Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
oatmeal
versus
cooked
sausage
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in oatmeal and sausage:
Both sausage and oatmeal are high in calories. Oatmeal has 13% more calories than sausage - sausage has 324 calories per 100 grams and oatmeal has 367 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, oatmeal is lighter in protein, much heavier in carbs and much lighter in fat compared to sausage per calorie. Oatmeal has a macronutrient ratio of 17:69:15 and for sausage, 23:2:75 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Oatmeal | Sausage | |
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Protein | 17% | 23% |
Carbohydrates | 69% | 2% |
Fat | 15% | 75% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Oatmeal is high in carbohydrates and sausage has 97% less carbohydrates than oatmeal - sausage has 1.9g of total carbs per 100 grams and oatmeal has 67g of carbohydrates.
Oatmeal is an excellent source of dietary fiber and it has more dietary fiber than sausage - oatmeal has 9.8g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and sausage does not contain significant amounts.
Sausage and oatmeal contain similar amounts of sugar - sausage has 1.4g of sugar per 100 grams and oatmeal has 1g of sugar.
Both sausage and oatmeal are high in protein. Sausage has 15% more protein than oatmeal - sausage has 18.4g of protein per 100 grams and oatmeal has 16g of protein.
Sausage is high in saturated fat and oatmeal has 88% less saturated fat than sausage - sausage has 9g of saturated fat per 100 grams and oatmeal has 1.1g of saturated fat.
Both sausage and oatmeal are low in trans fat - sausage has 0.1g of trans fat per 100 grams and oatmeal does not contain significant amounts.
Oatmeal has less cholesterol than sausage - sausage has 81mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and oatmeal does not contain significant amounts.
Sausage has more Vitamin A than oatmeal - sausage has 10ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and oatmeal does not contain significant amounts.
Sausage has more Vitamin D than oatmeal - sausage has 41iu of Vitamin D per 100 grams and oatmeal does not contain significant amounts.
Sausage and oatmeal contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - sausage has 0.25mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and oatmeal has 0.47mg of Vitamin E.
Sausage and oatmeal contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - sausage has 3.4ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and oatmeal does not contain significant amounts.
Oatmeal has more thiamin and folate, however, sausage contains more niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and Vitamin B12. Both oatmeal and sausage contain significant amounts of riboflavin.
Oatmeal | Sausage | |
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Thiamin | 0.73 MG | 0.346 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.14 MG | 0.263 MG |
Niacin | 0.78 MG | 6.279 MG |
Pantothenic acid | ~ | 0.838 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.12 MG | 0.371 MG |
Folate | 32 UG | 4 UG |
Vitamin B12 | ~ | 0.9 UG |
Oatmeal is a great source of calcium and it has 300% more calcium than sausage - sausage has 13mg of calcium per 100 grams and oatmeal has 52mg of calcium.
Oatmeal is an excellent source of iron and it has 236% more iron than sausage - sausage has 1.3mg of iron per 100 grams and oatmeal has 4.2mg of iron.
Both sausage and oatmeal are high in potassium. Sausage is very similar to sausage for potassium - sausage has 339mg of potassium per 100 grams and oatmeal has 350mg of potassium.
The comparison below is by common portions, e.g. cups, packages. You can also see a more concrete comparison by weight at equal weight (by grams) comparison.
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