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Salsa vs. Halva — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between salsa and halva

  • Halva is higher than salsa in copper, phosphorus, magnesium, zinc, vitamin B1, iron, selenium, vitamin B6, and fiber.
  • Halva covers your daily copper needs 123% more than salsa.
  • The amount of saturated fat in salsa is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are USDA Commodity, salsa and Candies, halavah, plain.

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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
1
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%
Halva
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 156% 9.9% 17% 170% 401% 118% 260% 25% 114% 63%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +44.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1262.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +175%
Contains more IronIron +102.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +1152.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +2441.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1923.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -54.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2775%

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
2
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%
Halva
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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 0.33% 0% 0% 0% 106% 20% 54% 10% 80% 5% 0% 49% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +3900%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +748%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +193.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +164.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +133.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +242.1%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Salsa Halva DV% diff.
Copper 0.096mg 1.202mg 123%
Phosphorus 30mg 607mg 82%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.107g 8.481g 56%
Magnesium 16mg 218mg 48%
Manganese 0.873mg 38%
Zinc 0.17mg 4.32mg 38%
Fats 0.2g 21.52g 33%
Vitamin B1 0.05mg 0.424mg 31%
Iron 2.24mg 4.53mg 29%
Protein 1.5g 12.49g 22%
Calories 36kcal 469kcal 22%
Selenium 0.4µg 11.5µg 20%
Monounsaturated fat 0.016g 8.194g 20%
Saturated fat 0.029g 4.127g 19%
Carbs 7g 60.49g 18%
Vitamin B6 0.149mg 0.348mg 15%
Fiber 1.4g 4.5g 12%
Folate 19µg 65µg 12%
Vitamin B3 1.08mg 2.856mg 11%
Sodium 430mg 195mg 10%
Vitamin C 4mg 0.1mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.03mg 0.088mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.174mg 3%
Vitamin A 28µg 0µg 3%
Potassium 270mg 187mg 2%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.04µg 2%
Calcium 12mg 33mg 2%
Net carbs 5.6g 55.99g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Salsa
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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
Halva
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12% 22% 60% 4% 2%
Protein: 12.49 g
Fats: 21.52 g
Carbs: 60.49 g
Water: 3.67 g
Other: 1.83 g
Contains more WaterWater +2344.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +732.7%
Contains more FatsFats +10660%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +764.1%
Contains more OtherOther +14.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Salsa
1
19% 11% 70%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.029 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.016 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.107 g
Halva
2
20% 39% 41%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.127 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.194 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 8.481 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +51112.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +7826.2%

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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. Halva - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167996/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.