Pesto vs. Hoisin sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between pesto and hoisin sauce

Hoisin sauce contains less vitamin K, vitamin E, vitamin B2, phosphorus, vitamin B5, vitamin A, calcium, and manganese than pesto.
Pesto's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 126% higher.
Hoisin sauce contains 257 times less vitamin A than pesto. Pesto contains 1544 IU of vitamin A, while hoisin sauce contains 6 IU.
The amount of saturated fat in hoisin sauce is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are Sauce, pesto, ready-to-serve, refrigerated and Sauce, hoisin, ready-to-serve.

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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.

Pesto

Hoisin sauce

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+95.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+856.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+370.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+315.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+618.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-62.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+130.7%

Contains more IronIron	+77.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+60%

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.

Pesto

Hoisin sauce

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+2496.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+4150%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+230.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+2400%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+114.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+30120%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+123.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+43.8%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin K	151.1µg	0.5µg	126%
Fats	37.6g	3.39g	53%
Monounsaturated fat	22.155g	0.963g	53%
Vitamin E	7.27mg	0.28mg	47%
Sodium	603mg	1615mg	44%
Vitamin B2	0.717mg	0.217mg	38%
Phosphorus	273mg	38mg	34%
Vitamin B5	1.7mg	0.068mg	33%
Polyunsaturated fat	6.546g	1.698g	32%
Saturated fat	7.07g	0.568g	30%
Calcium	306mg	32mg	27%
Manganese	0.586mg	0.254mg	14%
Vitamin B1	0.17mg	0.004mg	14%
Protein	9.83g	3.31g	13%
Potassium	560mg	119mg	13%
Carbs	10.09g	44.08g	11%
Calories	418kcal	220kcal	10%
Zinc	1.33mg	0.32mg	9%
Vitamin A	77µg	0µg	9%
Iron	0.57mg	1.01mg	6%
Magnesium	47mg	24mg	5%
Copper	0.08mg	0.128mg	5%
Vitamin B6	0.133mg	0.062mg	5%
Fiber	1.8g	2.8g	4%
Vitamin B3	0.523mg	1.17mg	4%
Selenium		1.8µg	3%
Folate	16µg	23µg	2%
Cholesterol		3mg	1%
Starch	2.2g		1%
Choline		8mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	2.4g	1.5g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	425kcal	665kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	24g	45g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	4.1	4.7	N/A
Vitamin C	0mg	0.4mg	0%
Net carbs	8.29g	41.28g	N/A
Sugar	6.33g	27.26g	N/A
Trans fat	0.398g		N/A
Omega-3 - EPA	0.002g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	1.268g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.004g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid	0.002g		N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.058g		N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.007g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.021g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	4.783g		N/A