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Halva vs. Salsa — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between halva and salsa

  • Halva is higher than salsa in copper, phosphorus, magnesium, zinc, vitamin B1, iron, selenium, vitamin B6, and fiber.
  • Halva covers your daily copper needs 123% more than salsa.
  • Halva contains 142 times more saturated fat than salsa. While halva contains 4.127g of saturated fat, salsa contains only 0.029g.

Food varieties used in this article are Candies, halavah, 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.
Halva
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 156% 9.9% 17% 170% 401% 118% 260% 25% 114% 63%
Salsa
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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 +1262.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +175%
Contains more IronIron +102.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +1152.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +2441.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1923.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -54.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2775%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +44.4%

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.
Halva
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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% 0% 0% 0% 106% 20% 54% 10% 80% 5% 0% 49% 0%
Salsa
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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 +748%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +193.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +164.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +133.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +242.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +3900%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Halva Salsa DV% diff.
Copper 1.202mg 0.096mg 123%
Phosphorus 607mg 30mg 82%
Polyunsaturated fat 8.481g 0.107g 56%
Magnesium 218mg 16mg 48%
Manganese 0.873mg 38%
Zinc 4.32mg 0.17mg 38%
Fats 21.52g 0.2g 33%
Vitamin B1 0.424mg 0.05mg 31%
Iron 4.53mg 2.24mg 29%
Protein 12.49g 1.5g 22%
Calories 469kcal 36kcal 22%
Selenium 11.5µg 0.4µg 20%
Monounsaturated fat 8.194g 0.016g 20%
Saturated fat 4.127g 0.029g 19%
Carbs 60.49g 7g 18%
Vitamin B6 0.348mg 0.149mg 15%
Fiber 4.5g 1.4g 12%
Folate 65µg 19µg 12%
Vitamin B3 2.856mg 1.08mg 11%
Sodium 195mg 430mg 10%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 4mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.088mg 0.03mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.174mg 3%
Vitamin A 0µg 28µg 3%
Potassium 187mg 270mg 2%
Vitamin B12 0.04µg 0µg 2%
Calcium 33mg 12mg 2%
Net carbs 55.99g 5.6g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Halva
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12% 22% 60% 4% 2%
Protein: 12.49 g
Fats: 21.52 g
Carbs: 60.49 g
Water: 3.67 g
Other: 1.83 g
Salsa
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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 +732.7%
Contains more FatsFats +10660%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +764.1%
Contains more OtherOther +14.4%
Contains more WaterWater +2344.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Halva
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20% 39% 41%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.127 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.194 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 8.481 g
Salsa
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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 +51112.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +7826.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.3%

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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. Halva - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167996/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.