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Paprika vs. Salsa — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between paprika and salsa?

  • Paprika has more vitamin A, iron, vitamin B6, fiber, vitamin B2, copper, potassium, vitamin B3, phosphorus, and magnesium than salsa.
  • Paprika's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 974% higher.
  • Salsa has 41 times less vitamin B2 than paprika. Paprika has 1.23mg of vitamin B2, while salsa has 0.03mg.

We used Spices, paprika and USDA Commodity, salsa types in this comparison.

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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.
Paprika
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 127% 69% 201% 793% 238% 118% 135% 8.9% 207% 34%
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%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1012.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1808.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +744.4%
Contains more IronIron +843.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +642.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +2447.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +946.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -84.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1475%

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.
Paprika
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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 3% 821% 582% 0% 83% 284% 189% 151% 494% 0% 201% 37% 28%
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%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +8696.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +560%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +4000%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +831.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1336.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +157.9%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +344.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Paprika Salsa DV% diff.
Vitamin A 2463µg 28µg 271%
Iron 21.14mg 2.24mg 236%
Vitamin E 29.1mg 194%
Vitamin B6 2.141mg 0.149mg 153%
Fiber 34.9g 1.4g 134%
Vitamin B2 1.23mg 0.03mg 92%
Manganese 1.59mg 69%
Copper 0.713mg 0.096mg 69%
Vitamin K 80.3µg 67%
Potassium 2280mg 270mg 59%
Vitamin B3 10.06mg 1.08mg 56%
Polyunsaturated fat 7.766g 0.107g 51%
Vitamin B5 2.51mg 50%
Phosphorus 314mg 30mg 41%
Magnesium 178mg 16mg 39%
Zinc 4.33mg 0.17mg 38%
Protein 14.14g 1.5g 25%
Vitamin B1 0.33mg 0.05mg 23%
Calcium 229mg 12mg 22%
Fats 12.89g 0.2g 20%
Carbs 53.99g 7g 16%
Sodium 68mg 430mg 16%
Calories 282kcal 36kcal 12%
Selenium 6.3µg 0.4µg 11%
Saturated fat 2.14g 0.029g 10%
Choline 51.5mg 9%
Fructose 6.71g 8%
Folate 49µg 19µg 8%
Monounsaturated fat 1.695g 0.016g 4%
Vitamin C 0.9mg 4mg 3%
Net carbs 19.09g 5.6g N/A
Sugar 10.34g N/A
Tryptophan 0.07mg 0%
Threonine 0.49mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.57mg 0%
Leucine 0.92mg 0%
Lysine 0.69mg 0%
Methionine 0.2mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.61mg 0%
Valine 0.75mg 0%
Histidine 0.25mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.453g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
14% 13% 54% 11% 8%
Protein: 14.14 g
Fats: 12.89 g
Carbs: 53.99 g
Water: 11.24 g
Other: 7.74 g
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
Contains more ProteinProtein +842.7%
Contains more FatsFats +6345%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +671.3%
Contains more OtherOther +383.8%
Contains more WaterWater +698%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
18% 15% 67%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.14 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.695 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 7.766 g
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
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +10493.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +7157.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.6%

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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. Paprika - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171329/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.