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Butterscotch vs. Salsa — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are butterscotch and salsa different?

  • Salsa is higher than butterscotch in iron, vitamin B6, copper, vitamin A, potassium, vitamin B3, and fiber.
  • Salsa covers your daily need for iron, 28% more than butterscotch.
  • Butterscotch contains 71 times more saturated fat than salsa. Butterscotch contains 2.065g of saturated fat, while salsa contains 0.029g.

Candies, butterscotch and USDA Commodity, salsa types were used in this article.

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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 0% 1.2% 0.26% 0.38% 0.33% 2.5% 0.43% 51% 0.13% 3.3%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 3.6% 24% 84% 32% 4.6% 13% 56% 0% 2.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +50%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +200%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +8900%
Contains more IronIron +22300%
Contains more CopperCopper +9500%
Contains more ZincZinc +88.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2900%
~equal in Sodium ~430mg

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 0% 9.3% 1.8% 0% 3% 3.7% 0.04% 0.24% 0% 0% 0.75% 0% 0.44%
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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 13% 9.3% 0% 0% 13% 6.9% 20% 0% 34% 0% 0% 14% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +316.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +87.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +53900%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin A ~28µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Butterscotch Salsa DV% diff.
Iron 0.01mg 2.24mg 28%
Carbs 90.4g 7g 28%
Calories 391kcal 36kcal 18%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.149mg 11%
Copper 0.001mg 0.096mg 11%
Saturated fat 2.065g 0.029g 9%
Potassium 3mg 270mg 8%
Vitamin B3 0.002mg 1.08mg 7%
Fiber 0g 1.4g 6%
Folate 0µg 19µg 5%
Fats 3.3g 0.2g 5%
Magnesium 0mg 16mg 4%
Vitamin C 0mg 4mg 4%
Phosphorus 1mg 30mg 4%
Cholesterol 9mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.012mg 0.05mg 3%
Protein 0.03g 1.5g 3%
Monounsaturated fat 0.845g 0.016g 2%
Sodium 391mg 430mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.09mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.016mg 0.03mg 1%
Zinc 0.09mg 0.17mg 1%
Calcium 4mg 12mg 1%
Net carbs 90.4g 5.6g N/A
Sugar 80.46g N/A
Vitamin A 28µg 28µg 0%
Manganese 0.001mg 0%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.4µg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.004mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0%
Choline 0.8mg 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.122g 0.107g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 90% 5%
Protein: 0.03 g
Fats: 3.3 g
Carbs: 90.4 g
Water: 5.25 g
Other: 1.02 g
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7% 90%
Protein: 1.5 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 7 g
Water: 89.7 g
Other: 1.6 g
Contains more FatsFats +1550%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1191.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +4900%
Contains more WaterWater +1608.6%
Contains more OtherOther +56.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
68% 28% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.065 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.845 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.122 g
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19% 11% 70%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.029 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.016 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.107 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +5181.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +14%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.6%

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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. Butterscotch - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167972/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.