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Salsa vs. Piña colada — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between salsa and piña colada

  • Salsa is higher than piña colada in iron, vitamin A, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, and potassium.
  • Salsa covers your daily iron needs 25% more than piña colada.
  • Salsa contains 275 times more vitamin A than piña colada. While salsa contains 550IU of vitamin A, piña colada contains only 2IU.
  • The amount of sodium in piña colada is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are USDA Commodity, salsa and Alcoholic beverage, pina colada, prepared-from-recipe.

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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 5.7% 2.4% 6.3% 7.9% 26% 3.5% 3% 0.78% 69% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +50%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +280.3%
Contains more IronIron +966.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +21.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +30.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +328.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +75%

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 16% 0% 0.4% 0% 7.3% 3.9% 2.2% 3.7% 10% 0% 0.25% 9% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +72.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +76.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +815.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +231.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +58.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +22.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Salsa Piña colada DV% diff.
Iron 2.24mg 0.21mg 25%
Manganese 0.528mg 23%
Sodium 430mg 6mg 18%
Vitamin B6 0.149mg 0.045mg 8%
Saturated fat 0.029g 1.636g 7%
Calories 36kcal 174kcal 7%
Vitamin B3 1.08mg 0.118mg 6%
Potassium 270mg 71mg 6%
Carbs 7g 22.66g 5%
Fiber 1.4g 0.3g 4%
Fats 0.2g 1.88g 3%
Phosphorus 30mg 7mg 3%
Vitamin A 28µg 0µg 3%
Magnesium 16mg 8mg 2%
Copper 0.096mg 0.079mg 2%
Folate 19µg 12µg 2%
Protein 1.5g 0.42g 2%
Vitamin B1 0.05mg 0.029mg 2%
Vitamin C 4mg 4.9mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.061mg 1%
Selenium 0.4µg 0.7µg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.03mg 0.017mg 1%
Net carbs 5.6g 22.36g N/A
Calcium 12mg 8mg 0%
Sugar 22.33g N/A
Zinc 0.17mg 0.13mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.02mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.016g 0.082g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.107g 0.033g 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
2% 23% 65% 10%
Protein: 0.42 g
Fats: 1.88 g
Carbs: 22.66 g
Water: 64.99 g
Other: 10.05 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +257.1%
Contains more WaterWater +38%
Contains more FatsFats +840%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +223.7%
Contains more OtherOther +528.1%

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
93% 5% 2%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.636 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.082 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.033 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +224.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +412.5%

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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. Piña colada - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168752/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.