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Food detail / Source: USDA

Chorizo

Category: Meat, fish, seafood or egg

Preparation: Sausage, pork, chorizo, link or ground, cooked, pan-fried, exactly as identified by USDA.

Commonly sold in: Latin America · North America · Europe

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Chorizo — reference photograph

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Amino acids

Rank per 100 g · #1 = highest amount, not a health score. Ranks update with the published catalog.

Calories

Rank 34 of 259 foods with reported data, per 100 g; highest amount first.

346.0 kcal

Protein

Rank 56 of 298 foods with reported data, per 100 g; highest amount first.

19.3 g

Carbohydrates

Rank 233 of 298 foods with reported data, per 100 g; highest amount first.

2.6 g

Fat

Rank 38 of 287 foods with reported data, per 100 g; highest amount first.

28.1 g

Fiber

Not ranked: not reported.

Not reported

Water

Rank 225 of 298 foods with reported data, per 100 g; highest amount first.

46.3 g

Calcium

Rank 134 of 296 foods with reported data, per 100 g; highest amount first.

37.0 mg

Iron

Rank 71 of 273 foods with reported data, per 100 g; highest amount first.

2.3 mg

Magnesium

Rank 118 of 296 foods with reported data, per 100 g; highest amount first.

30.1 mg

Phosphorus

Rank 85 of 297 foods with reported data, per 100 g; highest amount first.

207.0 mg

Potassium

Rank 71 of 296 foods with reported data, per 100 g; highest amount first.

435.0 mg

Sodium

Rank 10 of 271 foods with reported data, per 100 g; highest amount first.

983.0 mg

Thiamin

Rank 18 of 270 foods with reported data, per 100 g; highest amount first.

0.4 mg

Riboflavin

Rank 21 of 262 foods with reported data, per 100 g; highest amount first.

0.4 mg

Niacin

Rank 19 of 274 foods with reported data, per 100 g; highest amount first.

7.1 mg

Vitamin B6

Rank 22 of 271 foods with reported data, per 100 g; highest amount first.

0.6 mg

Folate

Rank 177 of 257 foods with reported data, per 100 g; highest amount first.

10.0 µg

Choline

Rank 11 of 191 foods with reported data, per 100 g; highest amount first.

97.1 mg

Vitamin B12

Rank 40 of 248 foods with reported data, per 100 g; highest amount first.

1.2 µg

Vitamin A

Rank 184 of 249 foods with reported data, per 100 g; highest amount first.

0.0 µg

Vitamin E

Rank 34 of 207 foods with reported data, per 100 g; highest amount first.

1.5 mg

Vitamin K (phylloquinone)

Rank 60 of 209 foods with reported data, per 100 g; highest amount first.

6.0 µg

Vitamin K (menaquinone-4)

Rank 1 of 29 foods with reported data, per 100 g; highest amount first.

16.8 µg

Cholesterol

Rank 13 of 254 foods with reported data, per 100 g; highest amount first.

107.0 mg

USDA composition per 100 g for this preparation. Missing values and results below quantification limits remain unavailable for arithmetic; see USDA for the original limits. These data do not establish a food-specific health benefit.

Amino acids

Not reported

The published source for this food preparation does not report individual amino-acid amounts. This does not mean the food contains no amino acids.

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298 foods · per 100 g

Where does this food rank?

Position 1 has the highest amount. All published foods with data for the same nutrient form are compared using compatible units. Rankings refresh when catalog changes are published; a high position does not mean a food is healthier.

229 nutrients · page 1 of 20

  • 5-methyl tetrahydrofolate (5-MTHF)

    —
    Not reported1 with comparable data

    297 not reported · 0 incompatible units

  • 25-hydroxycholecalciferol

    —
    Not reported2 with comparable data

    296 not reported · 0 incompatible units

  • Alanine

    —
    Not reported198 with comparable data

    100 not reported · 0 incompatible units

  • Alcohol, ethyl

    —
    Not reported203 with comparable data

    95 not reported · 0 incompatible units

  • Amino acids

    —
    Not reported0 with comparable data

    298 not reported · 0 incompatible units

  • Arginine

    —
    Not reported203 with comparable data

    95 not reported · 0 incompatible units

  • Ash

    #34
    3.66 g297 with comparable data

    1 not reported · 0 incompatible units

  • Aspartic acid

    —
    Not reported199 with comparable data

    99 not reported · 0 incompatible units

  • Beta-glucan

    —
    Not reported2 with comparable data

    296 not reported · 0 incompatible units

  • Beta-sitostanol

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    Not reported0 with comparable data

    298 not reported · 0 incompatible units

  • Beta-sitosterol

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    Not reported10 with comparable data

    288 not reported · 0 incompatible units

  • Betaine

    #22
    6.1 mg75 with comparable data

    223 not reported · 0 incompatible units

Unreported values never count as zero. Ties use the stable food identifier. Bars show relative position, not a percentage of recommended intake.

Photograph credits
Chorizo sausage.JPG · Jaydoo · CC BY-SA 3.0. Cropped to a square, resized and converted to WebP.

Reference photograph; not the sample analyzed by USDA.

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