mg	0%
Potassium	304mg	310mg	0%
Sugar	1.86g	0g	N/A
Fiber	0.1g	0g	0%
Folate	5µg	5µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.161mg	0.458mg	0%
Threonine	0.792mg	1.273mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.731mg	1.347mg	0%
Leucine	1.343mg	2.457mg	0%
Lysine	1.522mg	2.697mg	0%
Methionine	0.486mg	0.665mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.67mg	1.324mg	0%
Valine	0.804mg	1.399mg	0%
Histidine	0.577mg	1.179mg	0%
Omega-3 (DHA)	0g	0.06g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0g	0.03g	N/A