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Salsa vs. Spätzle — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are salsa and spätzle different?

  • Salsa is richer in iron, vitamin A, vitamin B6, and potassium, while spätzle is higher in selenium and phosphorus.
  • Spätzle covers your daily need for selenium, 43% more than salsa.
  • Salsa contains 26 times more vitamin A than spätzle. Salsa contains 550IU of vitamin A, while spätzle contains 21IU.
  • Spätzle is lower in sodium.

USDA Commodity, salsa and Noodles, egg, cooked, unenriched, with added salt 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.
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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 15% 3.6% 3.4% 23% 33% 18% 33% 22% 41% 130%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +610.5%
Contains more IronIron +273.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +31.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +282.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +153.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -61.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +5875%
~equal in Calcium ~12mg
~equal in Copper ~0.098mg

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.
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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% 2% 3.4% 0% 7.5% 4.6% 7.5% 16% 11% 11% 0% 5.3% 14%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +366.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +66.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +50%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +170%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +223.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +171.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Salsa Spätzle DV% diff.
Selenium 0.4µg 23.9µg 43%
Iron 2.24mg 0.6mg 21%
Manganese 0.315mg 14%
Sodium 430mg 165mg 12%
Cholesterol 0mg 29mg 10%
Vitamin B6 0.149mg 0.046mg 8%
Potassium 270mg 38mg 7%
Phosphorus 30mg 76mg 7%
Carbs 7g 25.16g 6%
Protein 1.5g 4.54g 6%
Calories 36kcal 138kcal 5%
Vitamin B5 0.263mg 5%
Choline 25.7mg 5%
Vitamin B3 1.08mg 0.4mg 4%
Vitamin C 4mg 0mg 4%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.09µg 4%
Zinc 0.17mg 0.65mg 4%
Fats 0.2g 2.07g 3%
Folate 19µg 7µg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.107g 0.552g 3%
Saturated fat 0.029g 0.419g 2%
Vitamin B1 0.05mg 0.03mg 2%
Vitamin A 28µg 6µg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.03mg 0.02mg 1%
Magnesium 16mg 21mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.17mg 1%
Fiber 1.4g 1.2g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.016g 0.581g 1%
Net carbs 5.6g 23.96g N/A
Calcium 12mg 12mg 0%
Sugar 0.4g N/A
Copper 0.096mg 0.098mg 0%
Trans fat 0.029g N/A
Tryptophan 0.043mg 0%
Threonine 0.138mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.19mg 0%
Leucine 0.365mg 0%
Lysine 0.137mg 0%
Methionine 0.086mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.24mg 0%
Valine 0.22mg 0%
Histidine 0.121mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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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
5% 2% 25% 68%
Protein: 4.54 g
Fats: 2.07 g
Carbs: 25.16 g
Water: 67.73 g
Other: 0.5 g
Contains more WaterWater +32.4%
Contains more OtherOther +220%
Contains more ProteinProtein +202.7%
Contains more FatsFats +935%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +259.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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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
27% 37% 36%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.419 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.581 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.552 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -93.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +3531.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +415.9%

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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. Spätzle - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169762/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.