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Crouton vs. Salsa — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between crouton and salsa

  • Crouton has more selenium, vitamin B1, folate, vitamin B3, iron, vitamin B2, fiber, and phosphorus; however, salsa is richer in vitamin A.
  • Crouton covers your daily selenium needs 67% more than salsa.
  • Salsa has 12 times less vitamin B1 than crouton. Crouton has 0.623mg of vitamin B1, while salsa has 0.05mg.
  • Salsa contains less sodium.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Croutons, plain and USDA Commodity, salsa.

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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 22% 23% 11% 153% 54% 24% 49% 91% 65% 205%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 3.6% 24% 84% 32% 4.6% 13% 56% 0% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +93.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +533.3%
Contains more IronIron +82.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +69.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +423.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +283.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +9275%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +117.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -38.4%

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 0% 0% 0% 0% 156% 63% 102% 26% 6% 0% 0% 99% 0%
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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 13% 9.3% 0% 0% 13% 6.9% 20% 0% 34% 0% 0% 14% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1146%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +806.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +403.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +594.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +473.1%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Crouton Salsa DV% diff.
Selenium 37.5µg 0.4µg 67%
Vitamin B1 0.623mg 0.05mg 48%
Folate 132µg 19µg 28%
Vitamin B3 5.439mg 1.08mg 27%
Iron 4.08mg 2.24mg 23%
Carbs 73.5g 7g 22%
Manganese 0.5mg 22%
Protein 11.9g 1.5g 21%
Vitamin B2 0.272mg 0.03mg 19%
Calories 407kcal 36kcal 19%
Fiber 5.1g 1.4g 15%
Phosphorus 115mg 30mg 12%
Sodium 698mg 430mg 12%
Fats 6.6g 0.2g 10%
Vitamin B5 0.429mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.026mg 0.149mg 9%
Monounsaturated fat 3.059g 0.016g 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.273g 0.107g 8%
Saturated fat 1.51g 0.029g 7%
Copper 0.163mg 0.096mg 7%
Zinc 0.89mg 0.17mg 7%
Calcium 76mg 12mg 6%
Vitamin C 0mg 4mg 4%
Magnesium 31mg 16mg 4%
Potassium 124mg 270mg 4%
Vitamin A 0µg 28µg 3%
Net carbs 68.4g 5.6g N/A
Tryptophan 0.14mg 0%
Threonine 0.337mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.456mg 0%
Leucine 0.832mg 0%
Lysine 0.278mg 0%
Methionine 0.211mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.586mg 0%
Valine 0.514mg 0%
Histidine 0.255mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
12% 7% 74% 6% 3%
Protein: 11.9 g
Fats: 6.6 g
Carbs: 73.5 g
Water: 5.5 g
Other: 2.5 g
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7% 90%
Protein: 1.5 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 7 g
Water: 89.7 g
Other: 1.6 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +693.3%
Contains more FatsFats +3200%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +950%
Contains more OtherOther +56.3%
Contains more WaterWater +1530.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
26% 52% 22%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.51 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.059 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.273 g
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19% 11% 70%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.029 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.016 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.107 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +19018.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1089.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.1%

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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. Crouton - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172751/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.