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Beetroot vs. Barbecue sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between beetroot and barbecue sauce

  • Beetroot is richer in folate, manganese, and fiber, while barbecue sauce is higher in vitamin E.
  • Barbecue sauce covers your daily sodium needs 41% more than beetroot.
  • Beetroot has 55 times more folate than barbecue sauce. Beetroot has 109µg of folate, while barbecue sauce has 2µg.
  • Beetroot is lower in sugar.

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

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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 16% 4.8% 29% 30% 25% 9.5% 17% 10% 43% 3.8%
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%
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%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +106.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +85.7%
~equal in Copper ~0.072mg

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 16% 0.67% 0.8% 0% 7.8% 9.2% 6.3% 9.3% 15% 0% 0.5% 82% 3.3%
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%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +716.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +34.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +5350%
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%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.164mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Beetroot Barbecue sauce DV% diff.
Sodium 78mg 1027mg 41%
Folate 109µg 2µg 27%
Fructose 14.17g 18%
Carbs 9.56g 40.77g 10%
Manganese 0.329mg 0.126mg 9%
Fiber 2.8g 0.9g 8%
Calories 43kcal 172kcal 6%
Vitamin C 4.9mg 0.6mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.04mg 0.8mg 5%
Phosphorus 40mg 20mg 3%
Potassium 325mg 232mg 3%
Calcium 16mg 33mg 2%
Iron 0.8mg 0.64mg 2%
Magnesium 23mg 13mg 2%
Zinc 0.35mg 0.17mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.334mg 0.597mg 2%
Protein 1.61g 0.82g 2%
Vitamin B1 0.031mg 0.023mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.067mg 0.075mg 1%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 1.8µg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.04mg 0.056mg 1%
Selenium 0.7µg 1.3µg 1%
Fats 0.17g 0.63g 1%
Vitamin A 2µg 11µg 1%
Net carbs 6.76g 39.87g N/A
Sugar 6.76g 33.24g N/A
Copper 0.075mg 0.072mg 0%
Starch 0.35g 0%
Vitamin B5 0.155mg 0.164mg 0%
Choline 6mg 7.1mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.027g 0.045g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.032g 0.082g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.06g 0.101g 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
10% 88%
Protein: 1.61 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 9.56 g
Water: 87.58 g
Other: 1.08 g
41% 55% 3%
Protein: 0.82 g
Fats: 0.63 g
Carbs: 40.77 g
Water: 54.71 g
Other: 3.07 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +96.3%
Contains more WaterWater +60.1%
Contains more FatsFats +270.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +326.5%
Contains more OtherOther +184.3%

Fat Type Comparison

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

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