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Cocktail sauce vs. Tamale — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are cocktail sauce and tamale different?

  • Cocktail sauce is richer in vitamin C, vitamin E, and vitamin A, while tamale is higher in vitamin B12, zinc, phosphorus, and selenium.
  • Cocktail sauce covers your daily need for sodium, 24% more than tamale.
  • Tamale is lower in sodium.

Sauce, cocktail, ready-to-serve and Tamales (Navajo) types were used in this article.

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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%
Tamale
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 8.7% 12% 46% 21% 40% 42% 56% 23% 33%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +135.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +76.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +29.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +11.5%
Contains more IronIron +47%
Contains more ZincZinc +289.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +230%
Contains less SodiumSodium -56.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +17.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +172.7%

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%
Tamale
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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 5.7% 0% 0% 0% 13% 18% 30% 12% 33% 68% 0% 11% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +582.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +13.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +138.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +70.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +93.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +201.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +78.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cocktail sauce Tamale DV% diff.
Sodium 983mg 427mg 24%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.54µg 23%
Saturated fat 0g 2.396g 11%
Vitamin C 11.6mg 1.7mg 11%
Protein 1.36g 6.28g 10%
Phosphorus 30mg 99mg 10%
Zinc 0.38mg 1.48mg 10%
Fats 1.05g 6.12g 8%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 2.739g 7%
Selenium 2.2µg 6µg 7%
Vitamin E 1.08mg 0mg 7%
Cholesterol 0mg 17mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.08mg 0.143mg 5%
Vitamin B3 0.82mg 1.59mg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 0.688g 5%
Starch 12.27g 5%
Copper 0.111mg 0.063mg 5%
Fiber 1.8g 3.1g 5%
Iron 0.83mg 1.22mg 5%
Potassium 309mg 131mg 5%
Vitamin K 4.4µg 4%
Carbs 28.22g 18.12g 3%
Vitamin B2 0.047mg 0.08mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.068mg 0.205mg 3%
Vitamin A 18µg 0µg 2%
Choline 11mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.021mg 0.05mg 2%
Folate 17µg 15µg 1%
Calories 124kcal 153kcal 1%
Manganese 0.148mg 0.174mg 1%
Magnesium 17mg 22mg 1%
Net carbs 26.42g 15.02g N/A
Calcium 26mg 29mg 0%
Sugar 11.83g 0.99g N/A
Tryptophan 0.052mg 0%
Threonine 0.239mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.271mg 0%
Leucine 0.568mg 0%
Lysine 0.427mg 0%
Methionine 0.15mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.275mg 0%
Valine 0.318mg 0%
Histidine 0.196mg 0%
Fructose 0.17g 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.029g N/A

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
Tamale
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6% 6% 18% 68%
Protein: 6.28 g
Fats: 6.12 g
Carbs: 18.12 g
Water: 68.1 g
Other: 1.38 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +55.7%
Contains more OtherOther +168.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +361.8%
Contains more FatsFats +482.9%
~equal in Water ~68.1g

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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. Tamale - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167636/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.