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

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What are the main differences between hoisin sauce and cocktail sauce?

  • Hoisin sauce is richer in vitamin B2 and polyunsaturated fat, yet cocktail sauce is richer in vitamin C, vitamin A, potassium, and vitamin E.
  • Hoisin sauce's daily need coverage for sodium is 27% higher.
  • Cocktail sauce contains less sugar.

We used Sauce, hoisin, ready-to-serve and Sauce, cocktail, ready-to-serve types in this comparison.

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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 17% 9.6% 11% 38% 43% 8.7% 16% 211% 33% 9.8%
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%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +41.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +23.1%
Contains more IronIron +21.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +15.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +26.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +71.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +159.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +18.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -39.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +22.2%

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 1.3% 0% 5.6% 0% 1% 50% 22% 4.1% 14% 0% 1.3% 17% 4.4%
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%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +361.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +42.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +35.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +2800%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +285.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +425%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +29%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +780%
Contains more CholineCholine +37.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.068mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Hoisin sauce Cocktail sauce DV% diff.
Sodium 1615mg 983mg 27%
Vitamin B2 0.217mg 0.047mg 13%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 11.6mg 12%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.698g 0g 11%
Potassium 119mg 309mg 6%
Calories 220kcal 124kcal 5%
Manganese 0.254mg 0.148mg 5%
Carbs 44.08g 28.22g 5%
Vitamin E 0.28mg 1.08mg 5%
Fiber 2.8g 1.8g 4%
Protein 3.31g 1.36g 4%
Fats 3.39g 1.05g 4%
Saturated fat 0.568g 0g 3%
Vitamin K 0.5µg 4.4µg 3%
Monounsaturated fat 0.963g 0g 2%
Copper 0.128mg 0.111mg 2%
Vitamin A 0µg 18µg 2%
Magnesium 24mg 17mg 2%
Folate 23µg 17µg 2%
Iron 1.01mg 0.83mg 2%
Vitamin B3 1.17mg 0.82mg 2%
Calcium 32mg 26mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.062mg 0.08mg 1%
Choline 8mg 11mg 1%
Selenium 1.8µg 2.2µg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.004mg 0.021mg 1%
Cholesterol 3mg 0mg 1%
Phosphorus 38mg 30mg 1%
Zinc 0.32mg 0.38mg 1%
Net carbs 41.28g 26.42g N/A
Sugar 27.26g 11.83g N/A
Vitamin B5 0.068mg 0.068mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 3% 44% 44% 5%
Protein: 3.31 g
Fats: 3.39 g
Carbs: 44.08 g
Water: 44.23 g
Other: 4.99 g
28% 66% 4%
Protein: 1.36 g
Fats: 1.05 g
Carbs: 28.22 g
Water: 65.67 g
Other: 3.7 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +143.4%
Contains more FatsFats +222.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +56.2%
Contains more OtherOther +34.9%
Contains more WaterWater +48.5%

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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. Hoisin sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172886/nutrients
  2. Cocktail sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174067/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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