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Tomato sauce vs. Cassava — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between tomato sauce and cassava

  • Tomato sauce has more iron, vitamin A, and vitamin E, while cassava has more vitamin C, manganese, and vitamin B1.
  • Cassava's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 15% higher.
  • Cassava contains 33 times less vitamin A than tomato sauce. Tomato sauce contains 435IU of vitamin A, while cassava contains 13IU.
  • The amount of sugar in cassava is lower.
  • Tomato sauce has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of tomato sauce is 31, while the glycemic index of cassava is 94.

The food types used in this comparison are Tomato sauce, canned, no salt added and Cassava, raw.

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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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 15% 4.8% 24% 10% 33% 9.3% 12% 1.8% 50% 3.8%
Contains more IronIron +255.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +15%
Contains less SodiumSodium -21.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +40%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +14.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +54.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +239.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +16.7%
~equal in Potassium ~271mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~27mg

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%
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 69% 0.33% 3.8% 0% 22% 11% 16% 6.4% 20% 0% 4.8% 20% 13%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +2100%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +657.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +35.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +16%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +188.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +11.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +47.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +194.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +262.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +200%
Contains more CholineCholine +139.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tomato sauce Cassava DV% diff.
Vitamin C 7mg 20.6mg 15%
Manganese 0.113mg 0.384mg 12%
Carbs 5.31g 38.06g 11%
Iron 0.96mg 0.27mg 9%
Vitamin E 1.44mg 0.19mg 8%
Calories 24kcal 160kcal 7%
Folate 9µg 27µg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.024mg 0.087mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.309mg 0.107mg 4%
Choline 9.9mg 23.7mg 3%
Fructose 1.67g 2%
Vitamin A 22µg 1µg 2%
Copper 0.115mg 0.1mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.8µg 1.9µg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.991mg 0.854mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.065mg 0.048mg 1%
Potassium 297mg 271mg 1%
Magnesium 15mg 21mg 1%
Zinc 0.22mg 0.34mg 1%
Fiber 1.5g 1.8g 1%
Vitamin B6 0.098mg 0.088mg 1%
Protein 1.2g 1.36g 0%
Fats 0.3g 0.28g 0%
Net carbs 3.81g 36.26g N/A
Calcium 14mg 16mg 0%
Sugar 3.56g 1.7g N/A
Phosphorus 27mg 27mg 0%
Sodium 11mg 14mg 0%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.7µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.041g 0.074g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.044g 0.075g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.121g 0.048g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0.019mg 0%
Threonine 0.037mg 0.028mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.025mg 0.027mg 0%
Leucine 0.034mg 0.039mg 0%
Lysine 0.037mg 0.044mg 0%
Methionine 0.008mg 0.011mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.036mg 0.026mg 0%
Valine 0.025mg 0.035mg 0%
Histidine 0.02mg 0.02mg 0%

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
38% 60%
Protein: 1.36 g
Fats: 0.28 g
Carbs: 38.06 g
Water: 59.68 g
Other: 0.62 g
Contains more WaterWater +52.9%
Contains more OtherOther +208.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +13.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +616.8%
~equal in Fats ~0.28g

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
38% 38% 24%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.074 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.075 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.048 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -44.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +152.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +70.5%

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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. Cassava - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169985/nutrients

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

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