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Hot sauce vs. Caramel — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between hot sauce and caramel

  • Hot sauce has more vitamin C and vitamin B6; however, caramel has more phosphorus, vitamin B2, calcium, vitamin B12, vitamin B5, and vitamin B1.
  • Hot sauce's daily need coverage for sodium is 104% more.
  • Hot sauce has 187 times more vitamin C than caramel. Hot sauce has 74.8mg of vitamin C, while caramel has 0.4mg.
  • Caramel is lower in sodium.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Sauce, ready-to-serve, pepper or hot and Candies, caramels.

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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 3.6% 2.4% 13% 18% 9.3% 3% 4.7% 345% 6.4% 0%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 12% 41% 19% 5.3% 6% 12% 49% 32% 1.4% 9.8%
Contains more IronIron +242.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +55.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +345.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +240%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1625%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +48.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +300%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +936.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90.7%
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.
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 249% 2.7% 2.4% 0% 9% 19% 4.8% 6.6% 36% 0% 6% 4.5% 0%
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% 4% 9.2% 0% 26% 59% 2.8% 37% 13% 38% 4.5% 3% 4.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +18600%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +71.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +180.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +33.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +50%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +50%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +283.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +186.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +212.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +463.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Hot sauce Caramel DV% diff.
Sodium 2643mg 245mg 104%
Vitamin C 74.8mg 0.4mg 83%
Carbs 1.75g 77g 25%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.196g 3.478g 22%
Calories 11kcal 382kcal 19%
Phosphorus 11mg 114mg 15%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.3µg 13%
Calcium 8mg 138mg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.082mg 0.256mg 13%
Fats 0.37g 8.1g 12%
Saturated fat 0.052g 2.476g 11%
Vitamin B5 0.11mg 0.62mg 10%
Vitamin B6 0.157mg 0.056mg 8%
Protein 0.51g 4.6g 8%
Vitamin B1 0.036mg 0.103mg 6%
Monounsaturated fat 0.03g 1.542g 4%
Iron 0.48mg 0.14mg 4%
Zinc 0.11mg 0.44mg 3%
Magnesium 5mg 17mg 3%
Selenium 0µg 1.8µg 3%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 0.46mg 2%
Manganese 0.049mg 0.011mg 2%
Cholesterol 0mg 7mg 2%
Potassium 144mg 214mg 2%
Choline 8mg 1%
Copper 0.028mg 0.018mg 1%
Folate 6µg 4µg 1%
Vitamin K 2.4µg 1.8µg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.254mg 0.148mg 1%
Fiber 0.3g 0g 1%
Net carbs 1.45g 77g N/A
Sugar 1.26g 65.5g N/A
Vitamin A 8µg 12µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.007mg 0.06mg 0%
Threonine 0.019mg 0.192mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.017mg 0.258mg 0%
Leucine 0.027mg 0.417mg 0%
Lysine 0.023mg 0.338mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0.107mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.016mg 0.205mg 0%
Valine 0.022mg 0.285mg 0%
Histidine 0.01mg 0.115mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 90% 7%
Protein: 0.51 g
Fats: 0.37 g
Carbs: 1.75 g
Water: 89.98 g
Other: 7.39 g
5% 8% 77% 9% 2%
Protein: 4.6 g
Fats: 8.1 g
Carbs: 77 g
Water: 8.5 g
Other: 1.8 g
Contains more WaterWater +958.6%
Contains more OtherOther +310.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +802%
Contains more FatsFats +2089.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +4300%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
19% 11% 71%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.052 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.03 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.196 g
33% 21% 46%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.476 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.542 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.478 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +5040%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1674.5%

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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. Hot sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174527/nutrients
  2. Caramel - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167974/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.