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Almonds vs. Salsa — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are almonds and salsa different?

  • Almonds have more copper, vitamin B2, phosphorus, magnesium, fiber, zinc, calcium, and iron than salsa.
  • Daily need coverage for copper for almonds is 104% higher.
  • Almonds contain 131 times more saturated fat than salsa. While almonds contain 3.802g of saturated fat, salsa contains only 0.029g.

Nuts, almonds and USDA Commodity, salsa are the varieties used 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.
Almonds
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 193% 81% 65% 139% 344% 85% 206% 0.13% 284% 22%
Salsa
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 3.6% 24% 84% 32% 4.6% 13% 56% 0% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1587.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2141.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +171.5%
Contains more IronIron +65.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +974%
Contains more ZincZinc +1735.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1503.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +925%

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 513% 0% 51% 263% 68% 28% 32% 0% 0% 33% 28%
Salsa
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 13% 9.3% 0% 0% 13% 6.9% 20% 0% 34% 0% 0% 14% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +310%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +3693.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +235%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +131.6%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.149mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Almonds Salsa DV% diff.
Vitamin E 25.63mg 171%
Copper 1.031mg 0.096mg 104%
Manganese 2.179mg 95%
Vitamin B2 1.138mg 0.03mg 85%
Polyunsaturated fat 12.329g 0.107g 81%
Monounsaturated fat 31.551g 0.016g 79%
Fats 49.93g 0.2g 77%
Phosphorus 481mg 30mg 64%
Magnesium 270mg 16mg 60%
Fiber 12.5g 1.4g 44%
Protein 21.15g 1.5g 39%
Zinc 3.12mg 0.17mg 27%
Calories 579kcal 36kcal 27%
Calcium 269mg 12mg 26%
Sodium 1mg 430mg 19%
Iron 3.71mg 2.24mg 18%
Saturated fat 3.802g 0.029g 17%
Vitamin B3 3.618mg 1.08mg 16%
Potassium 733mg 270mg 14%
Vitamin B1 0.205mg 0.05mg 13%
Vitamin B5 0.471mg 9%
Choline 52.1mg 9%
Selenium 4.1µg 0.4µg 7%
Folate 44µg 19µg 6%
Carbs 21.55g 7g 5%
Vitamin C 0mg 4mg 4%
Vitamin A 0µg 28µg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.137mg 0.149mg 1%
Net carbs 9.05g 5.6g N/A
Sugar 4.35g N/A
Starch 0.72g 0%
Trans fat 0.015g N/A
Tryptophan 0.211mg 0%
Threonine 0.601mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.751mg 0%
Leucine 1.473mg 0%
Lysine 0.568mg 0%
Methionine 0.157mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.132mg 0%
Valine 0.855mg 0%
Histidine 0.539mg 0%
Fructose 0.11g 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.003g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.002g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 12.32g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
21% 50% 22% 4% 3%
Protein: 21.15 g
Fats: 49.93 g
Carbs: 21.55 g
Water: 4.41 g
Other: 2.96 g
Salsa
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7% 90%
Protein: 1.5 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 7 g
Water: 89.7 g
Other: 1.6 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1310%
Contains more FatsFats +24865%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +207.9%
Contains more OtherOther +85%
Contains more WaterWater +1934%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
8% 66% 26%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.802 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 31.551 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 12.329 g
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19% 11% 70%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.029 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.016 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.107 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +197093.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +11422.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.2%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Almonds - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170567/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.