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Cocktail sauce vs. French dressing — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between cocktail sauce and french dressing

  • Cocktail sauce is higher in vitamin C and potassium; however, french dressing is richer in vitamin K, copper, and monounsaturated fat.
  • French dressing's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 11% higher.
  • Cocktail sauce has 9 times more folate than french dressing. While cocktail sauce has 17µg of folate, french dressing has only 2µg.
  • French dressing has less sodium.

The food types used in this comparison are Sauce, cocktail, ready-to-serve and Salad dressing, french dressing, reduced fat.

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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 5.7% 3.3% 9.4% 27% 53% 5.5% 6.9% 109% 14% 8.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +112.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +136.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +188.8%
Contains more IronIron +13.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +90%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +87.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +34.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +37.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +44.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -14.8%

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 16% 9% 20% 0% 6% 12% 8.8% 0% 13% 0% 45% 1.5% 2.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +141.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +75.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +45.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +750%
Contains more CholineCholine +175%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +50%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +14.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +10.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +304.5%
~equal in Vitamin E ~1mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cocktail sauce French dressing DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 3.852g 26%
Fats 1.05g 11.52g 16%
Vitamin K 4.4µg 17.8µg 11%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 4.518g 11%
Vitamin C 11.6mg 4.8mg 8%
Sodium 983mg 838mg 6%
Potassium 309mg 107mg 6%
Calories 124kcal 222kcal 5%
Copper 0.111mg 0.16mg 5%
Folate 17µg 2µg 4%
Saturated fat 0g 0.842g 4%
Phosphorus 30mg 16mg 2%
Manganese 0.148mg 0.11mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.08mg 0.055mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.82mg 0.467mg 2%
Magnesium 17mg 8mg 2%
Protein 1.36g 0.58g 2%
Calcium 26mg 11mg 2%
Zinc 0.38mg 0.2mg 2%
Vitamin E 1.08mg 1mg 1%
Vitamin A 18µg 27µg 1%
Selenium 2.2µg 1.6µg 1%
Iron 0.83mg 0.73mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.068mg 0mg 1%
Carbs 28.22g 31.22g 1%
Choline 11mg 4mg 1%
Fiber 1.8g 1.5g 1%
Net carbs 26.42g 29.72g N/A
Sugar 11.83g 16.86g N/A
Vitamin B1 0.021mg 0.024mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.047mg 0.052mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.003mg 0%
Threonine 0.014mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.01mg 0%
Leucine 0.015mg 0%
Lysine 0.017mg 0%
Methionine 0.002mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.016mg 0%
Valine 0.01mg 0%
Histidine 0.008mg 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
12% 31% 54% 2%
Protein: 0.58 g
Fats: 11.52 g
Carbs: 31.22 g
Water: 54.28 g
Other: 2.4 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +134.5%
Contains more WaterWater +21%
Contains more OtherOther +54.2%
Contains more FatsFats +997.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +10.6%

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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. French dressing - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171404/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.