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Barbecue sauce vs. Beetroot — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between barbecue sauce and beetroot

  • Barbecue sauce is richer in vitamin E, while beetroot is higher in folate, manganese, and fiber.
  • Barbecue sauce covers your daily sodium needs 41% more than beetroot.
  • Barbecue sauce has 20 times more vitamin E than beetroot. Barbecue sauce has 0.8mg of vitamin E, while beetroot has 0.04mg.
  • Beetroot is lower in sodium.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Sauce, barbecue and Beets, raw.

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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 9.3% 9.9% 20% 24% 24% 4.6% 8.6% 134% 16% 7.1%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 4.8% 29% 30% 25% 9.5% 17% 10% 43% 3.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +106.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +85.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +76.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +40.1%
Contains more IronIron +25%
Contains more ZincZinc +105.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +100%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +161.1%
~equal in Copper ~0.075mg

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 2% 3.7% 16% 0% 5.8% 13% 11% 9.8% 17% 0% 4.5% 1.5% 3.9%
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 16% 0.67% 0.8% 0% 7.8% 9.2% 6.3% 9.3% 15% 0% 0.5% 82% 3.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +450%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1900%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +40%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +78.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +11.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +800%
Contains more CholineCholine +18.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +716.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +34.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +5350%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.155mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Barbecue sauce Beetroot DV% diff.
Sodium 1027mg 78mg 41%
Folate 2µg 109µg 27%
Fructose 14.17g 18%
Carbs 40.77g 9.56g 10%
Manganese 0.126mg 0.329mg 9%
Fiber 0.9g 2.8g 8%
Calories 172kcal 43kcal 6%
Vitamin C 0.6mg 4.9mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.8mg 0.04mg 5%
Phosphorus 20mg 40mg 3%
Potassium 232mg 325mg 3%
Calcium 33mg 16mg 2%
Iron 0.64mg 0.8mg 2%
Magnesium 13mg 23mg 2%
Zinc 0.17mg 0.35mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.597mg 0.334mg 2%
Protein 0.82g 1.61g 2%
Vitamin B1 0.023mg 0.031mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.075mg 0.067mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.8µg 0.2µg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.056mg 0.04mg 1%
Selenium 1.3µg 0.7µg 1%
Fats 0.63g 0.17g 1%
Vitamin A 11µg 2µg 1%
Net carbs 39.87g 6.76g N/A
Sugar 33.24g 6.76g N/A
Copper 0.072mg 0.075mg 0%
Starch 0.35g 0%
Vitamin B5 0.164mg 0.155mg 0%
Choline 7.1mg 6mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.045g 0.027g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.082g 0.032g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.101g 0.06g 0%
Tryptophan 0.019mg 0%
Threonine 0.047mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.048mg 0%
Leucine 0.068mg 0%
Lysine 0.058mg 0%
Methionine 0.018mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.046mg 0%
Valine 0.056mg 0%
Histidine 0.021mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.021g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.08g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
41% 55% 3%
Protein: 0.82 g
Fats: 0.63 g
Carbs: 40.77 g
Water: 54.71 g
Other: 3.07 g
10% 88%
Protein: 1.61 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 9.56 g
Water: 87.58 g
Other: 1.08 g
Contains more FatsFats +270.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +326.5%
Contains more OtherOther +184.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +96.3%
Contains more WaterWater +60.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
20% 36% 44%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.045 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.082 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.101 g
23% 27% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.027 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.032 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.06 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +156.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +68.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -40%

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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. Barbecue sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174523/nutrients
  2. Beetroot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169145/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.