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Molasses vs. Salsa — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between molasses and salsa

  • Molasses have more magnesium, copper, vitamin B6, potassium, selenium, iron, and calcium; however, salsa has more vitamin A and fiber.
  • Molasses' daily need coverage for magnesium is 54% more.
  • Molasses have 45 times more selenium than salsa. Molasses have 17.8µg of selenium, while salsa has 0.4µg.
  • Molasses are lower in sodium.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Molasses and USDA Commodity, salsa.

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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 173% 62% 129% 177% 162% 7.9% 13% 4.8% 200% 97%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 3.6% 24% 84% 32% 4.6% 13% 56% 0% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1412.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1608.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +442.2%
Contains more IronIron +110.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +407.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +70.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -91.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +4350%
~equal in Phosphorus ~30mg

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 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% 10% 0.46% 17% 48% 155% 0% 0% 0% 7.3%
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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 13% 9.3% 0% 0% 13% 6.9% 20% 0% 34% 0% 0% 14% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +349.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +22%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1400%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +16.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Molasses Salsa DV% diff.
Manganese 1.53mg 67%
Magnesium 242mg 16mg 54%
Copper 0.487mg 0.096mg 43%
Vitamin B6 0.67mg 0.149mg 40%
Potassium 1464mg 270mg 35%
Selenium 17.8µg 0.4µg 32%
Iron 4.72mg 2.24mg 31%
Carbs 74.73g 7g 23%
Calcium 205mg 12mg 19%
Sodium 37mg 430mg 17%
Vitamin B5 0.804mg 16%
Fructose 12.79g 16%
Calories 290kcal 36kcal 13%
Fiber 0g 1.4g 6%
Folate 0µg 19µg 5%
Vitamin C 0mg 4mg 4%
Protein 0g 1.5g 3%
Vitamin A 0µg 28µg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.002mg 0.03mg 2%
Choline 13.3mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.041mg 0.05mg 1%
Zinc 0.29mg 0.17mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.93mg 1.08mg 1%
Fats 0.1g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 74.73g 5.6g N/A
Sugar 74.72g N/A
Phosphorus 31mg 30mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.018g 0.029g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.032g 0.016g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.05g 0.107g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
75% 22% 3%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 74.73 g
Water: 21.87 g
Other: 3.3 g
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7% 90%
Protein: 1.5 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 7 g
Water: 89.7 g
Other: 1.6 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +967.6%
Contains more OtherOther +106.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +100%
Contains more WaterWater +310.2%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
18% 32% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.018 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.032 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.05 g
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19% 11% 70%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.029 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.016 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.107 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -37.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +100%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +114%

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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. Molasses - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168820/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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