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Tomato sauce vs. Butter — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between tomato sauce and butter

  • Tomato sauce has more iron, copper, potassium, vitamin C, vitamin B6, and fiber; however, butter has more vitamin A and vitamin B12.
  • Butter's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 252% more.
  • Tomato sauce is lower in saturated fat.
  • Tomato sauce has a higher glycemic index than butter.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Tomato sauce, canned, no salt added and Butter, without salt.

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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 11% 4.2% 26% 36% 38% 6% 12% 1.4% 15% 3.3%
Butter
Butter
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 1.4% 7.2% 2.1% 0.75% 5.3% 2.5% 10% 1.4% 0.52% 5.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +650%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1137.5%
Contains more IronIron +4700%
Contains more CopperCopper +618.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +144.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +12.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2725%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +71.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +66.7%
~equal in Sodium ~11mg

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 23% 7.3% 29% 0% 6% 15% 19% 19% 23% 0% 7% 6.8% 5.4%
Butter
Butter
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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 0% 228% 46% 0% 1.3% 7.8% 0.79% 6.6% 0.69% 21% 18% 2.3% 10%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +380%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +91.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2259.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +180.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +3166.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +200%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +3009.1%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +61.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +150%
Contains more CholineCholine +89.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tomato sauce Butter DV% diff.
Saturated fat 0.041g 50.489g 229%
Fats 0.3g 81.11g 124%
Vitamin A 22µg 684µg 74%
Cholesterol 0mg 215mg 72%
Monounsaturated fat 0.044g 23.43g 58%
Calories 24kcal 717kcal 35%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.121g 3.01g 19%
Iron 0.96mg 0.02mg 12%
Copper 0.115mg 0.016mg 11%
Vitamin C 7mg 0mg 8%
Potassium 297mg 24mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.098mg 0.003mg 7%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.17µg 7%
Vitamin B3 0.991mg 0.042mg 6%
Fiber 1.5g 0g 6%
Vitamin E 1.44mg 2.32mg 6%
Manganese 0.113mg 0.004mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.309mg 0.11mg 4%
Vitamin K 2.8µg 7µg 4%
Magnesium 15mg 2mg 3%
Folate 9µg 3µg 2%
Fructose 1.67g 2%
Choline 9.9mg 18.8mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.065mg 0.034mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.024mg 0.005mg 2%
Carbs 5.31g 0.06g 2%
Protein 1.2g 0.85g 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 1µg 1%
Zinc 0.22mg 0.09mg 1%
Calcium 14mg 24mg 1%
Net carbs 3.81g 0.06g N/A
Sugar 3.56g 0.06g N/A
Phosphorus 27mg 24mg 0%
Sodium 11mg 11mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.037mg 0.038mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.025mg 0.051mg 0%
Leucine 0.034mg 0.083mg 0%
Lysine 0.037mg 0.067mg 0%
Methionine 0.008mg 0.021mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.036mg 0.041mg 0%
Valine 0.025mg 0.057mg 0%
Histidine 0.02mg 0.023mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.315g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 2.166g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 91% 2%
Protein: 1.2 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 5.31 g
Water: 91.28 g
Other: 1.91 g
Butter
Butter
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81% 18%
Protein: 0.85 g
Fats: 81.11 g
Carbs: 0.06 g
Water: 17.94 g
Other: 0.04 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +41.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +8750%
Contains more WaterWater +408.8%
Contains more OtherOther +4675%
Contains more FatsFats +26936.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
20% 21% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.041 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.044 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.121 g
Butter
Butter
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66% 30% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 50.489 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 23.43 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.01 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +53150%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2387.6%

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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. Tomato sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169074/nutrients
  2. Butter - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173430/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.