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Pico de gallo vs. Tomato sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between pico de gallo and tomato sauce

  • Tomato sauce is richer than pico de gallo in iron.
  • Daily need coverage for sodium for pico de gallo is 20% higher.
  • Pico de gallo contains 2 times more sugar than tomato sauce. Pico de gallo contains 6.25g of sugar, while tomato sauce contains 3.56g.
  • Tomato sauce contains less sodium.

Food types used in this article are PACE, Pico De Gallo and Tomato sauce, canned, no salt added.

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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 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 61% 0% 0%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 4.2% 26% 36% 38% 6% 12% 1.4% 15% 3.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.7%

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 13% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
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 23% 7.3% 29% 0% 6% 15% 19% 19% 23% 0% 7% 6.8% 5.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +84.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pico de gallo Tomato sauce DV% diff.
Sodium 469mg 11mg 20%
Copper 0.115mg 13%
Iron 0mg 0.96mg 12%
Vitamin E 1.44mg 10%
Potassium 297mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.098mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.309mg 6%
Vitamin B3 0.991mg 6%
Fiber 1.5g 6%
Vitamin B2 0.065mg 5%
Manganese 0.113mg 5%
Magnesium 15mg 4%
Phosphorus 27mg 4%
Vitamin C 3.8mg 7mg 4%
Protein 0g 1.2g 2%
Vitamin K 2.8µg 2%
Folate 9µg 2%
Choline 9.9mg 2%
Fructose 1.67g 2%
Vitamin B1 0.024mg 2%
Zinc 0.22mg 2%
Vitamin A 22µg 2%
Selenium 0.6µg 1%
Carbs 9.38g 5.31g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.121g 1%
Calcium 0mg 14mg 1%
Calories 31kcal 24kcal 0%
Fats 0g 0.3g 0%
Net carbs 9.38g 3.81g N/A
Sugar 6.25g 3.56g N/A
Saturated fat 0g 0.041g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.044g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.037mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.025mg 0%
Leucine 0.034mg 0%
Lysine 0.037mg 0%
Methionine 0.008mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.036mg 0%
Valine 0.025mg 0%
Histidine 0.02mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
9% 88% 3%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 9.38 g
Water: 88 g
Other: 2.62 g
5% 91% 2%
Protein: 1.2 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 5.31 g
Water: 91.28 g
Other: 1.91 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +76.6%
Contains more OtherOther +37.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
~equal in Water ~91.28g

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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. Tomato sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169074/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.