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Salsa vs. Blue cheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between salsa and blue cheese

  • Salsa has more iron; however, blue cheese has more calcium, phosphorus, vitamin B12, vitamin B2, selenium, and zinc.
  • Blue cheese's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 93% more.
  • Salsa has 7 times more iron than blue cheese. Salsa has 2.24mg of iron, while blue cheese has 0.31mg.
  • Salsa is lower in sodium.

The food varieties used in the comparison are USDA Commodity, salsa and Cheese, blue.

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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.
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 3.6% 24% 84% 32% 4.6% 13% 56% 0% 2.2%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 158% 23% 12% 13% 73% 166% 149% 1.2% 79%
Contains more IronIron +622.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +140%
Contains less SodiumSodium -62.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +43.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +4300%
Contains more ZincZinc +1464.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1190%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3525%
~equal in Potassium ~256mg

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.
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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% 9.3% 0% 0% 13% 6.9% 20% 0% 34% 0% 0% 14% 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 0% 66% 5% 7.5% 7.3% 88% 19% 104% 38% 153% 6% 27% 8.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +72.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +607.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1173.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +11.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +89.5%
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~1.016mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Salsa Blue cheese DV% diff.
Saturated fat 0.029g 18.669g 85%
Calcium 12mg 528mg 52%
Vitamin B12 0µg 1.22µg 51%
Phosphorus 30mg 387mg 51%
Fats 0.2g 28.74g 44%
Protein 1.5g 21.4g 40%
Vitamin B5 1.729mg 35%
Sodium 430mg 1146mg 31%
Vitamin B2 0.03mg 0.382mg 27%
Selenium 0.4µg 14.5µg 26%
Cholesterol 0mg 75mg 25%
Iron 2.24mg 0.31mg 24%
Zinc 0.17mg 2.66mg 23%
Monounsaturated fat 0.016g 7.778g 19%
Vitamin A 28µg 198µg 19%
Calories 36kcal 353kcal 16%
Copper 0.096mg 0.04mg 6%
Fiber 1.4g 0g 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.107g 0.8g 5%
Vitamin C 4mg 0mg 4%
Folate 19µg 36µg 4%
Vitamin D 21IU 3%
Vitamin D 0.5µg 3%
Choline 15.4mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.25mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.05mg 0.029mg 2%
Magnesium 16mg 23mg 2%
Carbs 7g 2.34g 2%
Vitamin K 2.4µg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.149mg 0.166mg 1%
Net carbs 5.6g 2.34g N/A
Potassium 270mg 256mg 0%
Sugar 0.5g N/A
Manganese 0.009mg 0%
Vitamin B3 1.08mg 1.016mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.312mg 0%
Threonine 0.785mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.124mg 0%
Leucine 1.919mg 0%
Lysine 1.852mg 0%
Methionine 0.584mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.087mg 0%
Valine 1.556mg 0%
Histidine 0.758mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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7% 90%
Protein: 1.5 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 7 g
Water: 89.7 g
Other: 1.6 g
21% 29% 2% 42% 5%
Protein: 21.4 g
Fats: 28.74 g
Carbs: 2.34 g
Water: 42.41 g
Other: 5.11 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +199.1%
Contains more WaterWater +111.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1326.7%
Contains more FatsFats +14270%
Contains more OtherOther +219.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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19% 11% 70%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.029 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.016 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.107 g
69% 29% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 18.669 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.778 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.8 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +48512.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +647.7%

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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. Blue cheese - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172175/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.