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Salsa vs. Egg white — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between salsa and egg whites

  • Salsa has more iron, vitamin B6, vitamin A, copper, vitamin B3, and fiber; however, egg whites have more selenium and vitamin B2.
  • Egg whites' daily need coverage for selenium is 36% more.
  • Egg whites are lower in sodium.

The food varieties used in the comparison are USDA Commodity, salsa and Egg, white, raw, fresh.

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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.
Salsa
7
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 7.9% 2.1% 14% 3% 7.7% 0.82% 6.4% 22% 1.4% 109%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +45.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +71.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +65.6%
Contains more IronIron +2700%
Contains more CopperCopper +317.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +466.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +100%
Contains less SodiumSodium -61.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +4900%

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.
Salsa
6
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% 0% 0% 0% 1% 101% 2% 11% 1.2% 11% 0% 3% 0.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1150%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +928.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +2880%
Contains more FolateFolate +375%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1363.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Salsa Egg white DV% diff.
Selenium 0.4µg 20µg 36%
Vitamin B2 0.03mg 0.439mg 31%
Iron 2.24mg 0.08mg 27%
Protein 1.5g 10.9g 19%
Sodium 430mg 166mg 11%
Vitamin B6 0.149mg 0.005mg 11%
Copper 0.096mg 0.023mg 8%
Fiber 1.4g 0g 6%
Vitamin B3 1.08mg 0.105mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.19mg 4%
Vitamin C 4mg 0mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.05mg 0.004mg 4%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.09µg 4%
Folate 19µg 4µg 4%
Potassium 270mg 163mg 3%
Vitamin A 28µg 0µg 3%
Phosphorus 30mg 15mg 2%
Carbs 7g 0.73g 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.107g 0g 1%
Calories 36kcal 52kcal 1%
Zinc 0.17mg 0.03mg 1%
Calcium 12mg 7mg 1%
Magnesium 16mg 11mg 1%
Fats 0.2g 0.17g 0%
Net carbs 5.6g 0.73g N/A
Sugar 0.71g N/A
Manganese 0.011mg 0%
Choline 1.1mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.029g 0g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.016g 0g 0%
Tryptophan 0.125mg 0%
Threonine 0.449mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.661mg 0%
Leucine 1.016mg 0%
Lysine 0.806mg 0%
Methionine 0.399mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.686mg 0%
Valine 0.809mg 0%
Histidine 0.29mg 0%
Fructose 0.07g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Salsa
4
7% 90%
Protein: 1.5 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 7 g
Water: 89.7 g
Other: 1.6 g
11% 88%
Protein: 10.9 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 0.73 g
Water: 87.57 g
Other: 0.63 g
Contains more FatsFats +17.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +858.9%
Contains more OtherOther +154%
Contains more ProteinProtein +626.7%
~equal in Water ~87.57g

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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. Egg white - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172183/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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