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Sweet and sour vs. Tomato — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are sweet and sour and tomatoes different?

  • Sweet and sour is higher in manganese; however, tomatoes are richer in vitamin A, vitamin K, and vitamin C.
  • Daily need coverage for manganese for sweet and sour is 28% higher.
  • Sweet and sour contains 74 times more sodium than tomatoes. While sweet and sour contains 371mg of sodium, tomatoes contain only 5mg.
  • Tomatoes have a lower glycemic index (23) than sweet and sour (70).

Sauce, sweet, and sour, ready-to-serve and Tomatoes, red, ripe, raw, year round average are the varieties used in this article.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 3% 8.7% 7.9% 26% 2.5% 3% 48% 99% 2.2%
Tomato
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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 CopperCopper +33.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +567.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +37.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +139.4%
Contains more IronIron +28.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +88.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +242.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.7%
~equal in Calcium ~10mg

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.
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 29% 0.33% 0.2% 0% 12% 4.4% 3.5% 5.6% 12% 0% 0.5% 6% 1.3%
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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 46% 14% 11% 0% 9.3% 4.4% 11% 5.3% 18% 0% 20% 11% 3.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +29.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +57.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +4100%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +5300%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +217.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +50.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +3850%
Contains more FolateFolate +87.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +179.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.019mg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.089mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sweet and sour Tomato DV% diff.
Manganese 0.761mg 0.114mg 28%
Sodium 371mg 5mg 16%
Carbs 38.22g 3.89g 11%
Calories 150kcal 18kcal 7%
Vitamin C 8.7mg 13.7mg 6%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 7.9µg 6%
Vitamin A 1µg 42µg 5%
Potassium 99mg 237mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0.54mg 4%
Fiber 0.1g 1.2g 4%
Vitamin B3 0.187mg 0.594mg 3%
Folate 8µg 15µg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.053mg 0.08mg 2%
Fructose 1.37g 2%
Phosphorus 7mg 24mg 2%
Copper 0.079mg 0.059mg 2%
Magnesium 8mg 11mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 0.083g 1%
Zinc 0.09mg 0.17mg 1%
Choline 2.4mg 6.7mg 1%
Protein 0.27g 0.88g 1%
Selenium 0.4µg 0µg 1%
Iron 0.21mg 0.27mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.048mg 0.037mg 1%
Fats 0.02g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 38.12g 2.69g N/A
Calcium 10mg 10mg 0%
Sugar 18.75g 2.63g N/A
Vitamin B2 0.019mg 0.019mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.093mg 0.089mg 0%
Saturated fat 0g 0.028g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 0.031g 0%
Tryptophan 0.006mg 0%
Threonine 0.027mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.018mg 0%
Leucine 0.025mg 0%
Lysine 0.027mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.027mg 0%
Valine 0.018mg 0%
Histidine 0.014mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
38% 60%
Protein: 0.27 g
Fats: 0.02 g
Carbs: 38.22 g
Water: 60.27 g
Other: 1.22 g
Tomato
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4% 95%
Protein: 0.88 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 3.89 g
Water: 94.52 g
Other: 0.51 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +882.5%
Contains more OtherOther +139.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +225.9%
Contains more FatsFats +900%
Contains more WaterWater +56.8%

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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. Sweet and sour - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174066/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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