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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 12% 7.8% 27% 31% 37% 10% 13% 128% 19% 12%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 12% 41% 19% 5.3% 6% 12% 49% 32% 1.4% 9.8%
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%
~equal in Magnesium ~17mg

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% 6% 22% 0% 5.3% 11% 15% 4.1% 18% 0% 11% 13% 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 1.3% 4% 9.2% 0% 26% 59% 2.8% 37% 13% 38% 4.5% 3% 4.4%
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 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cocktail sauce Caramel 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
28% 66% 4%
Protein: 1.36 g
Fats: 1.05 g
Carbs: 28.22 g
Water: 65.67 g
Other: 3.7 g
5% 8% 77% 9% 2%
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%

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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. Cocktail sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174067/nutrients
  2. Caramel - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167974/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.