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Kielbasa vs. Pork — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between kielbasa and pork?

  • Pork has less vitamin C, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat than kielbasa.
  • Kielbasa's daily need coverage for sodium is 49% higher.
  • Kielbasa has 25 times more vitamin C than pork. Kielbasa has 14.8mg of vitamin C, while pork has 0.6mg.
  • Pork contains less sodium.
  • Pork has a lower glycemic index than kielbasa.

We used Kielbasa, Polish, turkey, and beef, smoked and Pork, fresh, loin, whole, separable lean, and fat, cooked, broiled types in this comparison.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 0% 0% 47% 0% 0% 0% 157% 0% 0%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 20% 5.7% 37% 33% 24% 65% 105% 8.1% 1.2% 247%
Contains more IronIron +42.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.8%

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate 49% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate 2% 20% 0.67% 5.8% 219% 74% 94% 42% 107% 88% 0% 3.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +2366.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Kielbasa Pork DV% diff.
Selenium 45.3µg 82%
Vitamin B1 0.877mg 73%
Sodium 1200mg 62mg 49%
Vitamin B6 0.464mg 36%
Phosphorus 246mg 35%
Vitamin B3 5.037mg 31%
Vitamin B12 0.7µg 29%
Protein 13.1g 27.32g 28%
Vitamin B2 0.321mg 25%
Zinc 2.39mg 22%
Choline 93.9mg 17%
Vitamin C 14.8mg 0.6mg 16%
Vitamin B5 0.698mg 14%
Potassium 423mg 12%
Copper 0.073mg 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.33g 1.2g 8%
Vitamin D* 53 IU 7%
Vitamin D 1.3µg 7%
Magnesium 28mg 7%
Fats 17.6g 13.92g 6%
Iron 1.24mg 0.87mg 5%
Saturated fat 6.23g 5.23g 5%
Monounsaturated fat 8.27g 6.19g 5%
Cholesterol 70mg 80mg 3%
Calcium 19mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.29mg 2%
Calories 226kcal 242kcal 1%
Carbs 3.9g 0g 1%
Folate 5µg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 5.8g 11g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 173kcal 89kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 44g 41g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 1.7 1.4 N/A
Net carbs 3.9g 0g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 2µg 0%
Manganese 0.009mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.338mg 0%
Threonine 1.234mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.26mg 0%
Leucine 2.177mg 0%
Lysine 2.446mg 0%
Methionine 0.712mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.086mg 0%
Valine 1.473mg 0%
Histidine 1.067mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
13% 18% 4% 62% 3%
Protein: 13.1 g
Fats: 17.6 g
Carbs: 3.9 g
Water: 62 g
Other: 3.4 g
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27% 14% 58%
Protein: 27.32 g
Fats: 13.92 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 57.87 g
Other: 0.89 g
Contains more FatsFats +26.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +282%
Contains more ProteinProtein +108.5%
~equal in Water ~57.87g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
37% 49% 14%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.23 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.27 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.33 g
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41% 49% 10%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 5.23 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 6.19 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.2 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +33.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +94.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -16.1%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Kielbasa - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174607/nutrients
  2. Pork - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167820/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.