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Cocktail sauce vs. Tomato sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are cocktail sauce and tomato sauce different?

  • Cocktail sauce is higher than tomato sauce in vitamin C.
  • Cocktail sauce covers your daily need for sodium, 42% more than tomato sauce.
  • Cocktail sauce contains 3 times more sugar than tomato sauce. Cocktail sauce contains 11.83g of sugar, while tomato sauce contains 3.56g.
  • Tomato sauce is lower in sodium.

Sauce, cocktail, ready-to-serve and Tomato sauce, canned, no salt added 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 4.2% 26% 36% 38% 6% 12% 1.4% 15% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +13.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +85.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +72.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +31%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +266.7%
Contains more IronIron +15.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.9%
~equal in Potassium ~297mg
~equal in Copper ~0.115mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~27mg

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 23% 7.3% 29% 0% 6% 15% 19% 19% 23% 0% 7% 6.8% 5.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +65.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +57.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +88.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +22.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +33.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +14.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +38.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +20.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +354.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +22.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~9.9mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cocktail sauce Tomato sauce DV% diff.
Sodium 983mg 11mg 42%
Carbs 28.22g 5.31g 8%
Calories 124kcal 24kcal 5%
Vitamin C 11.6mg 7mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.068mg 0.309mg 5%
Selenium 2.2µg 0.6µg 3%
Folate 17µg 9µg 2%
Manganese 0.148mg 0.113mg 2%
Vitamin E 1.08mg 1.44mg 2%
Fructose 1.67g 2%
Iron 0.83mg 0.96mg 2%
Vitamin K 4.4µg 2.8µg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.08mg 0.098mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 0.121g 1%
Zinc 0.38mg 0.22mg 1%
Fats 1.05g 0.3g 1%
Fiber 1.8g 1.5g 1%
Calcium 26mg 14mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.047mg 0.065mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.82mg 0.991mg 1%
Protein 1.36g 1.2g 0%
Net carbs 26.42g 3.81g N/A
Magnesium 17mg 15mg 0%
Potassium 309mg 297mg 0%
Sugar 11.83g 3.56g N/A
Copper 0.111mg 0.115mg 0%
Phosphorus 30mg 27mg 0%
Vitamin A 18µg 22µg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.021mg 0.024mg 0%
Choline 11mg 9.9mg 0%
Saturated fat 0g 0.041g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 0.044g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.037mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.025mg 0%
Leucine 0.034mg 0%
Lysine 0.037mg 0%
Methionine 0.008mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.036mg 0%
Valine 0.025mg 0%
Histidine 0.02mg 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% 91% 2%
Protein: 1.2 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 5.31 g
Water: 91.28 g
Other: 1.91 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +13.3%
Contains more FatsFats +250%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +431.5%
Contains more OtherOther +93.7%
Contains more WaterWater +39%

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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. Tomato sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169074/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.