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Spread vs. Tomato paste — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between spread and tomato paste

  • Spread has more vitamin A, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat, while tomato paste has more potassium, vitamin E, fiber, and phosphorus.
  • Spread's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 59% higher.
  • Tomato paste contains 113 times less monounsaturated fat than spread. Spread contains 7.6g of monounsaturated fat, while tomato paste contains 0.067g.
  • The amount of saturated fat in tomato paste is lower.
  • Spread has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of spread is 0, while the glycemic index of tomato paste is 45.

The food types used in this comparison are Margarine-like spread, SMART BEAT Super Light without saturated fat and Tomato products, canned, paste, without salt added.

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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
0
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 0% 1.1% 0% 0% 0% 0% 98% 0% 0%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 30% 11% 89% 112% 122% 17% 36% 7.7% 39% 29%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +8350%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92.2%

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
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% 0% 34% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 31% 0% 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 73% 25% 86% 0% 15% 35% 58% 8.5% 50% 0% 29% 9% 21%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +152.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~11.4µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Spread Tomato paste DV% diff.
Copper 0.365mg 41%
Iron 2.98mg 37%
Sodium 755mg 59mg 30%
Potassium 12mg 1014mg 29%
Fats 17.1g 0.47g 26%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.98g 0.16g 25%
Vitamin C 21.9mg 24%
Vitamin B3 3.076mg 19%
Monounsaturated fat 7.6g 0.067g 19%
Vitamin B6 0.216mg 17%
Vitamin E 1.7mg 4.3mg 17%
Fiber 0g 4.1g 16%
Manganese 0.302mg 13%
Phosphorus 0mg 83mg 12%
Vitamin B2 0.153mg 12%
Magnesium 42mg 10%
Saturated fat 2.22g 0.1g 10%
Selenium 5.3µg 10%
Protein 0g 4.32g 9%
Vitamin A 76µg 8%
Choline 38.5mg 7%
Fructose 5.85g 7%
Zinc 0.63mg 6%
Carbs 0g 18.91g 6%
Vitamin B1 0.06mg 5%
Calories 158kcal 82kcal 4%
Calcium 36mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.142mg 3%
Folate 12µg 3%
Vitamin K 12.3µg 11.4µg 1%
Net carbs 0g 14.81g N/A
Sugar 0g 12.18g N/A
Starch 0.22g 0%
Trans fat 2.45g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.031mg 0%
Threonine 0.133mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.089mg 0%
Leucine 0.124mg 0%
Lysine 0.134mg 0%
Methionine 0.027mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.13mg 0%
Valine 0.088mg 0%
Histidine 0.071mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Spread
2
17% 81% 2%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 17.1 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 80.83 g
Other: 2.07 g
4% 19% 74% 3%
Protein: 4.32 g
Fats: 0.47 g
Carbs: 18.91 g
Water: 73.5 g
Other: 2.8 g
Contains more FatsFats +3538.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +35.3%
~equal in Water ~73.5g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Spread
2
16% 55% 29%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.22 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.6 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.98 g
31% 20% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.1 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.067 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.16 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +11243.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2387.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -95.5%

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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. Spread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173608/nutrients
  2. Tomato paste - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170459/nutrients

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

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