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Ketchup vs. Spread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between ketchup and spread

  • Ketchup has more potassium; however, spread is richer in vitamin A, vitamin K, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat.
  • Spread covers your daily vitamin A needs 79% more than ketchup.
  • Spread contains less sugar.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Catsup and Margarine-like spread, SMART BEAT Super Light without saturated fat.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 9.3% 4.5% 25% 13% 28% 4.6% 11% 118% 11% 3.8%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 0% 1.1% 0% 0% 0% 0% 98% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +2241.7%
Contains more IronIron +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -16.8%

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 14% 0% 8.7% 29% 2.8% 38% 27% 2.8% 36% 0% 7.5% 6.8%
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 0% 0% 0% 34% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 31% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +16.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +310%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Ketchup Spread DV% diff.
Fats 0.1g 17.1g 26%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.041g 3.98g 26%
Monounsaturated fat 0.015g 7.6g 19%
Vitamin B2 0.166mg 13%
Vitamin B6 0.158mg 12%
Fructose 8.72g 11%
Saturated fat 0.014g 2.22g 10%
Carbs 27.4g 0g 9%
Copper 0.085mg 9%
Vitamin B3 1.434mg 9%
Potassium 281mg 12mg 8%
Vitamin K 3µg 12.3µg 8%
Sodium 907mg 755mg 7%
Vitamin C 4.1mg 5%
Iron 0.35mg 4%
Phosphorus 26mg 0mg 4%
Manganese 0.084mg 4%
Calories 101kcal 158kcal 3%
Magnesium 13mg 3%
Vitamin A 26µg 3%
Protein 1.04g 0g 2%
Calcium 15mg 2%
Zinc 0.17mg 2%
Vitamin E 1.46mg 1.7mg 2%
Folate 9µg 2%
Choline 12.5mg 2%
Fiber 0.3g 0g 1%
Selenium 0.7µg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.011mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.047mg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 1g 0g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 971kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 99g 63g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 4 5.2 N/A
Net carbs 27.1g 0g N/A
Sugar 21.27g 0g N/A
Trans fat 0g 2.45g N/A
Tryptophan 0.005mg 0%
Threonine 0.019mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.014mg 0%
Leucine 0.021mg 0%
Lysine 0.023mg 0%
Methionine 0.005mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.021mg 0%
Valine 0.014mg 0%
Histidine 0.013mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 69% 3%
Protein: 1.04 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 27.4 g
Water: 68.51 g
Other: 2.95 g
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17% 81% 2%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 17.1 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 80.83 g
Other: 2.07 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +42.5%
Contains more FatsFats +17000%
Contains more WaterWater +18%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
20% 21% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.014 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.015 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.041 g
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16% 55% 29%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.22 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.6 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.98 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +50566.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +9607.3%

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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. Ketchup - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168556/nutrients
  2. Spread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173608/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.