Salsa vs. Fruitcake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are salsa and fruitcake different?
- Salsa is richer in vitamin A, vitamin B6, and copper, while fruitcake is higher in fiber and vitamin B2.
- Salsa covers your daily need for sodium, 14% more than fruitcake.
- Salsa contains 25 times more vitamin A than fruitcake. Salsa contains 550IU of vitamin A, while fruitcake contains 22IU.
- Fruitcake is lower in sodium.
USDA Commodity, salsa and Cake, fruitcake, commercially prepared types were used in this article.
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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 more PotassiumPotassium | +76.5% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +92% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +175% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +58.8% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +73.3% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -76.5% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +400% |
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 | +700% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +300% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +36.5% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +223.9% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +230% |
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +∞% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.107g | 3.323g | 21% |
Carbs | 7g | 61.6g | 18% |
Calories | 36kcal | 324kcal | 14% |
Sodium | 430mg | 101mg | 14% |
Fats | 0.2g | 9.1g | 14% |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.016g | 4.2g | 10% |
Manganese | 0.22mg | 10% | |
Fiber | 1.4g | 3.7g | 9% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.149mg | 0.046mg | 8% |
Vitamin E | 0.9mg | 6% | |
Vitamin B2 | 0.03mg | 0.099mg | 5% |
Copper | 0.096mg | 0.05mg | 5% |
Saturated fat | 0.029g | 1.048g | 5% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.226mg | 5% | |
Vitamin C | 4mg | 0.5mg | 4% |
Protein | 1.5g | 2.9g | 3% |
Selenium | 0.4µg | 2µg | 3% |
Phosphorus | 30mg | 52mg | 3% |
Potassium | 270mg | 153mg | 3% |
Vitamin A | 28µg | 7µg | 2% |
Iron | 2.24mg | 2.07mg | 2% |
Vitamin B3 | 1.08mg | 0.791mg | 2% |
Calcium | 12mg | 33mg | 2% |
Cholesterol | 0mg | 5mg | 2% |
Choline | 8.9mg | 2% | |
Zinc | 0.17mg | 0.27mg | 1% |
Vitamin K | 1.5µg | 1% | |
Net carbs | 5.6g | 57.9g | N/A |
Magnesium | 16mg | 16mg | 0% |
Sugar | 27.42g | N/A | |
Vitamin B1 | 0.05mg | 0.05mg | 0% |
Vitamin B12 | 0µg | 0.01µg | 0% |
Folate | 19µg | 20µg | 0% |
Tryptophan | 0.042mg | 0% | |
Threonine | 0.102mg | 0% | |
Isoleucine | 0.121mg | 0% | |
Leucine | 0.206mg | 0% | |
Lysine | 0.121mg | 0% | |
Methionine | 0.059mg | 0% | |
Phenylalanine | 0.14mg | 0% | |
Valine | 0.144mg | 0% | |
Histidine | 0.071mg | 0% | |
Omega-3 - DHA | 0g | 0.001g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more WaterWater | +254.5% |
Contains more OtherOther | +45.5% |
Contains more ProteinProtein | +93.3% |
Contains more FatsFats | +4450% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +780% |
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -97.2% |
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +26150% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +3005.6% |