Salami vs. Pork jowl — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between salami and pork jowl

Salami is richer than pork jowl in selenium, manganese, copper, vitamin B12, vitamin B6, vitamin B5, zinc, and phosphorus.
Daily need coverage for saturated fat for pork jowl is 80% higher.
Salami contains 196 times more manganese than pork jowl. Salami contains 0.978mg of manganese, while pork jowl contains 0.005mg.
Pork jowl contains less sodium.
Pork jowl has a lower glycemic index than salami.

Food types used in this article are Salami, cooked, beef, and pork and Pork, fresh, variety meats, and by-products, jowl, raw.

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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.

Salami

Pork jowl

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+533.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+275%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+113.5%
Contains more IronIron	+271.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+792.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+248.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+122.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+19460%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+1986.7%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-98.6%

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.

Salami

Pork jowl

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+51.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+33.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+380.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+410%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+85.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+200%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+31.8%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.386mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Sodium	1740mg	25mg	75%
Saturated fat	9.316g	25.26g	72%
Fats	25.9g	69.61g	67%
Selenium	31.3µg	1.5µg	54%
Monounsaturated fat	11.127g	32.89g	54%
Manganese	0.978mg	0.005mg	42%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.529g	8.11g	37%
Copper	0.357mg	0.04mg	35%
Protein	21.85g	6.38g	31%
Vitamin B12	1.52µg	0.82µg	29%
Vitamin B6	0.459mg	0.09mg	28%
Zinc	2.93mg	0.84mg	19%
Vitamin B5	1.201mg	0.25mg	19%
Choline	93.5mg		17%
Calories	336kcal	655kcal	16%
Phosphorus	191mg	86mg	15%
Iron	1.56mg	0.42mg	14%
Vitamin B2	0.357mg	0.236mg	9%
Vitamin B3	6.053mg	4.535mg	9%
Vitamin D*	41 IU		5%
Vitamin D	1µg		5%
Potassium	316mg	148mg	5%
Magnesium	19mg	3mg	4%
Vitamin K	3.2µg		3%
Vitamin B1	0.367mg	0.386mg	2%
Carbs	2.4g	0g	1%
Calcium	15mg	4mg	1%
Folate	3µg	1µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	6.5g	0.97g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	154kcal	1027kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	30g	15g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.5	1.6	N/A
Net carbs	2.4g	0g	N/A
Cholesterol	89mg	90mg	0%
Sugar	0.96g	0g	N/A
Vitamin A	0µg	3µg	0%
Vitamin E	0.22mg	0.29mg	0%
Trans fat	0.586g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.114mg	0.021mg	0%
Threonine	0.521mg	0.21mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.675mg	0.168mg	0%
Leucine	0.929mg	0.446mg	0%
Lysine	1.107mg	0.528mg	0%
Methionine	0.301mg	0.095mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.481mg	0.239mg	0%
Valine	0.668mg	0.305mg	0%
Histidine	0.359mg	0.072mg	0%
Omega-3 - ALA	0.126g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.084g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	2.104g		N/A