Icing vs. Hot sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are icing and hot sauce different?
- Icing is richer in vitamin B2, vitamin E, vitamin K, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat, while hot sauce is higher in vitamin C and vitamin B6.
- Hot sauce covers your daily need for sodium, 107% more than icing.
- Icing contains 162 times more monounsaturated fat than hot sauce. Icing contains 4.86g of monounsaturated fat, while hot sauce contains 0.03g.
- Hot sauce is lower in saturated fat.
Frostings, vanilla, creamy, ready-to-eat and Sauce, ready-to-serve, pepper or hot types were 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.
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +63.6% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -93% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +∞% |
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +400% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +166.7% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +323.5% |
Contains more IronIron | +200% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +∞% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +57.1% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +∞% |
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 EVitamin E | +1175% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +268.3% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +441.7% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +33.3% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +260% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +15.5% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +100% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +∞% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Sodium | 184mg | 2643mg | 107% |
Vitamin C | 0mg | 74.8mg | 83% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 7.951g | 0.196g | 52% |
Fats | 16.23g | 0.37g | 24% |
Carbs | 67.89g | 1.75g | 22% |
Calories | 418kcal | 11kcal | 20% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.302mg | 0.082mg | 17% |
Saturated fat | 2.974g | 0.052g | 13% |
Monounsaturated fat | 4.86g | 0.03g | 12% |
Vitamin B6 | 0mg | 0.157mg | 12% |
Vitamin E | 1.53mg | 0.12mg | 9% |
Vitamin K | 13µg | 2.4µg | 9% |
Iron | 0.16mg | 0.48mg | 4% |
Potassium | 34mg | 144mg | 3% |
Copper | 0mg | 0.028mg | 3% |
Manganese | 0mg | 0.049mg | 2% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.01mg | 0.036mg | 2% |
Vitamin A | 0µg | 8µg | 1% |
Fiber | 0g | 0.3g | 1% |
Magnesium | 1mg | 5mg | 1% |
Phosphorus | 18mg | 11mg | 1% |
Folate | 8µg | 6µg | 1% |
Calcium | 3mg | 8mg | 1% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.055mg | 0.11mg | 1% |
Protein | 0g | 0.51g | 1% |
Net carbs | 67.89g | 1.45g | N/A |
Sugar | 63.1g | 1.26g | N/A |
Zinc | 0.07mg | 0.11mg | 0% |
Selenium | 0.1µg | 0µg | 0% |
Vitamin B3 | 0.22mg | 0.254mg | 0% |
Choline | 2.3mg | 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
Contains more FatsFats | +4286.5% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +3779.4% |
Contains more ProteinProtein | +∞% |
Contains more WaterWater | +497.1% |
Contains more OtherOther | +812.3% |
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +16100% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +3956.6% |
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -98.3% |