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Hummus vs. Cocktail sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are hummus and cocktail sauce different?

  • Hummus is higher in copper, manganese, phosphorus, iron, fiber, folate, vitamin B1, and zinc; however, cocktail sauce is richer in vitamin C.
  • Daily need coverage for copper for hummus is 46% higher.
  • Hummus contains 9 times more vitamin B1 than cocktail sauce. While hummus contains 0.18mg of vitamin B1, cocktail sauce contains only 0.021mg.
  • Hummus has less sodium.

Hummus, commercial and Sauce, cocktail, ready-to-serve are the varieties used 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.
Hummus
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 51% 11% 20% 92% 176% 50% 75% 49% 101% 14%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 12% 7.8% 27% 31% 37% 10% 13% 128% 19% 12%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +317.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +46.2%
Contains more IronIron +194%
Contains more CopperCopper +374.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +381.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +486.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -61.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +422.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +18.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +35.5%

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.
Hummus
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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% 0% 0% 45% 15% 11% 7.9% 46% 0% 0% 62% 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 39% 6% 22% 0% 5.3% 11% 15% 4.1% 18% 0% 11% 13% 6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +757.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +36.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +94.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +150%
Contains more FolateFolate +388.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +40.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Hummus Cocktail sauce DV% diff.
Copper 0.527mg 0.111mg 46%
Manganese 0.773mg 0.148mg 27%
Sodium 379mg 983mg 26%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.613g 0g 24%
Phosphorus 176mg 30mg 21%
Iron 2.44mg 0.83mg 20%
Folate 83µg 17µg 17%
Fiber 6g 1.8g 17%
Vitamin B1 0.18mg 0.021mg 13%
Zinc 1.83mg 0.38mg 13%
Fats 9.6g 1.05g 13%
Protein 7.9g 1.36g 13%
Vitamin C 0mg 11.6mg 13%
Magnesium 71mg 17mg 13%
Monounsaturated fat 4.039g 0g 10%
Vitamin B6 0.2mg 0.08mg 9%
Saturated fat 1.437g 0g 7%
Vitamin E 1.08mg 7%
Carbs 14.29g 28.22g 5%
Vitamin K 4.4µg 4%
Choline 11mg 2%
Calories 166kcal 124kcal 2%
Potassium 228mg 309mg 2%
Vitamin A 18µg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.582mg 0.82mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.132mg 0.068mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.064mg 0.047mg 1%
Selenium 2.6µg 2.2µg 1%
Calcium 38mg 26mg 1%
Net carbs 8.29g 26.42g N/A
Sugar 11.83g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Hummus
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8% 10% 14% 67%
Protein: 7.9 g
Fats: 9.6 g
Carbs: 14.29 g
Water: 66.59 g
Other: 1.62 g
28% 66% 4%
Protein: 1.36 g
Fats: 1.05 g
Carbs: 28.22 g
Water: 65.67 g
Other: 3.7 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +480.9%
Contains more FatsFats +814.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +97.5%
Contains more OtherOther +128.4%
~equal in Water ~65.67g

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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. Hummus - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174289/nutrients
  2. Cocktail sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174067/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.