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Chinese cuisine vs. Salsa — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between chinese cuisine and salsa

  • Chinese cuisine has more vitamin B12, vitamin A, zinc, selenium, vitamin C, phosphorus, and folate, while salsa has more iron and copper.
  • Chinese cuisine's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 20% higher.
  • Salsa contains 34 times less saturated fat than chinese cuisine. Chinese cuisine contains 0.978g of saturated fat, while salsa contains 0.029g.

The food types used in this comparison are Restaurant, Chinese, beef, and vegetables 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 11% 6.6% 18% 42% 16% 41% 33% 53% 19% 37%
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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 CalciumCalcium +83.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +782.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +153.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1575%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +32.4%
Contains more IronIron +101.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +95.9%
~equal in Magnesium ~16mg
~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 39% 21% 16% 1.5% 8.3% 13% 25% 27% 37% 60% 128% 34% 19%
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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 +190%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +125%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +83.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +22.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +136.8%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +51.5%
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.149mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chinese cuisine Salsa DV% diff.
Vitamin K 51.3µg 43%
Vitamin B12 0.48µg 0µg 20%
Iron 1.11mg 2.24mg 14%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.13g 0.107g 13%
Zinc 1.5mg 0.17mg 12%
Selenium 6.7µg 0.4µg 11%
Protein 7.08g 1.5g 11%
Vitamin B5 0.443mg 9%
Fats 5.3g 0.2g 8%
Vitamin C 11.6mg 4mg 8%
Folate 45µg 19µg 7%
Phosphorus 76mg 30mg 7%
Choline 34.5mg 6%
Manganese 0.147mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.82mg 5%
Cholesterol 14mg 0mg 5%
Copper 0.049mg 0.096mg 5%
Saturated fat 0.978g 0.029g 4%
Vitamin A 63µg 28µg 4%
Monounsaturated fat 1.217g 0.016g 3%
Calories 105kcal 36kcal 3%
Potassium 204mg 270mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.055mg 0.03mg 2%
Vitamin B3 1.32mg 1.08mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.161mg 0.149mg 1%
Calcium 22mg 12mg 1%
Fructose 0.55g 1%
Vitamin D 0.1µg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.033mg 0.05mg 1%
Starch 1.82g 1%
Sodium 409mg 430mg 1%
Carbs 7.29g 7g 0%
Net carbs 5.79g 5.6g N/A
Vitamin D 3IU 0%
Magnesium 15mg 16mg 0%
Sugar 2.41g N/A
Fiber 1.5g 1.4g 0%
Trans fat 0.058g N/A
Tryptophan 0.083mg 0%
Threonine 0.313mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.314mg 0%
Leucine 0.525mg 0%
Lysine 0.552mg 0%
Methionine 0.158mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.317mg 0%
Valine 0.327mg 0%
Histidine 0.207mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.004g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.001g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.264g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.005g 0g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid 0.004g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.002g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 1.803g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
7% 5% 7% 79%
Protein: 7.08 g
Fats: 5.3 g
Carbs: 7.29 g
Water: 78.82 g
Other: 1.51 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 ProteinProtein +372%
Contains more FatsFats +2550%
Contains more WaterWater +13.8%
~equal in Carbs ~7g
~equal in Other ~1.6g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
23% 28% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.978 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.217 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.13 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 +7506.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1890.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97%

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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. Chinese cuisine - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168072/nutrients

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

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