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Hummus vs. Hot sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between hummus and hot sauce?

  • Hummus is richer in copper, manganese, iron, phosphorus, fiber, folate, magnesium, and zinc, while hot sauce is higher in vitamin C.
  • Hot sauce's daily need coverage for sodium is 98% higher.
  • Hot sauce has 20 times less fiber than hummus. Hummus has 6g of fiber, while hot sauce has 0.3g.
  • Hummus is lower in sodium.

We used Hummus, commercial and Sauce, ready-to-serve, pepper or hot types in this comparison.

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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 3.6% 2.4% 13% 18% 9.3% 3% 4.7% 345% 6.4% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1320%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +375%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +58.3%
Contains more IronIron +408.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +1782.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +1563.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1500%
Contains less SodiumSodium -85.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1477.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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
5
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 249% 2.7% 2.4% 0% 9% 19% 4.8% 6.6% 36% 0% 6% 4.5% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +400%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +129.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +20%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +27.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +1283.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +28.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Hummus Hot sauce DV% diff.
Sodium 379mg 2643mg 98%
Vitamin C 0mg 74.8mg 83%
Copper 0.527mg 0.028mg 55%
Manganese 0.773mg 0.049mg 31%
Iron 2.44mg 0.48mg 25%
Phosphorus 176mg 11mg 24%
Fiber 6g 0.3g 23%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.613g 0.196g 23%
Folate 83µg 6µg 19%
Magnesium 71mg 5mg 16%
Zinc 1.83mg 0.11mg 16%
Protein 7.9g 0.51g 15%
Fats 9.6g 0.37g 14%
Vitamin B1 0.18mg 0.036mg 12%
Monounsaturated fat 4.039g 0.03g 10%
Calories 166kcal 11kcal 8%
Saturated fat 1.437g 0.052g 6%
Selenium 2.6µg 0µg 5%
Carbs 14.29g 1.75g 4%
Calcium 38mg 8mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.2mg 0.157mg 3%
Vitamin K 2.4µg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.582mg 0.254mg 2%
Potassium 228mg 144mg 2%
Vitamin A 8µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.064mg 0.082mg 1%
Net carbs 8.29g 1.45g N/A
Sugar 1.26g N/A
Vitamin B5 0.132mg 0.11mg 0%
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%

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
2% 90% 7%
Protein: 0.51 g
Fats: 0.37 g
Carbs: 1.75 g
Water: 89.98 g
Other: 7.39 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1449%
Contains more FatsFats +2494.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +716.6%
Contains more WaterWater +35.1%
Contains more OtherOther +356.2%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Hummus
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16% 44% 40%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.437 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.039 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.613 g
19% 11% 71%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.052 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.03 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.196 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +13363.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1743.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96.4%

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