Baby food vs. Salsa — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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Summary of differences between baby food and salsa
- Salsa has less iron, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, calcium, phosphorus, selenium, copper, fiber, and zinc than baby food.
- Baby food covers your daily need for iron, 566% more than salsa.
- Baby food has 91 times more vitamin B2 than salsa. While baby food has 2.717mg of vitamin B2, salsa has only 0.03mg.
These are the specific foods used in this comparison Babyfood, cereal, mixed, dry fortified and USDA Commodity, salsa.
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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.
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +525% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +6008.3% |
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +61.9% |
| Contains more IronIron | +2020.5% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +247.9% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +1311.8% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +1206.7% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -99.3% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +6375% |
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.
| Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +4776% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +8956.7% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +3114.3% |
| Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +26.8% |
| Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +126.3% |
| Contains more CholineCholine | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +73.9% |
| Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +2700% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
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DV% diff. |
| Iron | 47.5mg | 2.24mg | 566% |
| Vitamin B3 | 34.714mg | 1.08mg | 210% |
| Vitamin B2 | 2.717mg | 0.03mg | 207% |
| Vitamin B1 | 2.438mg | 0.05mg | 199% |
| Calcium | 733mg | 12mg | 72% |
| Phosphorus | 392mg | 30mg | 52% |
| Selenium | 25.9µg | 0.4µg | 46% |
| Copper | 0.334mg | 0.096mg | 26% |
| Vitamin E | 3.68mg | 25% | |
| Fiber | 7.5g | 1.4g | 24% |
| Carbs | 73.4g | 7g | 22% |
| Vitamin B5 | 1.074mg | 21% | |
| Protein | 12.2g | 1.5g | 21% |
| Magnesium | 100mg | 16mg | 20% |
| Zinc | 2.4mg | 0.17mg | 20% |
| Sodium | 3mg | 430mg | 19% |
| Calories | 379kcal | 36kcal | 17% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 1.697g | 0.107g | 11% |
| Folate | 43µg | 19µg | 6% |
| Fats | 4.4g | 0.2g | 6% |
| Potassium | 437mg | 270mg | 5% |
| Choline | 23.2mg | 4% | |
| Vitamin A | 1µg | 28µg | 3% |
| Saturated fat | 0.769g | 0.029g | 3% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 1.206g | 0.016g | 3% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.189mg | 0.149mg | 3% |
| Vitamin C | 2.3mg | 4mg | 2% |
| Vitamin K | 1.5µg | 1% | |
| Net carbs | 65.9g | 5.6g | N/A |
| Sugar | 0.87g | N/A | |
| Tryptophan | 0.158mg | 0% | |
| Threonine | 0.4mg | 0% | |
| Isoleucine | 0.477mg | 0% | |
| Leucine | 1.041mg | 0% | |
| Lysine | 0.404mg | 0% | |
| Methionine | 0.24mg | 0% | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.672mg | 0% | |
| Valine | 0.653mg | 0% | |
| Histidine | 0.286mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +713.3% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +2100% |
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +948.6% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +106.3% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +1238.8% |
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +7437.5% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +1486% |
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -96.2% |
