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Blue cheese dressing vs. Cocktail sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between blue cheese dressing and cocktail sauce

  • Blue cheese dressing has more vitamin K, vitamin E, and vitamin B12; however, cocktail sauce is richer in vitamin C, copper, iron, and potassium.
  • Blue cheese dressing covers your daily vitamin K needs 68% more than cocktail sauce.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Salad dressing, blue or roquefort cheese dressing, commercial, regular and Sauce, cocktail, 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 5.7% 11% 7.8% 3.4% 3% 5.7% 32% 84% 0.78% 5.5%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 12% 7.8% 27% 31% 37% 10% 13% 128% 19% 12%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +42.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +146.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -34.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +112.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +251.1%
Contains more IronIron +822.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +1133.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +81%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2366.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +120%

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% 4.7% 86% 1.5% 2.5% 23% 1.9% 23% 8.5% 34% 215% 3.8% 9.8%
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 39% 6% 22% 0% 5.3% 11% 15% 4.1% 18% 0% 11% 13% 6%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +296.3%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +112.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +470.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1852.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +62.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1557.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +28.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +110%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +720%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +116.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +240%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Blue cheese dressing Cocktail sauce DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 27.545g 0g 184%
Fats 51.1g 1.05g 77%
Vitamin K 85.9µg 4.4µg 68%
Saturated fat 8.275g 0g 38%
Monounsaturated fat 13.279g 0g 33%
Vitamin E 4.28mg 1.08mg 21%
Calories 484kcal 124kcal 18%
Sodium 642mg 983mg 15%
Vitamin C 0.7mg 11.6mg 12%
Vitamin B12 0.27µg 0µg 11%
Copper 0.009mg 0.111mg 11%
Cholesterol 31mg 0mg 10%
Iron 0.09mg 0.83mg 9%
Carbs 4.77g 28.22g 8%
Potassium 88mg 309mg 7%
Fiber 0.4g 1.8g 6%
Phosphorus 74mg 30mg 6%
Manganese 0.006mg 0.148mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.388mg 0.068mg 6%
Vitamin B3 0.1mg 0.82mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.1mg 0.047mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.037mg 0.08mg 3%
Folate 5µg 17µg 3%
Zinc 0.21mg 0.38mg 2%
Magnesium 8mg 17mg 2%
Selenium 1µg 2.2µg 2%
Choline 17.9mg 11mg 1%
Vitamin D 0.1µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.01mg 0.021mg 1%
Calcium 37mg 26mg 1%
Protein 1.37g 1.36g 0%
Net carbs 4.37g 26.42g N/A
Vitamin D 3IU 0IU 0%
Sugar 3.48g 11.83g N/A
Vitamin A 14µg 18µg 0%
Trans fat 1.34g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.003g 0g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
51% 5% 40% 3%
Protein: 1.37 g
Fats: 51.1 g
Carbs: 4.77 g
Water: 39.71 g
Other: 3.05 g
28% 66% 4%
Protein: 1.36 g
Fats: 1.05 g
Carbs: 28.22 g
Water: 65.67 g
Other: 3.7 g
Contains more FatsFats +4766.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +491.6%
Contains more WaterWater +65.4%
Contains more OtherOther +21.3%
~equal in Protein ~1.36g

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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. Blue cheese dressing - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173562/nutrients
  2. Cocktail sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174067/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.