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Chewing gum vs. Salsa — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between chewing gum and salsa

  • Chewing gum contains less iron, vitamin B6, vitamin A, copper, potassium, and vitamin B3 than salsa.
  • Salsa's daily need coverage for iron is 28% higher.
  • Salsa contains 2 times less fiber than chewing gum. Chewing gum contains 2.4g of fiber, while salsa contains 1.4g.
  • The amount of sodium in chewing gum is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are Chewing gum and USDA Commodity, salsa.

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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% 0% 0.18% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0.13% 0% 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 less SodiumSodium -99.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +50%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +13400%
Contains more IronIron +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
~equal in Manganese ~mg

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% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
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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 CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chewing gum Salsa DV% diff.
Carbs 96.7g 7g 30%
Iron 0mg 2.24mg 28%
Sodium 1mg 430mg 19%
Calories 360kcal 36kcal 16%
Copper 0mg 0.096mg 11%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.149mg 11%
Potassium 2mg 270mg 8%
Vitamin B3 0mg 1.08mg 7%
Folate 0µg 19µg 5%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.05mg 4%
Magnesium 0mg 16mg 4%
Fiber 2.4g 1.4g 4%
Vitamin C 0mg 4mg 4%
Phosphorus 0mg 30mg 4%
Protein 0g 1.5g 3%
Vitamin A 0µg 28µg 3%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.03mg 2%
Zinc 0mg 0.17mg 2%
Calcium 0mg 12mg 1%
Fats 0.3g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 94.3g 5.6g N/A
Sugar 66.08g N/A
Selenium 0.6µg 0.4µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.042g 0.029g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.079g 0.016g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.137g 0.107g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
97% 3%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 96.7 g
Water: 2.6 g
Other: 0.4 g
Salsa
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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 +50%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1281.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +3350%
Contains more OtherOther +300%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
16% 31% 53%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.042 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.079 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.137 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 +393.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +28%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -31%

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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. Chewing gum - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168771/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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