Hot sauce vs. Pesto — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between hot sauce and pesto

Hot sauce is richer in vitamin C, yet pesto is richer in vitamin K, vitamin B2, vitamin E, phosphorus, vitamin B5, calcium, and vitamin A.
Daily need coverage for vitamin K for pesto is 124% higher.
Pesto contains less sodium.

Food types used in this article are Sauce, ready-to-serve, pepper or hot and Sauce, pesto, ready-to-serve, refrigerated.

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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.

Hot sauce

Pesto

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+840%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+3725%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+288.9%
Contains more IronIron	+18.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+185.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+1109.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+2381.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-77.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1095.9%

~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.

Hot sauce

Pesto

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+18%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+862.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+5958.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+372.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+774.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+105.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+1445.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+6195.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+166.7%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin K	2.4µg	151.1µg	124%
Sodium	2643mg	603mg	89%
Vitamin C	74.8mg	0mg	83%
Fats	0.37g	37.6g	57%
Monounsaturated fat	0.03g	22.155g	55%
Vitamin B2	0.082mg	0.717mg	49%
Vitamin E	0.12mg	7.27mg	48%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.196g	6.546g	42%
Phosphorus	11mg	273mg	37%
Vitamin B5	0.11mg	1.7mg	32%
Saturated fat	0.052g	7.07g	32%
Calcium	8mg	306mg	30%
Manganese	0.049mg	0.586mg	23%
Calories	11kcal	418kcal	20%
Protein	0.51g	9.83g	19%
Potassium	144mg	560mg	12%
Zinc	0.11mg	1.33mg	11%
Vitamin B1	0.036mg	0.17mg	11%
Magnesium	5mg	47mg	10%
Vitamin A	8µg	77µg	8%
Fiber	0.3g	1.8g	6%
Copper	0.028mg	0.08mg	6%
Carbs	1.75g	10.09g	3%
Folate	6µg	16µg	3%
Vitamin B3	0.254mg	0.523mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.157mg	0.133mg	2%
Iron	0.48mg	0.57mg	1%
Starch		2.2g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	4.6g	2.4g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	216kcal	425kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	909g	24g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	4.3	4.1	N/A
Net carbs	1.45g	8.29g	N/A
Sugar	1.26g	6.33g	N/A
Trans fat		0.398g	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 - EPA		0.002g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		1.268g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA		0.004g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid		0.002g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.058g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.007g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.021g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		4.783g	N/A