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Spread vs. Tomato sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between spread and tomato sauce

  • Spread has more vitamin A, vitamin K, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat; however, tomato sauce has more potassium and fiber.
  • Spread's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 81% more.
  • Spread has 173 times more monounsaturated fat than tomato sauce. Spread has 7.6g of monounsaturated fat, while tomato sauce has 0.044g.
  • Tomato sauce is lower in sodium.
  • Tomato sauce has a higher glycemic index than spread.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Margarine-like spread, SMART BEAT Super Light without saturated fat and Tomato sauce, canned, no 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 11% 4.2% 26% 36% 38% 6% 12% 1.4% 15% 3.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +2375%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.5%

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
2
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 23% 7.3% 29% 0% 6% 15% 19% 19% 23% 0% 7% 6.8% 5.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +18.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +339.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Spread Tomato sauce DV% diff.
Sodium 755mg 11mg 32%
Fats 17.1g 0.3g 26%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.98g 0.121g 26%
Monounsaturated fat 7.6g 0.044g 19%
Copper 0.115mg 13%
Iron 0.96mg 12%
Saturated fat 2.22g 0.041g 10%
Vitamin C 7mg 8%
Vitamin K 12.3µg 2.8µg 8%
Potassium 12mg 297mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.098mg 8%
Calories 158kcal 24kcal 7%
Fiber 0g 1.5g 6%
Vitamin B5 0.309mg 6%
Vitamin B3 0.991mg 6%
Manganese 0.113mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.065mg 5%
Magnesium 15mg 4%
Phosphorus 0mg 27mg 4%
Folate 9µg 2%
Carbs 0g 5.31g 2%
Vitamin A 22µg 2%
Choline 9.9mg 2%
Vitamin E 1.7mg 1.44mg 2%
Fructose 1.67g 2%
Zinc 0.22mg 2%
Protein 0g 1.2g 2%
Vitamin B1 0.024mg 2%
Calcium 14mg 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 1%
Net carbs 0g 3.81g N/A
Sugar 0g 3.56g N/A
Trans fat 2.45g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.037mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.025mg 0%
Leucine 0.034mg 0%
Lysine 0.037mg 0%
Methionine 0.008mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.036mg 0%
Valine 0.025mg 0%
Histidine 0.02mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Spread
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17% 81% 2%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 17.1 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 80.83 g
Other: 2.07 g
5% 91% 2%
Protein: 1.2 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 5.31 g
Water: 91.28 g
Other: 1.91 g
Contains more FatsFats +5600%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +12.9%
~equal in Other ~1.91g

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
20% 21% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.041 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.044 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.121 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +17172.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +3189.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.2%

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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 sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169074/nutrients

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

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