Salami vs. Lamb loin — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between salami and lamb loin

Salami is richer in manganese, vitamin B6, copper, vitamin B1, selenium, vitamin B5, and vitamin B2, yet lamb loin is richer in vitamin B12 and iron.
Daily need coverage for sodium for salami is 73% higher.
Salami contains 49 times more manganese than lamb loin. Salami contains 0.978mg of manganese, while lamb loin contains 0.02mg.
Lamb loin contains less sodium.
Lamb loin has a lower glycemic index than salami.

Food types used in this article are Salami, cooked, beef, and pork and Lamb, domestic, loin, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked, roasted.

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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.

Salami

Lamb loin

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+28.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+200%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+4790%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+27.2%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+21.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+20%
Contains more IronIron	+35.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+16.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-96.3%

~equal in Phosphorus ~180mg

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

Lamb loin

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+900%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+100%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+267%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+48.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+84.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+317.3%

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+17.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+45.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+46.9%
Contains more FolateFolate	+533.3%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Sodium	1740mg	64mg	73%
Manganese	0.978mg	0.02mg	42%
Vitamin B12	1.52µg	2.21µg	29%
Vitamin B6	0.459mg	0.11mg	27%
Copper	0.357mg	0.119mg	26%
Vitamin B1	0.367mg	0.1mg	22%
Selenium	31.3µg	24.6µg	12%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	2.104g		12%
Vitamin B5	1.201mg	0.65mg	11%
Vitamin B2	0.357mg	0.24mg	9%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.126g		8%
Iron	1.56mg	2.12mg	7%
Vitamin B3	6.053mg	7.1mg	7%
Vitamin D*	41 IU	2 IU	5%
Vitamin D	1µg	0.1µg	5%
Fats	25.9g	23.59g	4%
Zinc	2.93mg	3.41mg	4%
Folate	3µg	19µg	4%
Saturated fat	9.316g	10.24g	4%
Monounsaturated fat	11.127g	9.68g	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.529g	1.87g	4%
Cholesterol	89mg	95mg	2%
Potassium	316mg	246mg	2%
Phosphorus	191mg	180mg	2%
Calories	336kcal	309kcal	1%
Protein	21.85g	22.55g	1%
Carbs	2.4g	0g	1%
Magnesium	19mg	23mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.22mg	0.11mg	1%
Vitamin K	3.2µg	4.7µg	1%
Choline	93.5mg	88.4mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	6.5g	7.3g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	154kcal	137kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	30g	32g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.5	1.1	N/A
Net carbs	2.4g	0g	N/A
Calcium	15mg	18mg	0%
Sugar	0.96g	0g	N/A
Trans fat	0.586g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.114mg	0.264mg	0%
Threonine	0.521mg	0.965mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.675mg	1.088mg	0%
Leucine	0.929mg	1.754mg	0%
Lysine	1.107mg	1.991mg	0%
Methionine	0.301mg	0.579mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.481mg	0.918mg	0%
Valine	0.668mg	1.217mg	0%
Histidine	0.359mg	0.714mg	0%
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)	0.084g		N/A