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Tomato sauce vs. Cauliflower — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between tomato sauce and cauliflower

  • Tomato sauce has more vitamin E, vitamin A, copper, and iron; however, cauliflower has more vitamin C, folate, vitamin K, vitamin B5, vitamin B6, and choline.
  • Cauliflower's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 46% more.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Tomato sauce, canned, no salt added and Cauliflower, 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 11% 6.6% 26% 16% 13% 7.4% 19% 3.9% 20% 3.3%
Contains more IronIron +128.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +194.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -63.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +57.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +22.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +63%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +37.2%
~equal in Magnesium ~15mg
~equal in Potassium ~299mg
~equal in Selenium ~0.6µg

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 161% 0% 1.6% 0% 13% 14% 9.5% 40% 42% 0% 39% 43% 24%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1700%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +95.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +588.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +108.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +115.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +87.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +453.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +533.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +347.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.06mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tomato sauce Cauliflower DV% diff.
Vitamin C 7mg 48.2mg 46%
Folate 9µg 57µg 12%
Vitamin K 2.8µg 15.5µg 11%
Vitamin E 1.44mg 0.08mg 9%
Copper 0.115mg 0.039mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.098mg 0.184mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.309mg 0.667mg 7%
Iron 0.96mg 0.42mg 7%
Choline 9.9mg 44.3mg 6%
Vitamin B3 0.991mg 0.507mg 3%
Phosphorus 27mg 44mg 2%
Vitamin A 22µg 0µg 2%
Fiber 1.5g 2g 2%
Vitamin B1 0.024mg 0.05mg 2%
Manganese 0.113mg 0.155mg 2%
Protein 1.2g 1.92g 1%
Fructose 1.67g 0.97g 1%
Sodium 11mg 30mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.121g 0.031g 1%
Calcium 14mg 22mg 1%
Calories 24kcal 25kcal 0%
Fats 0.3g 0.28g 0%
Carbs 5.31g 4.97g 0%
Net carbs 3.81g 2.97g N/A
Magnesium 15mg 15mg 0%
Potassium 297mg 299mg 0%
Sugar 3.56g 1.91g N/A
Zinc 0.22mg 0.27mg 0%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.6µg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.065mg 0.06mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.041g 0.13g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.044g 0.034g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0.02mg 0%
Threonine 0.037mg 0.076mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.025mg 0.071mg 0%
Leucine 0.034mg 0.106mg 0%
Lysine 0.037mg 0.217mg 0%
Methionine 0.008mg 0.02mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.036mg 0.065mg 0%
Valine 0.025mg 0.125mg 0%
Histidine 0.02mg 0.056mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.015g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.013g 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
2% 5% 92%
Protein: 1.92 g
Fats: 0.28 g
Carbs: 4.97 g
Water: 92.07 g
Other: 0.76 g
Contains more OtherOther +151.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +60%
~equal in Fats ~0.28g
~equal in Carbs ~4.97g
~equal in Water ~92.07g

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
67% 17% 16%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.13 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.034 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.031 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -68.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +29.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +290.3%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 51% 47%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.07 g
Glucose: 1.82 g
Fructose: 1.67 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
49% 51%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0 g
Glucose: 0.94 g
Fructose: 0.97 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +93.6%
Contains more FructoseFructose +72.2%
~equal in Starch ~0g
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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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. Cauliflower - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169986/nutrients

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

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