Chorizo vs Pepperoni: Key Differences, Taste & Nutrition Explained


Per 100 g, Chorizo has 341 kcal and Pepperoni has 504 kcal, so Chorizo has 32% fewer calories.

Pepperoni has more fat (46.3 g vs 28.1 g). Chorizo has more carbohydrates (2.63 g vs 1.18 g). Relative to calories, Chorizo is the better protein source (5.66 g vs 3.82 g of protein per 100 kcal).

Chorizo - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition
Chorizo - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Chorizo
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* The % Daily Value (DV) shows how much a nutrient in one serving of food contributes to your total daily diet. A 2000-calorie daily intake is used as a general guideline for nutrition advice.
Pepperoni
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slice (12g)
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* The % Daily Value (DV) shows how much a nutrient in one serving of food contributes to your total daily diet. A 2000-calorie daily intake is used as a general guideline for nutrition advice.

Chorizo vs Pepperoni 100g Compare


per 100g Chorizo Pepperoni
Calories 341 504
Carbohydrates 2.63 g 1.18 g
Fat 28.1 g 46.28 g
Saturated fat 9.45 g 17.71 g
Protein 19.3 g 19.25 g
Water 46.3 g 28.55 g
Calcium 37 mg 19 mg
Iron 2.34 mg 1.33 mg
Magnessium 30 mg 18 mg
Potassium 435 mg 274 mg
Sodium 983 mg 1582 mg
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine) 0.365 mg 0.271 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin) 0.42 mg 0.257 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin) 7.06 mg 4.987 mg
Vitaminium B6 0.554 mg 0.362 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid) 0.01 µg 0.005 µg
Vitaminium E 1.5 mg 1.03 mg
Vitaminium K 0.006 µg 0.006 µg

Less Calories in Chorizo

At first glance, you can see that in chorizo is less calories than in pepperoni.

Chorizo has 341 kcal per 100g and pepperoni 504 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 48%.

In chorizo and in pepperoni most calories came from fat.

See tables below to compare chorizo with pepperoni in details.

Chorizo 100g

341kcal

Calories source

  • 3% CARBS.
  • 23% PROTEIN
  • 74% FAT

Pepperoni 100g

504kcal

Calories source

  • 1% CARBS
  • 15% PROTEIN
  • 84% FAT

About the data

Nutrition values on this page are given per 100 g of the food and are based on the official United States Department of Agriculture FoodData Central database. The exact record used for each food is linked under the tables.

Marcin Piotrowicz – calories-info.com creator · Healthy diet and healthy lifestyle promoter. The information is for general purposes and is not medical or dietary advice.