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Mustard vs. Sweet and sour — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between mustard and sweet and sour?

  • Mustard is richer in selenium, iron, fiber, phosphorus, vitamin B1, magnesium, and calcium, yet sweet, and sour is richer in manganese and vitamin C.
  • Mustard's daily need coverage for selenium is 60% higher.
  • Mustard has 40 times more fiber than sweet and sour. Mustard has 4g of fiber, while sweet, and sour has 0.1g.
  • Sweet and sour contains less sodium.
  • Mustard has a lower glycemic index than sweet and sour.

We used Mustard, prepared, yellow and Sauce, sweet, and sour, ready-to-serve 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 34% 19% 13% 60% 25% 17% 46% 144% 55% 183%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 3% 8.7% 7.9% 26% 2.5% 3% 48% 99% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +500%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +530%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +53.5%
Contains more IronIron +666.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +611.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1442.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +8275%
Contains less SodiumSodium -66.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +80.3%
~equal in Copper ~0.079mg

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 1% 1.7% 7.2% 0% 44% 16% 11% 15% 16% 0% 3.5% 5.3% 12%
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 29% 0.33% 0.2% 0% 12% 4.4% 3.5% 5.6% 12% 0% 0.5% 6% 1.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +400%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +3500%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +268.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +268.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +202.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +173.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +32.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +600%
Contains more CholineCholine +833.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +2800%
Contains more FolateFolate +14.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mustard Sweet and sour DV% diff.
Selenium 33.5µg 0.4µg 60%
Sodium 1104mg 371mg 32%
Iron 1.61mg 0.21mg 18%
Fiber 4g 0.1g 16%
Manganese 0.422mg 0.761mg 15%
Phosphorus 108mg 7mg 14%
Vitamin B1 0.177mg 0.048mg 11%
Carbs 5.83g 38.22g 11%
Magnesium 48mg 8mg 10%
Vitamin C 0.3mg 8.7mg 9%
Protein 3.74g 0.27g 7%
Zinc 0.64mg 0.09mg 5%
Calories 60kcal 150kcal 5%
Monounsaturated fat 2.182g 0g 5%
Calcium 63mg 10mg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.774g 0g 5%
Fats 3.34g 0.02g 5%
Vitamin B2 0.07mg 0.019mg 4%
Choline 22.4mg 2.4mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.254mg 0.093mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.565mg 0.187mg 2%
Potassium 152mg 99mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.36mg 0.01mg 2%
Copper 0.074mg 0.079mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.07mg 0.053mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.4µg 0.2µg 1%
Saturated fat 0.214g 0g 1%
Net carbs 1.83g 38.12g N/A
Sugar 0.92g 18.75g N/A
Starch 0.64g 0%
Vitamin A 5µg 1µg 0%
Folate 7µg 8µg 0%
Trans fat 0.009g N/A
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.167mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.146mg 0%
Leucine 0.292mg 0%
Lysine 0.264mg 0%
Methionine 0.076mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.161mg 0%
Valine 0.189mg 0%
Histidine 0.119mg 0%
Fructose 0.23g 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.373g N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid 0.018g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.01g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.358g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 3% 6% 84% 3%
Protein: 3.74 g
Fats: 3.34 g
Carbs: 5.83 g
Water: 83.72 g
Other: 3.37 g
38% 60%
Protein: 0.27 g
Fats: 0.02 g
Carbs: 38.22 g
Water: 60.27 g
Other: 1.22 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1285.2%
Contains more FatsFats +16600%
Contains more WaterWater +38.9%
Contains more OtherOther +176.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +555.6%

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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. Mustard - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172234/nutrients
  2. Sweet and sour - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174066/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.