Piller’s kolbassa versus Mastro salami: Both have too much salt but the one with less fat is the better choice | Toronto Star

When entertaining, a platter of meat is a favourite of guests and easy to throw together. Both salami and kolbassa are smoked meats with excess sodium and should be eaten only on an occasional basis, but the extra lean ham kolbassa is a better choice. The kolbassa is made with lean pork, giving you fewer calories, less sodium and only one quarter of the fat.

Pick:

Piller’s extra lean ham kolbassa

per 100 g

Calories: 140

Fat: 7 g

Sodium: 880 mg

Skip:

Mastro hot salametti salami

per 100 g

Calories: 367

Fat: 27 g

Sodium: 1,700 mg

Equivalent in fat to 4 medium slices of ham and pineapple pizza from Domino’s Pizza (30 g).

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