Spaghetti sauce vs. Hot sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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Differences between spaghetti sauce and hot sauce
- Spaghetti sauce has more iron, while hot sauce has more vitamin C and vitamin B6.
- Hot sauce's daily need coverage for sodium is 89% higher.
- Hot sauce contains 4 times less sugar than spaghetti sauce. Spaghetti sauce contains 4.7g of sugar, while hot sauce contains 1.26g.
The food types used in this comparison are USDA Commodity, spaghetti sauce, meatless, canned and Sauce, ready-to-serve, pepper or hot.
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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 | +160% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +150% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +102.8% |
Contains more IronIron | +87.5% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +90.9% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +127.3% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -77.7% |
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 AVitamin A | +112.5% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +46.3% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +187.4% |
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +1817.9% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +20% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +161.7% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Sodium | 590mg | 2643mg | 89% |
Vitamin C | 3.9mg | 74.8mg | 79% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.06mg | 0.157mg | 7% |
Iron | 0.9mg | 0.48mg | 5% |
Potassium | 292mg | 144mg | 4% |
Vitamin B3 | 0.73mg | 0.254mg | 3% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.12mg | 0.082mg | 3% |
Copper | 0.028mg | 3% | |
Calories | 48kcal | 11kcal | 2% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.51g | 0.196g | 2% |
Folate | 6µg | 2% | |
Vitamin K | 2.4µg | 2% | |
Vitamin B5 | 0.11mg | 2% | |
Manganese | 0.049mg | 2% | |
Fructose | 1.8g | 2% | |
Phosphorus | 25mg | 11mg | 2% |
Magnesium | 13mg | 5mg | 2% |
Carbs | 8.7g | 1.75g | 2% |
Fats | 0.9g | 0.37g | 1% |
Vitamin A | 17µg | 8µg | 1% |
Saturated fat | 0.162g | 0.052g | 1% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.03mg | 0.036mg | 1% |
Calcium | 20mg | 8mg | 1% |
Fiber | 0.3g | 1% | |
Protein | 1.2g | 0.51g | 1% |
Zinc | 0.21mg | 0.11mg | 1% |
Vitamin E | 0.12mg | 1% | |
Net carbs | 8.7g | 1.45g | N/A |
Sugar | 4.7g | 1.26g | N/A |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.21g | 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
Protein:
1.2 g
Fats:
0.9 g
Carbs:
8.7 g
Water:
87.1 g
Other:
2.1 g
Protein:
0.51 g
Fats:
0.37 g
Carbs:
1.75 g
Water:
89.98 g
Other:
7.39 g
Contains more ProteinProtein | +135.3% |
Contains more FatsFats | +143.2% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +397.1% |
Contains more OtherOther | +251.9% |
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Water
~89.98g
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
0.052 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
0.03 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
0.196 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +600% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +160.2% |
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -67.9% |