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Arrowroot vs. Hot sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between arrowroot and hot sauce

  • Arrowroot is higher in folate, iron, phosphorus, copper, potassium, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, and vitamin B6, yet hot sauce is higher in vitamin C.
  • Hot sauce covers your daily sodium needs 114% more than arrowroot.
  • Arrowroot contains 56 times more folate than hot sauce. While arrowroot contains 338µg of folate, hot sauce contains only 6µg.
  • The amount of sodium in arrowroot is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Arrowroot, raw and Sauce, ready-to-serve, pepper or hot.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 18% 1.8% 40% 83% 40% 17% 42% 3.4% 23% 3.8%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 3.6% 2.4% 13% 18% 9.3% 3% 4.7% 345% 6.4% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +400%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +215.3%
Contains more IronIron +362.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +332.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +472.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +790.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +255.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +33.3%

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 6.3% 0.33% 0% 0% 36% 14% 32% 18% 61% 0% 0% 254% 0%
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 249% 2.7% 2.4% 0% 9% 19% 4.8% 6.6% 36% 0% 6% 4.5% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +297.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +566.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +165.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +69.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +5533.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +3836.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +700%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +39%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Arrowroot Hot sauce DV% diff.
Sodium 26mg 2643mg 114%
Folate 338µg 6µg 83%
Vitamin C 1.9mg 74.8mg 81%
Iron 2.22mg 0.48mg 22%
Phosphorus 98mg 11mg 12%
Copper 0.121mg 0.028mg 10%
Vitamin B1 0.143mg 0.036mg 9%
Vitamin B3 1.693mg 0.254mg 9%
Potassium 454mg 144mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.266mg 0.157mg 8%
Protein 4.24g 0.51g 7%
Zinc 0.63mg 0.11mg 5%
Magnesium 25mg 5mg 5%
Manganese 0.174mg 0.049mg 5%
Fiber 1.3g 0.3g 4%
Carbs 13.39g 1.75g 4%
Vitamin B5 0.292mg 0.11mg 4%
Calories 65kcal 11kcal 3%
Vitamin B2 0.059mg 0.082mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.4µg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.092g 0.196g 1%
Selenium 0.7µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 1%
Vitamin A 1µg 8µg 1%
Fats 0.2g 0.37g 0%
Net carbs 12.09g 1.45g N/A
Calcium 6mg 8mg 0%
Sugar 1.26g N/A
Saturated fat 0.039g 0.052g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.004g 0.03g 0%
Tryptophan 0.007mg 0%
Threonine 0.019mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.017mg 0%
Leucine 0.027mg 0%
Lysine 0.023mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.016mg 0%
Valine 0.022mg 0%
Histidine 0.01mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 13% 81%
Protein: 4.24 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 13.39 g
Water: 80.75 g
Other: 1.42 g
2% 90% 7%
Protein: 0.51 g
Fats: 0.37 g
Carbs: 1.75 g
Water: 89.98 g
Other: 7.39 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +731.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +665.1%
Contains more FatsFats +85%
Contains more WaterWater +11.4%
Contains more OtherOther +420.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
29% 3% 68%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.039 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.004 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.092 g
19% 11% 71%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.052 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.03 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.196 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -25%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +650%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +113%

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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. Arrowroot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168490/nutrients
  2. Hot sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174527/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.