Salami vs. Summer sausage — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between salami and summer sausage?

Salami is higher in selenium, manganese, copper, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, and vitamin B5; however, summer sausage is richer in vitamin A.
Salami's daily need coverage for selenium is 43% more.
Summer sausage contains 31 times less manganese than salami. Salami contains 0.978mg of manganese, while summer sausage contains 0.032mg.
Summer sausage has less sodium.

We used Salami, cooked, beef, and pork and Sausage, summer, pork, and beef, sticks, with cheddar cheese 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

Summer sausage

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+46.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+53.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+410%
Contains more ZincZinc	+30.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+2956.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+317.3%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+440%
Contains more IronIron	+44.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-14.8%

~equal in Phosphorus ~178mg

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

Summer sausage

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+233.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+47.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+123.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+108.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+58%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+253.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+13.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+133.3%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	31.3µg	7.5µg	43%
Manganese	0.978mg	0.032mg	41%
Copper	0.357mg	0.07mg	32%
Vitamin A	0µg	225µg	25%
Vitamin B6	0.459mg	0.13mg	25%
Vitamin B3	6.053mg	2.9mg	20%
Fats	25.9g	37.91g	18%
Choline	93.5mg		17%
Vitamin B2	0.357mg	0.16mg	15%
Sodium	1740mg	1483mg	11%
Vitamin B1	0.367mg	0.249mg	10%
Iron	1.56mg	2.26mg	9%
Vitamin B5	1.201mg	0.76mg	9%
Vitamin B12	1.52µg	1.73µg	9%
Calcium	15mg	81mg	7%
Zinc	2.93mg	2.25mg	6%
Monounsaturated fat	11.127g	13.68g	6%
Calories	336kcal	426kcal	5%
Protein	21.85g	19.43g	5%
Saturated fat	9.316g	10.47g	5%
Vitamin D*	41 IU	12 IU	4%
Vitamin D	1µg	0.3µg	4%
Potassium	316mg	206mg	3%
Vitamin K	3.2µg		3%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.529g	3.02g	3%
Phosphorus	191mg	178mg	2%
Magnesium	19mg	13mg	1%
Fiber	0g	0.2g	1%
Vitamin E	0.22mg		1%
Folate	3µg	7µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	6.5g	4.6g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	154kcal	219kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	30g	23g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.5	1.6	N/A
Net carbs	2.4g	1.62g	N/A
Carbs	2.4g	1.82g	0%
Cholesterol	89mg	89mg	0%
Sugar	0.96g	0.12g	N/A
Trans fat	0.586g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.114mg	0.15mg	0%
Threonine	0.521mg	0.54mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.675mg	0.62mg	0%
Leucine	0.929mg	1.1mg	0%
Lysine	1.107mg	1.16mg	0%
Methionine	0.301mg	0.36mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.481mg	0.56mg	0%
Valine	0.668mg	0.69mg	0%
Histidine	0.359mg	0.47mg	0%
Omega-3 - ALA	0.126g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.084g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	2.104g		N/A