Pico de gallo vs. Hot sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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A recap on differences between pico de gallo and hot sauce
- Hot sauce is higher than pico de gallo in vitamin C and iron.
- Hot sauce covers your daily sodium needs 95% more than pico de gallo.
- Pico de gallo contains 5 times more sugar than hot sauce. While pico de gallo contains 6.25g of sugar, hot sauce contains only 1.26g.
Food varieties used in this article are PACE, Pico De Gallo 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.
Contains less SodiumSodium | -82.3% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +∞% |
Contains more IronIron | +∞% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +1868.4% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Sodium | 469mg | 2643mg | 95% |
Vitamin C | 3.8mg | 74.8mg | 79% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.157mg | 12% | |
Vitamin B2 | 0.082mg | 6% | |
Iron | 0mg | 0.48mg | 6% |
Potassium | 144mg | 4% | |
Copper | 0.028mg | 3% | |
Vitamin B1 | 0.036mg | 3% | |
Carbs | 9.38g | 1.75g | 3% |
Manganese | 0.049mg | 2% | |
Vitamin K | 2.4µg | 2% | |
Vitamin B5 | 0.11mg | 2% | |
Vitamin B3 | 0.254mg | 2% | |
Folate | 6µg | 2% | |
Phosphorus | 11mg | 2% | |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.196g | 1% | |
Protein | 0g | 0.51g | 1% |
Calories | 31kcal | 11kcal | 1% |
Vitamin E | 0.12mg | 1% | |
Calcium | 0mg | 8mg | 1% |
Vitamin A | 8µg | 1% | |
Magnesium | 5mg | 1% | |
Fats | 0g | 0.37g | 1% |
Fiber | 0.3g | 1% | |
Zinc | 0.11mg | 1% | |
Net carbs | 9.38g | 1.45g | N/A |
Sugar | 6.25g | 1.26g | N/A |
Saturated fat | 0g | 0.052g | 0% |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.03g | 0% | |
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% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
0 g
Fats:
0 g
Carbs:
9.38 g
Water:
88 g
Other:
2.62 g
Protein:
0.51 g
Fats:
0.37 g
Carbs:
1.75 g
Water:
89.98 g
Other:
7.39 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +436% |
Contains more ProteinProtein | +∞% |
Contains more FatsFats | +∞% |
Contains more OtherOther | +182.1% |
~equal in
Water
~89.98g