Cocktail sauce vs. Caramel — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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A recap on differences between cocktail sauce and caramel
- Cocktail sauce has more vitamin C, copper, and iron; however, caramel is higher in vitamin B2, vitamin B12, phosphorus, calcium, and vitamin B5.
- Cocktail sauce covers your daily sodium needs 32% more than caramel.
- Caramel contains 29 times less vitamin C than cocktail sauce. Cocktail sauce contains 11.6mg of vitamin C, while caramel contains 0.4mg.
- Caramel has less sodium.
Food varieties used in this article are Sauce, cocktail, ready-to-serve and Candies, caramels.
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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 PotassiumPotassium | +44.4% |
Contains more IronIron | +492.9% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +516.7% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +1245.5% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +22.2% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +430.8% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +15.8% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +280% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -75.1% |
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 | +2800% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +50% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +134.8% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +454.1% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +42.9% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +144.4% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +325% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +37.5% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +390.5% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +444.7% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +811.8% |
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +∞% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Sodium | 983mg | 245mg | 32% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0g | 3.478g | 23% |
Carbs | 28.22g | 77g | 16% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.047mg | 0.256mg | 16% |
Calories | 124kcal | 382kcal | 13% |
Vitamin B12 | 0µg | 0.3µg | 13% |
Phosphorus | 30mg | 114mg | 12% |
Vitamin C | 11.6mg | 0.4mg | 12% |
Fats | 1.05g | 8.1g | 11% |
Saturated fat | 0g | 2.476g | 11% |
Calcium | 26mg | 138mg | 11% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.068mg | 0.62mg | 11% |
Copper | 0.111mg | 0.018mg | 10% |
Iron | 0.83mg | 0.14mg | 9% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.021mg | 0.103mg | 7% |
Fiber | 1.8g | 0g | 7% |
Protein | 1.36g | 4.6g | 6% |
Manganese | 0.148mg | 0.011mg | 6% |
Monounsaturated fat | 0g | 1.542g | 4% |
Vitamin E | 1.08mg | 0.46mg | 4% |
Vitamin B3 | 0.82mg | 0.148mg | 4% |
Folate | 17µg | 4µg | 3% |
Potassium | 309mg | 214mg | 3% |
Vitamin K | 4.4µg | 1.8µg | 2% |
Cholesterol | 0mg | 7mg | 2% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.08mg | 0.056mg | 2% |
Choline | 11mg | 8mg | 1% |
Zinc | 0.38mg | 0.44mg | 1% |
Selenium | 2.2µg | 1.8µg | 1% |
Vitamin A | 18µg | 12µg | 1% |
Net carbs | 26.42g | 77g | N/A |
Magnesium | 17mg | 17mg | 0% |
Sugar | 11.83g | 65.5g | N/A |
Tryptophan | 0.06mg | 0% | |
Threonine | 0.192mg | 0% | |
Isoleucine | 0.258mg | 0% | |
Leucine | 0.417mg | 0% | |
Lysine | 0.338mg | 0% | |
Methionine | 0.107mg | 0% | |
Phenylalanine | 0.205mg | 0% | |
Valine | 0.285mg | 0% | |
Histidine | 0.115mg | 0% |
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:
4.6 g
Fats:
8.1 g
Carbs:
77 g
Water:
8.5 g
Other:
1.8 g
Contains more WaterWater | +672.6% |
Contains more OtherOther | +105.6% |
Contains more ProteinProtein | +238.2% |
Contains more FatsFats | +671.4% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +172.9% |