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

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What are the differences between taco sauce and spaghetti sauce?

Taco sauce is higher in vitamin A, yet spaghetti sauce is higher in iron.
Spaghetti sauce's daily need coverage for iron is 11% more.
Taco sauce has 2 times more vitamin A than spaghetti sauce. While taco sauce has 625 IU of vitamin A, spaghetti sauce has only 335 IU.
The amount of sodium in spaghetti sauce is lower.

We used PACE, Red Taco Sauce and USDA Commodity, spaghetti sauce, meatless, canned types 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.

Taco sauce

Spaghetti sauce

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+∞%
Contains more IronIron	+∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-27.4%

~equal in Copper ~mg

~equal in Manganese ~mg

~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

Spaghetti sauce

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C

+∞%

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Folate ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Iron	0mg	0.9mg	11%
Sodium	813mg	590mg	10%
Potassium		292mg	9%
Vitamin B2		0.12mg	9%
Vitamin B3		0.73mg	5%
Vitamin B6		0.06mg	5%
Vitamin C	0mg	3.9mg	4%
Phosphorus		25mg	4%
Magnesium		13mg	3%
Vitamin B1		0.03mg	3%
Polyunsaturated fat		0.51g	3%
Protein	0g	1.2g	2%
Calcium	0mg	20mg	2%
Zinc		0.21mg	2%
Vitamin A		17µg	2%
Fructose		1.8g	2%
Fats	0g	0.9g	1%
Carbs	12.5g	8.7g	1%
Saturated fat	0g	0.162g	1%
Monounsaturated fat		0.21g	1%
Calories	50kcal	48kcal	0%
Net carbs	12.5g	8.7g	N/A
Sugar	6.25g	4.7g	N/A