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Table salt vs. Cocktail sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are table salt and cocktail sauce different?

  • Cocktail sauce is higher than table salt in vitamin C, copper, potassium, fiber, vitamin E, vitamin A, iron, vitamin B6, and vitamin B3.
  • Table salt covers your daily need for sodium, 1642% more than cocktail sauce.
  • Cocktail sauce is lower in sodium.

Salt, table and Sauce, cocktail, ready-to-serve types were 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 0.71% 7.2% 0.71% 12% 10% 2.7% 0% 5055% 13% 0.55%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 12% 7.8% 27% 31% 37% 10% 13% 128% 19% 12%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1600%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +3762.5%
Contains more IronIron +151.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +270%
Contains more ZincZinc +280%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +48%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2100%
~equal in Calcium ~26mg

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 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 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 39% 6% 22% 0% 5.3% 11% 15% 4.1% 18% 0% 11% 13% 6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Table salt Cocktail sauce DV% diff.
Sodium 38758mg 983mg 1642%
Vitamin C 0mg 11.6mg 13%
Carbs 0g 28.22g 9%
Potassium 8mg 309mg 9%
Copper 0.03mg 0.111mg 9%
Fiber 0g 1.8g 7%
Vitamin E 0mg 1.08mg 7%
Calories 0kcal 124kcal 6%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.08mg 6%
Iron 0.33mg 0.83mg 6%
Vitamin B3 0mg 0.82mg 5%
Folate 0µg 17µg 4%
Vitamin K 0µg 4.4µg 4%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.047mg 4%
Selenium 0.1µg 2.2µg 4%
Phosphorus 0mg 30mg 4%
Magnesium 1mg 17mg 4%
Protein 0g 1.36g 3%
Zinc 0.1mg 0.38mg 3%
Vitamin A 0µg 18µg 2%
Manganese 0.1mg 0.148mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.021mg 2%
Fats 0g 1.05g 2%
Choline 0mg 11mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.068mg 1%
Net carbs 0g 26.42g N/A
Calcium 24mg 26mg 0%
Sugar 0g 11.83g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 0.2 g
Other: 99.8 g
28% 66% 4%
Protein: 1.36 g
Fats: 1.05 g
Carbs: 28.22 g
Water: 65.67 g
Other: 3.7 g
Contains more OtherOther +2597.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +32735%

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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. Table salt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173468/nutrients
  2. Cocktail sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174067/nutrients

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

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.