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Cocktail sauce vs. Whey — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between cocktail sauce and whey

  • Cocktail sauce has more vitamin C, copper, iron, fiber, vitamin E, vitamin A, and manganese; however, whey is higher in vitamin B12 and vitamin B2.
  • Cocktail sauce covers your daily sodium needs 40% more than whey.
  • Whey has less sodium.

Food varieties used in this article are Sauce, cocktail, ready-to-serve and Whey, sweet, fluid.

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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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 14% 14% 2.3% 1.3% 3.5% 20% 7% 0.13% 10%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +112.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +91.9%
Contains more IronIron +1283.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +2675%
Contains more ZincZinc +192.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +14700%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +15.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +80.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +53.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.5%

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%
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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 0.33% 1% 0% 0% 9% 36% 1.4% 23% 7.2% 35% 0% 0.75% 8.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +11500%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +500%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1008.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +158.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1600%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +71.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +236.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +463.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +45.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cocktail sauce Whey DV% diff.
Sodium 983mg 54mg 40%
Vitamin C 11.6mg 0.1mg 13%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.28µg 12%
Copper 0.111mg 0.004mg 12%
Iron 0.83mg 0.06mg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.047mg 0.158mg 9%
Carbs 28.22g 5.14g 8%
Fiber 1.8g 0g 7%
Vitamin E 1.08mg 0mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.068mg 0.383mg 6%
Manganese 0.148mg 0.001mg 6%
Calories 124kcal 27kcal 5%
Vitamin B3 0.82mg 0.074mg 5%
Vitamin K 4.4µg 0µg 4%
Potassium 309mg 161mg 4%
Folate 17µg 1µg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.08mg 0.031mg 4%
Zinc 0.38mg 0.13mg 2%
Phosphorus 30mg 46mg 2%
Calcium 26mg 47mg 2%
Vitamin A 18µg 3µg 2%
Magnesium 17mg 8mg 2%
Choline 11mg 16mg 1%
Saturated fat 0g 0.23g 1%
Vitamin B1 0.021mg 0.036mg 1%
Protein 1.36g 0.85g 1%
Selenium 2.2µg 1.9µg 1%
Cholesterol 0mg 2mg 1%
Fats 1.05g 0.36g 1%
Net carbs 26.42g 5.14g N/A
Sugar 11.83g 5.14g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0g 0.1g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 0.011g 0%
Tryptophan 0.013mg 0%
Threonine 0.054mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.047mg 0%
Leucine 0.078mg 0%
Lysine 0.068mg 0%
Methionine 0.016mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.027mg 0%
Valine 0.046mg 0%
Histidine 0.016mg 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
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5% 93%
Protein: 0.85 g
Fats: 0.36 g
Carbs: 5.14 g
Water: 93.12 g
Other: 0.53 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +60%
Contains more FatsFats +191.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +449%
Contains more OtherOther +598.1%
Contains more WaterWater +41.8%

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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. Whey - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171282/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.