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Caesar salad vs. Spread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between caesar salad and spread

  • Caesar salad has more selenium, phosphorus, calcium, iron, vitamin B1, manganese, vitamin B2, and vitamin B3; however, spread is richer in vitamin B12.
  • Caesar salad covers your daily selenium needs 39% more than spread.
  • Spread has 19 times less calcium than caesar salad. Caesar salad has 233mg of calcium, while spread has 12mg.
  • Caesar salad contains less sodium.
  • Caesar salad has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of caesar salad is 50, while the glycemic index of spread is 0.

Specific food types used in this comparison are LITTLE CAESARS 14" Original Round Cheese Pizza, Regular Crust and Sandwich spread, pork, beef.

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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 20% 70% 15% 88% 42% 44% 99% 59% 42% 171%
Spread
Spread
0
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 3.6% 9.7% 30% 43% 28% 25% 132% 3.4% 53%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +250%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1841.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +54.5%
Contains more IronIron +196.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +57.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +291.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -55.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1134.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +223.7%
~equal in Copper ~0.13mg

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% 26% 12% 0% 94% 69% 61% 27% 0% 50% 15% 0% 0%
Spread
Spread
6
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% 8.7% 35% 9% 43% 31% 32% 26% 28% 140% 4% 1.5% 34%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +200%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +119.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +121.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +87.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +268.8%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +185.2%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +180%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.43mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Caesar salad Spread DV% diff.
Selenium 31.4µg 9.7µg 39%
Vitamin B12 0.4µg 1.12µg 30%
Phosphorus 231mg 59mg 25%
Sodium 454mg 1013mg 24%
Calcium 233mg 12mg 22%
Iron 2.34mg 0.79mg 19%
Vitamin B1 0.377mg 0.172mg 17%
Vitamin B2 0.297mg 0.134mg 13%
Manganese 0.321mg 0.026mg 13%
Monounsaturated fat 2.38g 7.584g 13%
Fats 9.54g 17.34g 12%
Protein 13.39g 7.66g 11%
Choline 62.3mg 11%
Starch 25.29g 10%
Vitamin B3 3.237mg 1.73mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.12mg 9%
Saturated fat 4.206g 5.977g 8%
Vitamin E 0.61mg 1.74mg 8%
Carbs 31.5g 11.94g 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.461g 2.565g 7%
Fiber 1.7g 0.2g 6%
Vitamin A 78µg 26µg 6%
Magnesium 28mg 8mg 5%
Cholesterol 24mg 38mg 5%
Zinc 1.61mg 1.02mg 5%
Vitamin K 5.9µg 1.6µg 4%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.6µg 3%
Vitamin D 0IU 22IU 3%
Calories 265kcal 235kcal 2%
Potassium 170mg 110mg 2%
Fructose 1.13g 1%
Folate 2µg 1%
Net carbs 29.8g 11.74g N/A
Sugar 4.02g 0g N/A
Copper 0.126mg 0.13mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.447mg 0.43mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.15mg 0.082mg 0%
Threonine 0.393mg 0.334mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.547mg 0.334mg 0%
Leucine 1.137mg 0.6mg 0%
Lysine 0.523mg 0.663mg 0%
Methionine 0.3mg 0.196mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.717mg 0.301mg 0%
Valine 0.7mg 0.356mg 0%
Histidine 0.36mg 0.279mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.155g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
13% 10% 32% 43% 2%
Protein: 13.39 g
Fats: 9.54 g
Carbs: 31.5 g
Water: 43.39 g
Other: 2.18 g
Spread
Spread
3
8% 17% 12% 60% 3%
Protein: 7.66 g
Fats: 17.34 g
Carbs: 11.94 g
Water: 60.28 g
Other: 2.78 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +74.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +163.8%
Contains more FatsFats +81.8%
Contains more WaterWater +38.9%
Contains more OtherOther +27.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
52% 30% 18%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.206 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.38 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.461 g
Spread
Spread
2
37% 47% 16%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 5.977 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.584 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.565 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -29.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +218.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +75.6%

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. Caesar salad - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172047/nutrients
  2. Spread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174583/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.