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Spread vs. Tomato — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between spread and tomatoes

  • Spread has more vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin B1, choline, and vitamin B2; however, tomatoes have more vitamin C and vitamin A.
  • Spread's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 47% more.
  • Tomatoes are lower in cholesterol.
  • Tomatoes have a higher glycemic index than spread.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Sandwich spread, pork, beef and Tomatoes, red, ripe, raw, year round average.

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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.
Spread
6
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 3.6% 9.7% 30% 43% 28% 25% 132% 3.4% 53%
Tomato
4
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 3% 21% 10% 20% 4.6% 10% 0.65% 15% 0%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +20%
Contains more IronIron +192.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +120.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +500%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +145.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +37.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +115.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +338.5%

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.
Spread
9
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% 8.7% 35% 9% 43% 31% 32% 26% 28% 140% 4% 1.5% 34%
Tomato
4
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 46% 14% 11% 0% 9.3% 4.4% 11% 5.3% 18% 0% 20% 11% 3.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +222.2%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +364.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +605.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +191.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +383.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +50%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +829.9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +61.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +393.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +650%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Spread Tomato DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 1.12µg 0µg 47%
Sodium 1013mg 5mg 44%
Saturated fat 5.977g 0.028g 27%
Fats 17.34g 0.2g 26%
Monounsaturated fat 7.584g 0.031g 19%
Selenium 9.7µg 0µg 18%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.565g 0.083g 17%
Vitamin C 0mg 13.7mg 15%
Protein 7.66g 0.88g 14%
Cholesterol 38mg 0mg 13%
Vitamin B1 0.172mg 0.037mg 11%
Calories 235kcal 18kcal 11%
Choline 62.3mg 6.7mg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.134mg 0.019mg 9%
Copper 0.13mg 0.059mg 8%
Zinc 1.02mg 0.17mg 8%
Vitamin E 1.74mg 0.54mg 8%
Iron 0.79mg 0.27mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.43mg 0.089mg 7%
Vitamin B3 1.73mg 0.594mg 7%
Phosphorus 59mg 24mg 5%
Vitamin K 1.6µg 7.9µg 5%
Fiber 0.2g 1.2g 4%
Potassium 110mg 237mg 4%
Manganese 0.026mg 0.114mg 4%
Carbs 11.94g 3.89g 3%
Vitamin D 22IU 0IU 3%
Vitamin B6 0.12mg 0.08mg 3%
Vitamin D 0.6µg 0µg 3%
Folate 2µg 15µg 3%
Vitamin A 26µg 42µg 2%
Fructose 1.37g 2%
Magnesium 8mg 11mg 1%
Net carbs 11.74g 2.69g N/A
Calcium 12mg 10mg 0%
Sugar 0g 2.63g N/A
Tryptophan 0.082mg 0.006mg 0%
Threonine 0.334mg 0.027mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.334mg 0.018mg 0%
Leucine 0.6mg 0.025mg 0%
Lysine 0.663mg 0.027mg 0%
Methionine 0.196mg 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.301mg 0.027mg 0%
Valine 0.356mg 0.018mg 0%
Histidine 0.279mg 0.014mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Spread
4
8% 17% 12% 60% 3%
Protein: 7.66 g
Fats: 17.34 g
Carbs: 11.94 g
Water: 60.28 g
Other: 2.78 g
Tomato
1
4% 95%
Protein: 0.88 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 3.89 g
Water: 94.52 g
Other: 0.51 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +770.5%
Contains more FatsFats +8570%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +206.9%
Contains more OtherOther +445.1%
Contains more WaterWater +56.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Spread
2
37% 47% 16%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 5.977 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.584 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.565 g
Tomato
1
20% 22% 58%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.028 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.031 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.083 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +24364.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2990.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.5%

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. Spread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174583/nutrients
  2. Tomato - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170457/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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