Daikon vs. Salsa — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are daikon and salsa different?
- Daikon is richer in vitamin C, while salsa is higher in iron, vitamin A, vitamin B6, and vitamin B3.
- Salsa covers your daily need for iron, 23% more than daikon.
- Daikon contains 6 times more vitamin C than salsa. Daikon contains 22mg of vitamin C, while salsa contains 4mg.
- Daikon is lower in sodium.
Radishes, oriental, raw and USDA Commodity, salsa 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.
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +125% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +19.8% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -95.1% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +∞% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +75% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +18.9% |
Contains more IronIron | +460% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +13.3% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +30.4% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +450% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +47.4% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +150% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +50% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +440% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +223.9% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Iron | 0.4mg | 2.24mg | 23% |
Vitamin C | 22mg | 4mg | 20% |
Sodium | 21mg | 430mg | 18% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.046mg | 0.149mg | 8% |
Vitamin B3 | 0.2mg | 1.08mg | 6% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.02mg | 0.05mg | 3% |
Vitamin A | 0µg | 28µg | 3% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.138mg | 3% | |
Folate | 28µg | 19µg | 2% |
Calcium | 27mg | 12mg | 2% |
Protein | 0.6g | 1.5g | 2% |
Copper | 0.115mg | 0.096mg | 2% |
Manganese | 0.038mg | 2% | |
Choline | 7.3mg | 1% | |
Vitamin B2 | 0.02mg | 0.03mg | 1% |
Selenium | 0.7µg | 0.4µg | 1% |
Calories | 18kcal | 36kcal | 1% |
Phosphorus | 23mg | 30mg | 1% |
Fiber | 1.6g | 1.4g | 1% |
Potassium | 227mg | 270mg | 1% |
Carbs | 4.1g | 7g | 1% |
Fats | 0.1g | 0.2g | 0% |
Net carbs | 2.5g | 5.6g | N/A |
Magnesium | 16mg | 16mg | 0% |
Sugar | 2.5g | N/A | |
Zinc | 0.15mg | 0.17mg | 0% |
Vitamin K | 0.3µg | 0% | |
Saturated fat | 0.03g | 0.029g | 0% |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.017g | 0.016g | 0% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.045g | 0.107g | 0% |
Tryptophan | 0.003mg | 0% | |
Threonine | 0.025mg | 0% | |
Isoleucine | 0.026mg | 0% | |
Leucine | 0.031mg | 0% | |
Lysine | 0.03mg | 0% | |
Methionine | 0.006mg | 0% | |
Phenylalanine | 0.02mg | 0% | |
Valine | 0.028mg | 0% | |
Histidine | 0.011mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more ProteinProtein | +150% |
Contains more FatsFats | +100% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +70.7% |
Contains more OtherOther | +175.9% |
~equal in
Water
~89.7g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +137.8% |
~equal in
Saturated fat
~0.029g
~equal in
Monounsaturated fat
~0.016g