Mortadella vs. Chicken meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are mortadella and chicken meat different?

Mortadella is higher in vitamin B2, vitamin B12, and fats; however, chicken meat is richer in vitamin B3, protein, vitamin B6, phosphorus, and vitamin B5.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B2 for mortadella is 11756% higher.
Mortadella contains 15 times more sodium than chicken meat. While mortadella contains 1246mg of sodium, chicken meat contains only 82mg.
Chicken meat has a lower glycemic index (0) than mortadella (28).

Mortadella, beef, pork and Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted 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.

Mortadella

Chicken meat

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+20%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+50%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+109.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+36.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+87.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-93.4%

~equal in Iron ~1.26mg

~equal in Copper ~0.066mg

~equal in Zinc ~1.94mg

~equal in Selenium ~23.9µg

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.

Mortadella

Chicken meat

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+88.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+90971.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+393.3%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+22.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+217.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+134.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+207.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+50%
Contains more FolateFolate	+66.7%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B2	153mg	0.168mg	11756%
Sodium	1246mg	82mg	51%
Vitamin B12	1.48µg	0.3µg	49%
Vitamin B3	2.673mg	8.487mg	36%
Saturated fat	9.51g	3.79g	26%
Protein	16.37g	27.3g	22%
Vitamin B6	0.13mg	0.4mg	21%
Fats	25.39g	13.6g	18%
Monounsaturated fat	11.38g	5.34g	15%
Phosphorus	97mg	182mg	12%
Vitamin B5	0.44mg	1.03mg	12%
Cholesterol	56mg	88mg	11%
Vitamin D*	41 IU	2 IU	5%
Vitamin D	1µg	0µg	5%
Vitamin A	0µg	48µg	5%
Vitamin B1	0.119mg	0.063mg	5%
Calories	311kcal	239kcal	4%
Magnesium	11mg	23mg	3%
Potassium	163mg	223mg	2%
Iron	1.4mg	1.26mg	2%
Selenium	22.6µg	23.9µg	2%
Carbs	3.05g	0g	1%
Copper	0.06mg	0.066mg	1%
Zinc	2.1mg	1.94mg	1%
Vitamin K	1.6µg	2.4µg	1%
Folate	3µg	5µg	1%
Choline	72.2mg	65.9mg	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.12g	2.97g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	5.3g	11g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	190kcal	88kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	32g	42g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.5	2.2	N/A
Net carbs	3.05g	0g	N/A
Calcium	18mg	15mg	0%
Vitamin E	0.22mg	0.27mg	0%
Manganese	0.03mg	0.02mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.152mg	0.305mg	0%
Threonine	0.633mg	1.128mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.708mg	1.362mg	0%
Leucine	1.213mg	1.986mg	0%
Lysine	1.262mg	2.223mg	0%
Methionine	0.394mg	0.726mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.598mg	1.061mg	0%
Valine	0.735mg	1.325mg	0%
Histidine	0.52mg	0.802mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0g	0.01g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0g	0.04g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0g	0.02g	N/A