Hot sauce vs. Arrowroot — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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A recap on differences between hot sauce and arrowroot
- Hot sauce is higher in vitamin C, yet arrowroot is higher in folate, iron, phosphorus, copper, potassium, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, and vitamin B6.
- Hot sauce covers your daily sodium needs 114% more than arrowroot.
- Hot sauce contains 39 times more vitamin C than arrowroot. While hot sauce contains 74.8mg of vitamin C, arrowroot contains only 1.9mg.
- The amount of sodium in arrowroot is lower.
Food varieties used in this article are Sauce, ready-to-serve, pepper or hot and Arrowroot, raw.
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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 | +33.3% |
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +400% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +215.3% |
Contains more IronIron | +362.5% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +332.1% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +472.7% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +790.9% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -99% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +255.1% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +∞% |
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 | +3836.8% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +700% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +39% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +297.2% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +566.5% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +165.5% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +69.4% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +5533.3% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Sodium | 2643mg | 26mg | 114% |
Folate | 6µg | 338µg | 83% |
Vitamin C | 74.8mg | 1.9mg | 81% |
Iron | 0.48mg | 2.22mg | 22% |
Phosphorus | 11mg | 98mg | 12% |
Copper | 0.028mg | 0.121mg | 10% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.036mg | 0.143mg | 9% |
Vitamin B3 | 0.254mg | 1.693mg | 9% |
Potassium | 144mg | 454mg | 9% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.157mg | 0.266mg | 8% |
Protein | 0.51g | 4.24g | 7% |
Zinc | 0.11mg | 0.63mg | 5% |
Magnesium | 5mg | 25mg | 5% |
Manganese | 0.049mg | 0.174mg | 5% |
Fiber | 0.3g | 1.3g | 4% |
Carbs | 1.75g | 13.39g | 4% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.11mg | 0.292mg | 4% |
Calories | 11kcal | 65kcal | 3% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.082mg | 0.059mg | 2% |
Vitamin K | 2.4µg | 2% | |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.196g | 0.092g | 1% |
Selenium | 0µg | 0.7µg | 1% |
Vitamin E | 0.12mg | 1% | |
Vitamin A | 8µg | 1µg | 1% |
Fats | 0.37g | 0.2g | 0% |
Net carbs | 1.45g | 12.09g | N/A |
Calcium | 8mg | 6mg | 0% |
Sugar | 1.26g | N/A | |
Saturated fat | 0.052g | 0.039g | 0% |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.03g | 0.004g | 0% |
Tryptophan | 0.007mg | 0% | |
Threonine | 0.019mg | 0% | |
Isoleucine | 0.017mg | 0% | |
Leucine | 0.027mg | 0% | |
Lysine | 0.023mg | 0% | |
Methionine | 0.006mg | 0% | |
Phenylalanine | 0.016mg | 0% | |
Valine | 0.022mg | 0% | |
Histidine | 0.01mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more FatsFats | +85% |
Contains more WaterWater | +11.4% |
Contains more OtherOther | +420.4% |
Contains more ProteinProtein | +731.4% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +665.1% |
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +650% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +113% |
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -25% |