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Hot sauce vs. Flaxseed oil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between hot sauce and flaxseed oil

  • Flaxseed oil is higher than hot sauce in monounsaturated fat and polyunsaturated fat.
  • Hot sauce covers your daily sodium needs 115% more than flaxseed oil.
  • Hot sauce contains 5 times more potassium than flaxseed oil. While hot sauce contains 144mg of potassium, flaxseed oil contains only 31mg.
  • The amount of sodium in flaxseed oil is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Sauce, ready-to-serve, pepper or hot and Oil, flaxseed, contains added sliced flaxseed.

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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 11% 2.7% 2.7% 13% 22% 8.5% 12% 0.78% 18% 0%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +364.5%
Contains more IronIron +41.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +200%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +12.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +139.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +181.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +145.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +187.8%
~equal in Selenium ~µg

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% 14% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 8.3% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +491.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +37.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Hot sauce Flaxseed oil DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 0.196g 64.876g 431%
Fats 0.37g 99.01g 152%
Sodium 2643mg 6mg 115%
Vitamin C 74.8mg 83%
Monounsaturated fat 0.03g 20.634g 52%
Calories 11kcal 878kcal 43%
Saturated fat 0.052g 9.047g 41%
Vitamin B6 0.157mg 12%
Vitamin B2 0.082mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 0.71mg 4%
Copper 0.028mg 0.067mg 4%
Manganese 0.049mg 0.141mg 4%
Potassium 144mg 31mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.036mg 3%
Folate 6µg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.254mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.11mg 2%
Phosphorus 11mg 27mg 2%
Zinc 0.11mg 0.31mg 2%
Iron 0.48mg 0.34mg 2%
Magnesium 5mg 15mg 2%
Vitamin A 8µg 1%
Fiber 0.3g 1%
Vitamin K 2.4µg 3.3µg 1%
Protein 0.51g 0.37g 0%
Carbs 1.75g 0.39g 0%
Net carbs 1.45g 0.39g N/A
Calcium 8mg 9mg 0%
Sugar 1.26g N/A
Trans fat 0.184g N/A
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%
Omega-3 - ALA 48.93g N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid 0.077g N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid 0.026g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.034g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 15.679g N/A

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
99%
Protein: 0.37 g
Fats: 99.01 g
Carbs: 0.39 g
Water: 0.16 g
Other: 0.07 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +37.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +348.7%
Contains more WaterWater +56137.5%
Contains more OtherOther +10457.1%
Contains more FatsFats +26659.5%

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
10% 22% 69%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 9.047 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 20.634 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 64.876 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +68680%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +33000%

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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. Flaxseed oil - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171442/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.