Salami vs. Pork leg — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between salami and pork leg?

Salami is higher in manganese, vitamin B12, copper, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, vitamin B3, and zinc; however, pork leg is richer in vitamin B1.
Salami's daily need coverage for sodium is 74% more.
Pork leg contains 43 times less manganese than salami. Salami contains 0.978mg of manganese, while pork leg contains 0.023mg.
Pork leg has less sodium.
Pork leg has a lower glycemic index (0) than salami (28).

We used Salami, cooked, beef, and pork and Pork, fresh, leg (ham), whole, separable lean, and fat, raw types in this article.

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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 leg

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+200%
Contains more IronIron	+83.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+449.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+51.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+4152.2%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-97.3%

~equal in Magnesium ~20mg

~equal in Potassium ~315mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~199mg

~equal in Selenium ~29.4µg

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 leg

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+100%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+78.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+32.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+75.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+14.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+141.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+100.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+133.3%

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Sodium	1740mg	47mg	74%
Manganese	0.978mg	0.023mg	42%
Vitamin B12	1.52µg	0.63µg	37%
Copper	0.357mg	0.065mg	32%
Vitamin B1	0.367mg	0.736mg	31%
Choline	93.5mg		17%
Saturated fat	9.316g	6.54g	13%
Vitamin B2	0.357mg	0.2mg	12%
Fats	25.9g	18.87g	11%
Vitamin B5	1.201mg	0.685mg	10%
Protein	21.85g	17.43g	9%
Iron	1.56mg	0.85mg	9%
Zinc	2.93mg	1.93mg	9%
Vitamin B3	6.053mg	4.574mg	9%
Monounsaturated fat	11.127g	8.38g	7%
Calories	336kcal	245kcal	5%
Cholesterol	89mg	73mg	5%
Vitamin B6	0.459mg	0.401mg	4%
Vitamin D*	41 IU	20 IU	3%
Vitamin D	1µg	0.5µg	3%
Selenium	31.3µg	29.4µg	3%
Vitamin K	3.2µg		3%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.529g	2.01g	3%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.7mg	1%
Carbs	2.4g	0g	1%
Calcium	15mg	5mg	1%
Phosphorus	191mg	199mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.22mg		1%
Folate	3µg	7µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	6.5g	7.1g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	154kcal	141kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	30g	41g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.5	1.6	N/A
Net carbs	2.4g	0g	N/A
Magnesium	19mg	20mg	0%
Potassium	316mg	315mg	0%
Sugar	0.96g		N/A
Trans fat	0.586g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.114mg	0.208mg	0%
Threonine	0.521mg	0.776mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.675mg	0.787mg	0%
Leucine	0.929mg	1.376mg	0%
Lysine	1.107mg	1.55mg	0%
Methionine	0.301mg	0.444mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.481mg	0.689mg	0%
Valine	0.668mg	0.931mg	0%
Histidine	0.359mg	0.659mg	0%
Omega-3 - ALA	0.126g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.084g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	2.104g		N/A