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Pimiento vs. Table salt — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between pimiento and table salt

  • The amount of vitamin C, vitamin A, iron, vitamin B6, fiber, and vitamin K in pimiento is higher than in table salt.
  • Table salt covers your daily sodium needs 1685% more than pimiento.
  • Pimiento contains less sodium.
  • Pimiento has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of pimiento is 45, while the glycemic index of table salt is 0.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Pimento, canned and Salt, table.

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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 4.3% 1.8% 14% 63% 16% 5.2% 7.3% 1.8% 12% 1.1%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0.71% 7.2% 0.71% 12% 10% 2.7% 0% 5055% 13% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +500%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1875%
Contains more IronIron +409.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +63.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +90%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +300%
~equal in Manganese ~0.1mg

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 283% 44% 14% 0% 4.3% 14% 12% 0.6% 50% 0% 21% 4.5% 3.4%
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 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pimiento Table salt DV% diff.
Sodium 14mg 38758mg 1685%
Vitamin C 84.9mg 0mg 94%
Iron 1.68mg 0.33mg 17%
Vitamin B6 0.215mg 0mg 17%
Vitamin A 133µg 0µg 15%
Fiber 1.9g 0g 8%
Vitamin K 8.3µg 0µg 7%
Vitamin E 0.69mg 0mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 0mg 5%
Potassium 158mg 8mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.615mg 0mg 4%
Protein 1.1g 0g 2%
Calcium 6mg 24mg 2%
Copper 0.049mg 0.03mg 2%
Folate 6µg 0µg 2%
Phosphorus 17mg 0mg 2%
Carbs 5.1g 0g 2%
Choline 6.3mg 0mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.161g 0g 1%
Calories 23kcal 0kcal 1%
Vitamin B1 0.017mg 0mg 1%
Zinc 0.19mg 0.1mg 1%
Magnesium 6mg 1mg 1%
Fats 0.3g 0g 0%
Net carbs 3.2g 0g N/A
Sugar 2.71g 0g N/A
Manganese 0.092mg 0.1mg 0%
Selenium 0.2µg 0.1µg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.01mg 0mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.045g 0g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.02g 0g 0%
Tryptophan 0.014mg 0mg 0%
Threonine 0.04mg 0mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.036mg 0mg 0%
Leucine 0.058mg 0mg 0%
Lysine 0.049mg 0mg 0%
Methionine 0.013mg 0mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.034mg 0mg 0%
Valine 0.046mg 0mg 0%
Histidine 0.022mg 0mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 93%
Protein: 1.1 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 5.1 g
Water: 93.1 g
Other: 0.4 g
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 0.2 g
Other: 99.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +46450%
Contains more OtherOther +24850%

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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. Pimiento - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168559/nutrients
  2. Table salt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173468/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.