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Salsa vs. Hot sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between salsa and hot sauce?

  • Salsa is richer in iron, copper, and vitamin B3, while hot sauce is higher in vitamin C.
  • Hot sauce's daily need coverage for sodium is 96% higher.
  • Hot sauce has 5 times less iron than salsa. Salsa has 2.24mg of iron, while hot sauce has 0.48mg.
  • Salsa is lower in sodium.

We used USDA Commodity, salsa and Sauce, ready-to-serve, pepper or hot types in this comparison.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
Salsa
Salsa
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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 3.6% 2.4% 13% 18% 9.3% 3% 4.7% 345% 6.4% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +220%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +50%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +87.5%
Contains more IronIron +366.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +242.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +54.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +172.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -83.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
Salsa
Salsa
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 13% 0% 9.3% 0% 13% 6.9% 20% 0% 34% 0% 0% 14%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 249% 0% 2.7% 2.4% 9% 19% 4.8% 6.6% 36% 0% 6% 4.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +250%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +38.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +325.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +216.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1770%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +173.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.157mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Salsa Hot sauce DV% diff.
Sodium 430mg 2643mg 96%
Vitamin C 4mg 74.8mg 79%
Iron 2.24mg 0.48mg 22%
Copper 0.096mg 0.028mg 8%
Vitamin B3 1.08mg 0.254mg 5%
Potassium 270mg 144mg 4%
Fiber 1.4g 0.3g 4%
Vitamin B2 0.03mg 0.082mg 4%
Magnesium 16mg 5mg 3%
Phosphorus 30mg 11mg 3%
Folate 19µg 6µg 3%
Protein 1.5g 0.51g 2%
Carbs 7g 1.75g 2%
Vitamin A 28µg 8µg 2%
Manganese 0.049mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.11mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.4µg 2%
Calories 36kcal 11kcal 1%
Zinc 0.17mg 0.11mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 1%
Selenium 0.4µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.05mg 0.036mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.149mg 0.157mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.107g 0.196g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 4.2g 4.6g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 240kcal 216kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 278g 909g N/A
Fats 0.2g 0.37g 0%
Net carbs 5.6g 1.45g N/A
Calcium 12mg 8mg 0%
Sugar 1.26g N/A
Saturated fat 0.029g 0.052g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.016g 0.03g 0%
Tryptophan 0.007mg 0%
Threonine 0.019mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.017mg 0%
Leucine 0.027mg 0%
Lysine 0.023mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.016mg 0%
Valine 0.022mg 0%
Histidine 0.01mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Salsa
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
2% 90% 7%
Protein: 0.51 g
Fats: 0.37 g
Carbs: 1.75 g
Water: 89.98 g
Other: 7.39 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +194.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +300%
Contains more FatsFats +85%
~equal in Water ~89.98g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Salsa
Salsa
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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
19% 11% 71%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.052 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.03 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.196 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -44.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +87.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +83.2%

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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. Hot sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174527/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.