Salami vs. Pork loin — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are salami and pork loin different?

Salami is higher in manganese, vitamin B12, copper, zinc, iron, vitamin B5, and vitamin B3; however, pork loin is richer in vitamin B1.
Daily need coverage for sodium for salami is 73% higher.
Salami contains 89 times more manganese than pork loin. While salami contains 0.978mg of manganese, pork loin contains only 0.011mg.
Pork loin has less sodium.
Pork loin has a lower glycemic index (0) than salami (28).

Salami, cooked, beef, and pork and Pork, fresh, loin, whole, separable lean, and fat, raw are the varieties used 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 loin

Contains more IronIron	+97.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+537.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+68.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+8790.9%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+10.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+20%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+12.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-97.1%

~equal in Phosphorus ~197mg

~equal in Selenium ~33.2µg

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 loin

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+100%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+44%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+32.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+66.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+186.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+200%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+145.5%

~equal in Vitamin E ~0.21mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.472mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Sodium	1740mg	50mg	73%
Vitamin B1	0.367mg	0.901mg	45%
Manganese	0.978mg	0.011mg	42%
Vitamin B12	1.52µg	0.53µg	41%
Copper	0.357mg	0.056mg	33%
Saturated fat	9.316g	4.36g	23%
Fats	25.9g	12.58g	20%
Monounsaturated fat	11.127g	5.61g	14%
Zinc	2.93mg	1.74mg	11%
Iron	1.56mg	0.79mg	10%
Vitamin B5	1.201mg	0.723mg	10%
Cholesterol	89mg	63mg	9%
Vitamin B3	6.053mg	4.58mg	9%
Vitamin B2	0.357mg	0.248mg	8%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.529g	1.34g	8%
Calories	336kcal	198kcal	7%
Protein	21.85g	19.74g	4%
Choline	93.5mg	69.7mg	4%
Vitamin D*	41 IU	21 IU	3%
Vitamin D	1µg	0.5µg	3%
Selenium	31.3µg	33.2µg	3%
Vitamin K	3.2µg	0µg	3%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.6mg	1%
Carbs	2.4g	0g	1%
Potassium	316mg	356mg	1%
Phosphorus	191mg	197mg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.459mg	0.472mg	1%
Folate	3µg	1µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	6.5g	10g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	154kcal	100kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	30g	51g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.5	1.6	N/A
Net carbs	2.4g	0g	N/A
Magnesium	19mg	21mg	0%
Calcium	15mg	18mg	0%
Sugar	0.96g	0g	N/A
Vitamin A	0µg	2µg	0%
Vitamin E	0.22mg	0.21mg	0%
Trans fat	0.586g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.114mg	0.244mg	0%
Threonine	0.521mg	0.891mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.675mg	0.91mg	0%
Leucine	0.929mg	1.572mg	0%
Lysine	1.107mg	1.766mg	0%
Methionine	0.301mg	0.514mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.481mg	0.785mg	0%
Valine	0.668mg	1.064mg	0%
Histidine	0.359mg	0.77mg	0%
Omega-3 - ALA	0.126g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.084g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	2.104g		N/A