Barbecue sauce vs. French dressing — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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Significant differences between barbecue sauce and french dressing
- French dressing is richer than barbecue sauce in vitamin K, copper, vitamin A, and polyunsaturated fat.
- French dressing covers your daily vitamin K needs 13% more than barbecue sauce.
- Barbecue sauce has 3 times more calcium than french dressing. Barbecue sauce has 33mg of calcium, while french dressing has 11mg.
- French dressing is lower in sugar.
Specific food types used in this comparison are Sauce, barbecue and Salad dressing, french dressing, reduced fat.
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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 | +62.5% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +200% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +116.8% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +25% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +14.5% |
Contains more IronIron | +14.1% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +122.2% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +17.6% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -18.4% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +23.1% |
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 B3Vitamin B3 | +27.8% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +36.4% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +77.5% |
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +700% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +145.5% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +25% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +888.9% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.101g | 3.852g | 25% |
Fructose | 14.17g | 18% | |
Fats | 0.63g | 11.52g | 17% |
Vitamin K | 1.8µg | 17.8µg | 13% |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.082g | 4.518g | 11% |
Copper | 0.072mg | 0.16mg | 10% |
Sodium | 1027mg | 838mg | 8% |
Vitamin C | 0.6mg | 4.8mg | 5% |
Saturated fat | 0.045g | 0.842g | 4% |
Potassium | 232mg | 107mg | 4% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.164mg | 0mg | 3% |
Calories | 172kcal | 222kcal | 3% |
Carbs | 40.77g | 31.22g | 3% |
Fiber | 0.9g | 1.5g | 2% |
Vitamin A | 11µg | 27µg | 2% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.075mg | 0.055mg | 2% |
Calcium | 33mg | 11mg | 2% |
Vitamin B3 | 0.597mg | 0.467mg | 1% |
Choline | 7.1mg | 4mg | 1% |
Magnesium | 13mg | 8mg | 1% |
Phosphorus | 20mg | 16mg | 1% |
Selenium | 1.3µg | 1.6µg | 1% |
Manganese | 0.126mg | 0.11mg | 1% |
Vitamin E | 0.8mg | 1mg | 1% |
Iron | 0.64mg | 0.73mg | 1% |
Protein | 0.82g | 0.58g | 0% |
Net carbs | 39.87g | 29.72g | N/A |
Sugar | 33.24g | 16.86g | N/A |
Zinc | 0.17mg | 0.2mg | 0% |
Starch | 0.35g | 0% | |
Vitamin B1 | 0.023mg | 0.024mg | 0% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.056mg | 0.052mg | 0% |
Folate | 2µg | 2µg | 0% |
Tryptophan | 0.003mg | 0% | |
Threonine | 0.014mg | 0% | |
Isoleucine | 0.01mg | 0% | |
Leucine | 0.015mg | 0% | |
Lysine | 0.017mg | 0% | |
Methionine | 0.002mg | 0% | |
Phenylalanine | 0.016mg | 0% | |
Valine | 0.01mg | 0% | |
Histidine | 0.008mg | 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
Protein:
0.82 g
Fats:
0.63 g
Carbs:
40.77 g
Water:
54.71 g
Other:
3.07 g
Protein:
0.58 g
Fats:
11.52 g
Carbs:
31.22 g
Water:
54.28 g
Other:
2.4 g
Contains more ProteinProtein | +41.4% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +30.6% |
Contains more OtherOther | +27.9% |
Contains more FatsFats | +1728.6% |
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Water
~54.28g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
0.045 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
0.082 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
0.101 g
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
0.842 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
4.518 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
3.852 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -94.7% |
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +5409.8% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +3713.9% |