Pesto vs. Hot sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between pesto and hot sauce

Pesto is richer in vitamin K, vitamin B2, vitamin E, phosphorus, vitamin B5, calcium, and vitamin A, yet hot sauce is richer in vitamin C.
Daily need coverage for vitamin K for pesto is 124% higher.
Pesto contains 136 times more saturated fat than hot sauce. Pesto contains 7.07g of saturated fat, while hot sauce contains 0.052g.

Food types used in this article are Sauce, pesto, ready-to-serve, refrigerated and Sauce, ready-to-serve, pepper or hot.

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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

Hot sauce

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+840%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+3725%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+288.9%
Contains more IronIron	+18.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+185.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+1109.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+2381.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-77.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1095.9%

~equal in Selenium ~0µg

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

Hot sauce

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+862.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+5958.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+372.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+774.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+105.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+1445.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+6195.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+166.7%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+18%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin K	151.1µg	2.4µg	124%
Sodium	603mg	2643mg	89%
Vitamin C	0mg	74.8mg	83%
Fats	37.6g	0.37g	57%
Monounsaturated fat	22.155g	0.03g	55%
Vitamin B2	0.717mg	0.082mg	49%
Vitamin E	7.27mg	0.12mg	48%
Polyunsaturated fat	6.546g	0.196g	42%
Phosphorus	273mg	11mg	37%
Vitamin B5	1.7mg	0.11mg	32%
Saturated fat	7.07g	0.052g	32%
Calcium	306mg	8mg	30%
Manganese	0.586mg	0.049mg	23%
Calories	418kcal	11kcal	20%
Protein	9.83g	0.51g	19%
Potassium	560mg	144mg	12%
Zinc	1.33mg	0.11mg	11%
Vitamin B1	0.17mg	0.036mg	11%
Magnesium	47mg	5mg	10%
Vitamin A	77µg	8µg	8%
Fiber	1.8g	0.3g	6%
Copper	0.08mg	0.028mg	6%
Carbs	10.09g	1.75g	3%
Folate	16µg	6µg	3%
Vitamin B3	0.523mg	0.254mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.133mg	0.157mg	2%
Iron	0.57mg	0.48mg	1%
Starch	2.2g		1%
Protein per 100 calories	2.4g	4.6g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	425kcal	216kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	24g	909g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	4.1	4.3	N/A
Net carbs	8.29g	1.45g	N/A
Sugar	6.33g	1.26g	N/A
Trans fat	0.398g		N/A
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%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.002g		N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	1.268g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.004g		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