Salami vs. Beef shank — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

What are the differences between salami and beef shank?

Salami is higher in manganese, fats, copper, and vitamin B1; however, beef shank is richer in vitamin B12, zinc, iron, and protein.
Beef shank's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 95% more.
Beef shank contains 49 times less manganese than salami. Salami contains 0.978mg of manganese, while beef shank contains 0.02mg.
Beef shank has less sodium.
Beef shank has a lower glycemic index (0) than salami (28).

We used Salami, cooked, beef, and pork and Beef, shank crosscuts, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked, simmered types in this article.

Infographic

Infographic link

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.

Salami

Beef shank

Contains more CopperCopper	+107.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+4790%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+57.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+113.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+41.5%
Contains more IronIron	+147.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+258%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+37.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-96.3%

~equal in Selenium ~30µg

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.

Salami

Beef shank

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+162.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+70%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+192.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+24.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+149.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+233.3%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~5.89mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	1.52µg	3.79µg	95%
Sodium	1740mg	64mg	73%
Zinc	2.93mg	10.49mg	69%
Manganese	0.978mg	0.02mg	42%
Saturated fat	9.316g	2.29g	32%
Fats	25.9g	6.36g	30%
Iron	1.56mg	3.86mg	29%
Protein	21.85g	33.68g	24%
Copper	0.357mg	0.172mg	21%
Monounsaturated fat	11.127g	2.86g	21%
Vitamin B1	0.367mg	0.14mg	19%
Choline	93.5mg		17%
Vitamin B5	1.201mg	0.41mg	16%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.529g	0.21g	15%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	2.104g		12%
Vitamin B2	0.357mg	0.21mg	11%
Phosphorus	191mg	263mg	10%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.126g		8%
Calories	336kcal	201kcal	7%
Vitamin B6	0.459mg	0.37mg	7%
Vitamin D*	41 IU		5%
Vitamin D	1µg		5%
Cholesterol	89mg	78mg	4%
Potassium	316mg	447mg	4%
Magnesium	19mg	30mg	3%
Vitamin K	3.2µg		3%
Calcium	15mg	32mg	2%
Selenium	31.3µg	30µg	2%
Folate	3µg	10µg	2%
Carbs	2.4g	0g	1%
Vitamin E	0.22mg		1%
Vitamin B3	6.053mg	5.89mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	6.5g	17g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	154kcal	60kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	30g	50g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.5	1.3	N/A
Net carbs	2.4g	0g	N/A
Sugar	0.96g		N/A
Trans fat	0.586g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.114mg	0.377mg	0%
Threonine	0.521mg	1.471mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.675mg	1.514mg	0%
Leucine	0.929mg	2.662mg	0%
Lysine	1.107mg	2.802mg	0%
Methionine	0.301mg	0.862mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.481mg	1.315mg	0%
Valine	0.668mg	1.638mg	0%
Histidine	0.359mg	1.153mg	0%
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)	0.084g		N/A