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.
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.
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +18.1% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +339.3% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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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
Protein:
0 g
Fats:
17.1 g
Carbs:
0 g
Water:
80.83 g
Other:
2.07 g
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% |
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Other
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
2.22 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
7.6 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
3.98 g
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% |