Italian sausage vs. Salami — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are Italian sausage and salami different?

Italian sausage has more vitamin B1; however, salami is richer in copper, selenium, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, vitamin B12, and protein.
Salami covers your daily need for sodium 43% more than Italian sausage.
Italian sausage has 2 times more vitamin B1 than salami. Italian sausage has 0.623mg of vitamin B1, while salami has 0.367mg.
Italian sausage contains less cholesterol.

Sausage, Italian, pork, cooked and Salami, cooked, beef, and pork types were 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

Salami

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+40%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-57.3%

Contains more CopperCopper	+346.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+22.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+12.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+42.3%

~equal in Magnesium ~19mg

~equal in Potassium ~316mg

~equal in Iron ~1.56mg

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

Salami

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+13.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+69.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+66.7%

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+53.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+45.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+39.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+16.9%

~equal in Vitamin D ~1µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~3.2µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Sodium	743mg	1740mg	43%
Manganese		0.978mg	43%
Copper	0.08mg	0.357mg	31%
Vitamin B5		1.201mg	24%
Vitamin B1	0.623mg	0.367mg	21%
Selenium	22µg	31.3µg	17%
Monounsaturated fat	17.108g	11.127g	15%
Vitamin B3	4.165mg	6.053mg	12%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		2.104g	12%
Cholesterol	57mg	89mg	11%
Vitamin B2	0.233mg	0.357mg	10%
Vitamin B6	0.33mg	0.459mg	10%
Vitamin B12	1.3µg	1.52µg	9%
Omega-3 (ALA)		0.126g	8%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.518g	2.529g	7%
Protein	19.12g	21.85g	5%
Zinc	2.39mg	2.93mg	5%
Saturated fat	10.195g	9.316g	4%
Phosphorus	170mg	191mg	3%
Choline	78.2mg	93.5mg	3%
Fats	27.31g	25.9g	2%
Iron	1.43mg	1.56mg	2%
Carbs	4.27g	2.4g	1%
Calcium	21mg	15mg	1%
Vitamin A	10µg	0µg	1%
Folate	5µg	3µg	1%
Calories	344kcal	336kcal	0%
Protein per 100 calories	5.6g	6.5g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	180kcal	154kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	29g	30g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2	1.5	N/A
Vitamin C	0.1mg	0mg	0%
Net carbs	4.17g	2.4g	N/A
Vitamin D*	41 IU	41 IU	0%
Vitamin D	1µg	1µg	0%
Magnesium	18mg	19mg	0%
Potassium	304mg	316mg	0%
Sugar	1.86g	0.96g	N/A
Fiber	0.1g	0g	0%
Vitamin E	0.25mg	0.22mg	0%
Vitamin K	3.4µg	3.2µg	0%
Trans fat		0.586g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.161mg	0.114mg	0%
Threonine	0.792mg	0.521mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.731mg	0.675mg	0%
Leucine	1.343mg	0.929mg	0%
Lysine	1.522mg	1.107mg	0%
Methionine	0.486mg	0.301mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.67mg	0.481mg	0%
Valine	0.804mg	0.668mg	0%
Histidine	0.577mg	0.359mg	0%
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)		0.084g	N/A