Taco sauce vs. Cheese sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between taco sauce and cheese sauce

Taco sauce has more vitamin A; however, cheese sauce has more calcium and iron.
Daily need coverage for sodium for cheese sauce is 104% higher.
Cheese sauce has 3 times less vitamin A than taco sauce. Taco sauce has 625IU of vitamin A, while cheese sauce has 202IU.
Taco sauce is lower in sugar.

Food types used in this article are PACE, Red Taco Sauce and Sauce, cheese sauce mix, dry.

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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.

Taco sauce

Cheese sauce

Contains less SodiumSodium

-74.6%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+∞%
Contains more IronIron	+∞%

~equal in Selenium ~µg

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.

Taco sauce

Cheese sauce

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C

+∞%

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Sodium	813mg	3202mg	104%
Vitamin B2		0.678mg	52%
Phosphorus		283mg	40%
Saturated fat	0g	8.44g	38%
Folate		134µg	34%
Vitamin B5		1.499mg	30%
Fats	0g	18.33g	28%
Calcium	0mg	204mg	20%
Calories	50kcal	438kcal	19%
Vitamin B12		0.46µg	19%
Vitamin B1		0.211mg	18%
Monounsaturated fat		6.868g	17%
Carbs	12.5g	60.52g	16%
Vitamin B3		2.399mg	15%
Protein	0g	7.68g	15%
Vitamin B6		0.182mg	14%
Potassium		428mg	13%
Zinc		1.11mg	10%
Magnesium		36mg	9%
Copper		0.085mg	9%
Cholesterol	0mg	23mg	8%
Polyunsaturated fat		0.983g	7%
Vitamin A		56µg	6%
Iron	0mg	0.5mg	6%
Fiber	0g	1g	4%
Manganese		0.052mg	2%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.9mg	1%
Net carbs	12.5g	59.52g	N/A
Sugar	6.25g	10.26g	N/A