Spaghetti sauce vs. Chicken soup — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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A recap on the differences between spaghetti sauce and chicken soup
- Spaghetti sauce has more iron, vitamin A, and potassium; however, chicken soup is higher in vitamin B3.
- Spaghetti sauce covers your daily sodium needs 19% more than chicken soup.
- Chicken soup contains 112 times less vitamin A than spaghetti sauce. Spaghetti sauce contains 335IU of vitamin A, while chicken soup contains 3IU.
- Chicken soup has less sodium.
- The glycemic index of chicken soup is higher.
Food varieties used in this article are USDA Commodity, spaghetti sauce, meatless, canned and Soup, stock, chicken, home-prepared.
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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.
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +225% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +566.7% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +178.1% |
Contains more IronIron | +328.6% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +50% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -75.8% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +1850% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +1600% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +41.2% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +16.7% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +117% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Sodium | 590mg | 143mg | 19% |
Iron | 0.9mg | 0.21mg | 9% |
Copper | 0.054mg | 6% | |
Potassium | 292mg | 105mg | 6% |
Vitamin B3 | 0.73mg | 1.584mg | 5% |
Vitamin C | 3.9mg | 0.2mg | 4% |
Selenium | 2.2µg | 4% | |
Vitamin B2 | 0.12mg | 0.085mg | 3% |
Protein | 1.2g | 2.52g | 3% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.51g | 0.213g | 2% |
Choline | 9.2mg | 2% | |
Vitamin A | 17µg | 1µg | 2% |
Fructose | 1.8g | 2% | |
Carbs | 8.7g | 3.53g | 2% |
Calcium | 20mg | 3mg | 2% |
Magnesium | 13mg | 4mg | 2% |
Folate | 5µg | 1% | |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.21g | 0.582g | 1% |
Saturated fat | 0.162g | 0.321g | 1% |
Zinc | 0.21mg | 0.14mg | 1% |
Cholesterol | 0mg | 3mg | 1% |
Calories | 48kcal | 36kcal | 1% |
Fats | 0.9g | 1.2g | 0% |
Net carbs | 8.7g | 3.53g | N/A |
Sugar | 4.7g | 1.58g | N/A |
Phosphorus | 25mg | 27mg | 0% |
Vitamin E | 0.03mg | 0% | |
Vitamin B1 | 0.03mg | 0.035mg | 0% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.06mg | 0.061mg | 0% |
Vitamin K | 0.2µg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
1.2 g
Fats:
0.9 g
Carbs:
8.7 g
Water:
87.1 g
Other:
2.1 g
Protein:
2.52 g
Fats:
1.2 g
Carbs:
3.53 g
Water:
92.15 g
Other:
0.6 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +146.5% |
Contains more OtherOther | +250% |
Contains more ProteinProtein | +110% |
Contains more FatsFats | +33.3% |
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Water
~92.15g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
0.162 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
0.21 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
0.51 g
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
0.321 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
0.582 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
0.213 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -49.5% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +139.4% |
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +177.1% |