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

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What are the main differences between taco sauce and pizza sauce?

Taco sauce has less vitamin C, iron, fiber, and calcium than pizza sauce.
Taco sauce's daily need coverage for sodium is 20% higher.
Taco sauce has 2 times more sugar than pizza sauce. Taco sauce has 6.25g of sugar, while pizza sauce has 3.78g.
Pizza sauce contains less sodium.

We used PACE, Red Taco Sauce and Sauce, pizza, canned, ready-to-serve types in this comparison.

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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

Pizza sauce

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+∞%
Contains more IronIron	+∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-57.2%

~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

Pizza sauce

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C

+∞%

~equal in Vitamin A ~µg

~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	348mg	20%
Copper		0.137mg	15%
Vitamin C	0mg	11.3mg	13%
Iron	0mg	0.9mg	11%
Manganese		0.221mg	10%
Potassium		354mg	10%
Vitamin B6		0.136mg	10%
Vitamin B3		1.421mg	9%
Fiber	0g	2g	8%
Vitamin B5		0.374mg	7%
Phosphorus		50mg	7%
Vitamin B1		0.061mg	5%
Magnesium		21mg	5%
Calcium	0mg	54mg	5%
Vitamin B2		0.053mg	4%
Protein	0g	2.18g	4%
Folate		10µg	3%
Saturated fat	0g	0.46g	2%
Fats	0g	1.15g	2%
Zinc		0.25mg	2%
Monounsaturated fat		0.461g	1%
Polyunsaturated fat		0.099g	1%
Vitamin B12		0.02µg	1%
Carbs	12.5g	8.66g	1%
Calories	50kcal	54kcal	0%
Net carbs	12.5g	6.66g	N/A
Sugar	6.25g	3.78g	N/A