Cocktail sauce vs. Barbecue sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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Differences between cocktail sauce and barbecue sauce
- Cocktail sauce is higher than barbecue sauce in vitamin C.
- Cocktail sauce's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 12% higher.
- Cocktail sauce has 9 times more folate than barbecue sauce. While cocktail sauce has 17µg of folate, barbecue sauce has only 2µg.
- Cocktail sauce has less sugar.
The food types used in this comparison are Sauce, cocktail, ready-to-serve and Sauce, barbecue.
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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.
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +30.8% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +33.2% |
Contains more IronIron | +29.7% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +54.2% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +123.5% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +50% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +17.5% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +69.2% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +26.9% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +1833.3% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +63.6% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +35% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +37.4% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +144.4% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +750% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +54.9% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +19.1% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +141.2% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Fructose | 14.17g | 18% | |
Vitamin C | 11.6mg | 0.6mg | 12% |
Copper | 0.111mg | 0.072mg | 4% |
Folate | 17µg | 2µg | 4% |
Carbs | 28.22g | 40.77g | 4% |
Fiber | 1.8g | 0.9g | 4% |
Calories | 124kcal | 172kcal | 2% |
Vitamin K | 4.4µg | 1.8µg | 2% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.068mg | 0.164mg | 2% |
Selenium | 2.2µg | 1.3µg | 2% |
Sodium | 983mg | 1027mg | 2% |
Zinc | 0.38mg | 0.17mg | 2% |
Vitamin E | 1.08mg | 0.8mg | 2% |
Iron | 0.83mg | 0.64mg | 2% |
Potassium | 309mg | 232mg | 2% |
Calcium | 26mg | 33mg | 1% |
Phosphorus | 30mg | 20mg | 1% |
Vitamin A | 18µg | 11µg | 1% |
Protein | 1.36g | 0.82g | 1% |
Manganese | 0.148mg | 0.126mg | 1% |
Fats | 1.05g | 0.63g | 1% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.047mg | 0.056mg | 1% |
Vitamin B3 | 0.82mg | 0.597mg | 1% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0g | 0.101g | 1% |
Choline | 11mg | 7.1mg | 1% |
Magnesium | 17mg | 13mg | 1% |
Net carbs | 26.42g | 39.87g | N/A |
Sugar | 11.83g | 33.24g | N/A |
Starch | 0.35g | 0% | |
Vitamin B1 | 0.021mg | 0.023mg | 0% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.08mg | 0.075mg | 0% |
Saturated fat | 0g | 0.045g | 0% |
Monounsaturated fat | 0g | 0.082g | 0% |
Omega-3 - ALA | 0.021g | N/A | |
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid | 0.001g | N/A | |
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid | 0.08g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
1.36 g
Fats:
1.05 g
Carbs:
28.22 g
Water:
65.67 g
Other:
3.7 g
Protein:
0.82 g
Fats:
0.63 g
Carbs:
40.77 g
Water:
54.71 g
Other:
3.07 g
Contains more ProteinProtein | +65.9% |
Contains more FatsFats | +66.7% |
Contains more WaterWater | +20% |
Contains more OtherOther | +20.5% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +44.5% |