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Hot sauce vs. Chorizo — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between hot sauce and chorizo?

  • Hot sauce is higher in vitamin C; however, chorizo is richer in vitamin B12, vitamin B1, selenium, vitamin B3, zinc, and vitamin B6.
  • Chorizo's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 83% more.
  • Chorizo has less sodium.

We used Sauce, ready-to-serve, pepper or hot and Chorizo, pork, and beef types 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.
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 13% 2.4% 35% 60% 27% 93% 64% 161% 5.2% 115%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +22.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +260%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +176.4%
Contains more IronIron +231.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +185.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +3000%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1263.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -53.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
~equal in Calcium ~8mg

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 0% 0% 4.4% 23% 158% 69% 96% 67% 122% 250% 4% 1.5% 53%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +50%
Contains more FolateFolate +200%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +83.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1650%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +265.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1920.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +918.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +237.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Hot sauce Chorizo DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0µg 2µg 83%
Vitamin C 74.8mg 0mg 83%
Saturated fat 0.052g 14.38g 65%
Sodium 2643mg 1235mg 61%
Fats 0.37g 38.27g 58%
Vitamin B1 0.036mg 0.63mg 50%
Protein 0.51g 24.1g 47%
Monounsaturated fat 0.03g 18.4g 46%
Selenium 0µg 21.1µg 38%
Zinc 0.11mg 3.41mg 30%
Vitamin B3 0.254mg 5.131mg 30%
Cholesterol 0mg 88mg 29%
Vitamin B6 0.157mg 0.53mg 29%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.196g 3.46g 22%
Calories 11kcal 455kcal 22%
Phosphorus 11mg 150mg 20%
Vitamin B5 0.11mg 1.12mg 20%
Choline 96.7mg 18%
Vitamin B2 0.082mg 0.3mg 17%
Iron 0.48mg 1.59mg 14%
Vitamin D 61IU 8%
Vitamin D 1.5µg 8%
Potassium 144mg 398mg 7%
Copper 0.028mg 0.08mg 6%
Magnesium 5mg 18mg 3%
Folate 6µg 2µg 1%
Vitamin K 2.4µg 1.6µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 0.22mg 1%
Vitamin A 8µg 0µg 1%
Fiber 0.3g 0g 1%
Carbs 1.75g 1.86g 0%
Net carbs 1.45g 1.86g N/A
Calcium 8mg 8mg 0%
Sugar 1.26g 0g N/A
Manganese 0.049mg 0.04mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.007mg 0.278mg 0%
Threonine 0.019mg 1.473mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.017mg 2.206mg 0%
Leucine 0.027mg 1.708mg 0%
Lysine 0.023mg 2.414mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0.47mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.016mg 1.149mg 0%
Valine 0.022mg 0.914mg 0%
Histidine 0.01mg 0.721mg 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
24% 38% 2% 32% 4%
Protein: 24.1 g
Fats: 38.27 g
Carbs: 1.86 g
Water: 31.85 g
Other: 3.92 g
Contains more WaterWater +182.5%
Contains more OtherOther +88.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +4625.5%
Contains more FatsFats +10243.2%
~equal in Carbs ~1.86g

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
40% 51% 10%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 14.38 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 18.4 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.46 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +61233.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1665.3%

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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. Hot sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174527/nutrients
  2. Chorizo - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173859/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.