Hot sauce vs. Margarine — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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A recap on differences between hot sauce and margarine
- Hot sauce is higher in vitamin C, vitamin B6, and iron, yet margarine is higher in vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin E, and monounsaturated fat.
- Hot sauce covers your daily sodium needs 115% more than margarine.
- Hot sauce contains 374 times more vitamin C than margarine. While hot sauce contains 74.8mg of vitamin C, margarine contains only 0.2mg.
- The amount of sodium in margarine is lower.
Food varieties used in this article are Sauce, ready-to-serve, pepper or hot and Margarine, regular, 80% fat, composite, stick, without salt.
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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 MagnesiumMagnesium | +66.7% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +166.7% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +700% |
Contains more IronIron | +700% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +∞% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +∞% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +120% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +∞% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -99.9% |
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 | +37300% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +260% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +121.6% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +1004.3% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +1644.4% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +500% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +10137.5% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +7400% |
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +3775% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.196g | 24.302g | 161% |
Fats | 0.37g | 80.71g | 124% |
Sodium | 2643mg | 2mg | 115% |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.03g | 38.877g | 97% |
Vitamin A | 8µg | 819µg | 90% |
Vitamin C | 74.8mg | 0.2mg | 83% |
Vitamin K | 2.4µg | 93µg | 76% |
Saturated fat | 0.052g | 15.189g | 69% |
Vitamin E | 0.12mg | 9mg | 59% |
Calories | 11kcal | 717kcal | 35% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.157mg | 0.009mg | 11% |
Iron | 0.48mg | 0.06mg | 5% |
Potassium | 144mg | 18mg | 4% |
Vitamin B12 | 0µg | 0.1µg | 4% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.082mg | 0.037mg | 3% |
Copper | 0.028mg | 0mg | 3% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.11mg | 2% | |
Choline | 12.4mg | 2% | |
Manganese | 0.049mg | 2% | |
Vitamin B1 | 0.036mg | 0.01mg | 2% |
Folate | 6µg | 1µg | 1% |
Vitamin B3 | 0.254mg | 0.023mg | 1% |
Protein | 0.51g | 0.16g | 1% |
Phosphorus | 11mg | 5mg | 1% |
Zinc | 0.11mg | 0mg | 1% |
Fiber | 0.3g | 0g | 1% |
Calcium | 8mg | 3mg | 1% |
Carbs | 1.75g | 0.7g | 0% |
Net carbs | 1.45g | 0.7g | N/A |
Magnesium | 5mg | 3mg | 0% |
Sugar | 1.26g | 0g | N/A |
Trans fat | 14.89g | 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 - DPA | 0.006g | N/A | |
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid | 21.522g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more ProteinProtein | +218.8% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +150% |
Contains more WaterWater | +444.7% |
Contains more OtherOther | +286.9% |
Contains more FatsFats | +21713.5% |
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -99.7% |
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +129490% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +12299% |