Mortadella vs. Corned beef — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between mortadella and corned beef?

Mortadella is higher in vitamin B2, fats, and vitamin B1, yet corned beef is higher in zinc, selenium, copper, and vitamin B6.
Mortadella's daily need coverage for vitamin B2 is 11756% more.
Mortadella has 5 times more vitamin B1 than corned beef. While mortadella has 0.119mg of vitamin B1, corned beef has only 0.026mg.
The amount of saturated fat in corned beef is lower.
The glycemic index of corned beef is lower.

We used Mortadella, beef, pork and Beef, cured, corned beef, brisket, cooked types 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

Corned beef

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+125%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+12.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+36.4%

Contains more IronIron	+32.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+156.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+118.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+28.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-21.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+45.1%

~equal in Magnesium ~12mg

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

Corned beef

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+900%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+37.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+357.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+89900%

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+13.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+76.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+10.1%
Contains more FolateFolate	+100%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.42mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~1.5µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B2	153mg	0.17mg	11756%
Zinc	2.1mg	4.58mg	23%
Selenium	22.6µg	32.8µg	19%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.12g	0.67g	16%
Cholesterol	56mg	98mg	14%
Saturated fat	9.51g	6.34g	14%
Sodium	1246mg	973mg	12%
Fats	25.39g	18.98g	10%
Copper	0.06mg	0.154mg	10%
Vitamin B1	0.119mg	0.026mg	8%
Vitamin B6	0.13mg	0.23mg	8%
Iron	1.4mg	1.86mg	6%
Vitamin B12	1.48µg	1.63µg	6%
Vitamin D*	41 IU	4 IU	5%
Vitamin D	1µg	0.1µg	5%
Monounsaturated fat	11.38g	9.22g	5%
Protein	16.37g	18.17g	4%
Phosphorus	97mg	125mg	4%
Calories	311kcal	251kcal	3%
Vitamin B3	2.673mg	3.03mg	2%
Carbs	3.05g	0.47g	1%
Calcium	18mg	8mg	1%
Potassium	163mg	145mg	1%
Folate	3µg	6µg	1%
Choline	72.2mg	69.2mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	5.3g	7.2g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	190kcal	138kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	32g	40g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.5	1.6	N/A
Net carbs	3.05g	0.47g	N/A
Magnesium	11mg	12mg	0%
Vitamin E	0.22mg	0.16mg	0%
Manganese	0.03mg	0.022mg	0%
Vitamin B5	0.44mg	0.42mg	0%
Vitamin K	1.6µg	1.5µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.152mg	0.119mg	0%
Threonine	0.633mg	0.726mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.708mg	0.827mg	0%
Leucine	1.213mg	1.445mg	0%
Lysine	1.262mg	1.536mg	0%
Methionine	0.394mg	0.473mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.598mg	0.718mg	0%
Valine	0.735mg	0.901mg	0%
Histidine	0.52mg	0.58mg	0%