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Salsa vs. Maple sugar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are salsa and maple sugar different?

  • Salsa is richer in vitamin B6, vitamin A, iron, vitamin B3, and fiber, while maple sugar is higher in zinc and calcium.
  • Maple sugar covers your daily need for zinc, 54% more than salsa.
  • Maple sugar is lower in sodium.

USDA Commodity, salsa and Sugars, maple 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.
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 14% 27% 24% 60% 33% 165% 1.3% 1.4% 577% 4.4%
Contains more IronIron +39.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +900%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +18.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +650%
Contains more ZincZinc +3464.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +100%
~equal in Potassium ~274mg
~equal in Copper ~0.099mg

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
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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% 0% 0% 0% 2.3% 3% 0.75% 2.9% 0.69% 0% 0% 0% 1.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +455.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +130.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2600%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +4866.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Salsa Maple sugar DV% diff.
Manganese 4.422mg 192%
Zinc 0.17mg 6.06mg 54%
Carbs 7g 90.9g 28%
Sodium 430mg 11mg 18%
Calories 36kcal 354kcal 16%
Vitamin B6 0.149mg 0.003mg 11%
Calcium 12mg 90mg 8%
Iron 2.24mg 1.61mg 8%
Vitamin B3 1.08mg 0.04mg 7%
Fiber 1.4g 0g 6%
Folate 19µg 0µg 5%
Phosphorus 30mg 3mg 4%
Vitamin C 4mg 0mg 4%
Protein 1.5g 0.1g 3%
Vitamin A 28µg 0µg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.05mg 0.009mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.03mg 0.013mg 1%
Magnesium 16mg 19mg 1%
Selenium 0.4µg 0.8µg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.048mg 1%
Fats 0.2g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 5.6g 90.9g N/A
Potassium 270mg 274mg 0%
Sugar 84.87g N/A
Copper 0.096mg 0.099mg 0%
Choline 2.1mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.029g 0.036g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.016g 0.064g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.107g 0.1g 0%

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
91% 8%
Protein: 0.1 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 90.9 g
Water: 8 g
Other: 0.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1400%
Contains more WaterWater +1021.3%
Contains more OtherOther +100%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1198.6%
~equal in Fats ~0.2g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
18% 32% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.036 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.064 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.1 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -19.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +300%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.1g

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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. Maple sugar - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169658/nutrients

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

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