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Beetroot vs. Sweet and sour — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between beetroot and sweet and sour

  • Beetroot is richer in folate, fiber, iron, and potassium, while sweet, and sour is higher in manganese.
  • Beetroot covers your daily folate needs 25% more than sweet and sour.
  • Beetroot has 28 times more fiber than sweet and sour. Beetroot has 2.8g of fiber, while sweet, and sour has 0.1g.
  • Beetroot is lower in sugar.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Beets, raw and Sauce, sweet, and sour, ready-to-serve.

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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 5.7% 3% 8.7% 7.9% 26% 2.5% 3% 48% 99% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +187.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +60%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +228.3%
Contains more IronIron +281%
Contains more ZincZinc +288.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +471.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -79%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +75%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +131.3%
~equal in Copper ~0.079mg

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 29% 0.33% 0.2% 0% 12% 4.4% 3.5% 5.6% 12% 0% 0.5% 6% 1.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +100%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +300%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +110.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +78.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +66.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +26.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +1262.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +150%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +77.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +54.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0.2µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Beetroot Sweet and sour DV% diff.
Folate 109µg 8µg 25%
Manganese 0.329mg 0.761mg 19%
Sodium 78mg 371mg 13%
Fiber 2.8g 0.1g 11%
Carbs 9.56g 38.22g 10%
Iron 0.8mg 0.21mg 7%
Potassium 325mg 99mg 7%
Phosphorus 40mg 7mg 5%
Calories 43kcal 150kcal 5%
Magnesium 23mg 8mg 4%
Vitamin C 4.9mg 8.7mg 4%
Protein 1.61g 0.27g 3%
Zinc 0.35mg 0.09mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.04mg 0.019mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.067mg 0.053mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.155mg 0.093mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.334mg 0.187mg 1%
Choline 6mg 2.4mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.031mg 0.048mg 1%
Selenium 0.7µg 0.4µg 1%
Calcium 16mg 10mg 1%
Fats 0.17g 0.02g 0%
Net carbs 6.76g 38.12g N/A
Sugar 6.76g 18.75g N/A
Copper 0.075mg 0.079mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.04mg 0.01mg 0%
Vitamin A 2µg 1µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 0.2µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.027g 0g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.032g 0g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.06g 0g 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%

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
38% 60%
Protein: 0.27 g
Fats: 0.02 g
Carbs: 38.22 g
Water: 60.27 g
Other: 1.22 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +496.3%
Contains more FatsFats +750%
Contains more WaterWater +45.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +299.8%
Contains more OtherOther +13%

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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. Sweet and sour - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174066/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.