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Barbecue sauce vs. Asparagus — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between barbecue sauce and asparagus

  • Asparagus is higher than barbecue sauce in vitamin K, iron, copper, folate, vitamin A, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, and vitamin C.
  • Barbecue sauce's daily need coverage for sodium is 45% higher.
  • Asparagus has less sodium.

The food types used in this comparison are Sauce, barbecue and Asparagus, 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 10% 7.2% 18% 80% 63% 15% 22% 0.26% 21% 13%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +37.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +14.9%
Contains more IronIron +234.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +162.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +217.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +160%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +25.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +76.9%
~equal in Magnesium ~14mg

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 19% 13% 23% 0% 36% 33% 18% 16% 21% 0% 104% 39% 8.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +833.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +245.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +41.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +521.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +151.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +63.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +67.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +21.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2211.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +2500%
Contains more CholineCholine +125.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Barbecue sauce Asparagus DV% diff.
Sodium 1027mg 2mg 45%
Vitamin K 1.8µg 41.6µg 33%
Iron 0.64mg 2.14mg 19%
Fructose 14.17g 1g 16%
Folate 2µg 52µg 13%
Copper 0.072mg 0.189mg 13%
Carbs 40.77g 3.88g 12%
Vitamin B1 0.023mg 0.143mg 10%
Calories 172kcal 20kcal 8%
Vitamin B2 0.056mg 0.141mg 7%
Vitamin C 0.6mg 5.6mg 6%
Phosphorus 20mg 52mg 5%
Fiber 0.9g 2.1g 5%
Zinc 0.17mg 0.54mg 3%
Vitamin A 11µg 38µg 3%
Protein 0.82g 2.2g 3%
Vitamin E 0.8mg 1.13mg 2%
Choline 7.1mg 16mg 2%
Selenium 1.3µg 2.3µg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.597mg 0.978mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.164mg 0.274mg 2%
Fats 0.63g 0.12g 1%
Potassium 232mg 202mg 1%
Calcium 33mg 24mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.075mg 0.091mg 1%
Manganese 0.126mg 0.158mg 1%
Net carbs 39.87g 1.78g N/A
Magnesium 13mg 14mg 0%
Sugar 33.24g 1.88g N/A
Starch 0.35g 0%
Saturated fat 0.045g 0.04g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.082g 0g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.101g 0.05g 0%
Tryptophan 0.027mg 0%
Threonine 0.084mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.075mg 0%
Leucine 0.128mg 0%
Lysine 0.104mg 0%
Methionine 0.031mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.075mg 0%
Valine 0.115mg 0%
Histidine 0.049mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.021g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.001g 0g 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
2% 4% 93%
Protein: 2.2 g
Fats: 0.12 g
Carbs: 3.88 g
Water: 93.22 g
Other: 0.58 g
Contains more FatsFats +425%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +950.8%
Contains more OtherOther +429.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +168.3%
Contains more WaterWater +70.4%

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
44% 56%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.04 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.05 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +∞%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +102%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -11.1%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
8% 49% 42%
Starch: 0.35 g
Sucrose: 2.68 g
Glucose: 16.39 g
Fructose: 14.17 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
12% 35% 53%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.23 g
Glucose: 0.65 g
Fructose: 1 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +1065.2%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +2421.5%
Contains more FructoseFructose +1317%
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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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. Asparagus - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168389/nutrients

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

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