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Tomato sauce vs. Chili sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are tomato sauce and chili sauce different?

  • Tomato sauce is richer in vitamin E and iron, while chili sauce is higher in vitamin C and potassium.
  • Chili sauce covers your daily need for vitamin C, 26% more than tomato sauce.
  • Tomato sauce contains 4 times more vitamin E than chili sauce. Tomato sauce contains 1.44mg of vitamin E, while chili sauce contains 0.36mg.

Tomato sauce, canned, no salt added and Sauce, peppers, hot, chili, mature red, canned types were used 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.
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 8.6% 2.7% 50% 19% 29% 4.1% 6.9% 3.3% 0% 1.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +25%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +55.6%
Contains more IronIron +92%
Contains more CopperCopper +32.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +46.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +68.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -56%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +200%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +89.9%

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 23% 7.3% 29% 0% 6% 15% 19% 19% 23% 0% 7% 6.8%
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 100% 7.7% 7.2% 0% 2.5% 21% 11% 0% 32% 0% 17% 8.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +300%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +140%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +65.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +328.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +38.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +42.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +139.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +22.2%
~equal in Vitamin A ~23µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tomato sauce Chili sauce DV% diff.
Vitamin C 7mg 30mg 26%
Potassium 297mg 564mg 8%
Vitamin E 1.44mg 0.36mg 7%
Iron 0.96mg 0.5mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.309mg 6%
Manganese 0.113mg 5%
Fiber 1.5g 0.7g 3%
Copper 0.115mg 0.087mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.098mg 0.14mg 3%
Vitamin K 2.8µg 6.7µg 3%
Phosphorus 27mg 16mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.065mg 0.09mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.991mg 0.6mg 2%
Fructose 1.67g 2%
Protein 1.2g 0.9g 1%
Magnesium 15mg 12mg 1%
Calcium 14mg 9mg 1%
Zinc 0.22mg 0.15mg 1%
Sodium 11mg 25mg 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.2µg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.024mg 0.01mg 1%
Folate 9µg 11µg 1%
Choline 9.9mg 6.1mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.044g 0.411g 1%
Calories 24kcal 21kcal 0%
Fats 0.3g 0.6g 0%
Net carbs 3.81g 3.2g N/A
Carbs 5.31g 3.9g 0%
Sugar 3.56g 2.55g N/A
Vitamin A 22µg 23µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.041g 0.08g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.121g 0.074g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.037mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.025mg 0%
Leucine 0.034mg 0%
Lysine 0.037mg 0%
Methionine 0.008mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.036mg 0%
Valine 0.025mg 0%
Histidine 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
4% 94%
Protein: 0.9 g
Fats: 0.6 g
Carbs: 3.9 g
Water: 94.1 g
Other: 0.5 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +33.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +36.2%
Contains more OtherOther +282%
Contains more FatsFats +100%
~equal in Water ~94.1g

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
14% 73% 13%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.08 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.411 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.074 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -48.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +63.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +834.1%

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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. Chili sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171604/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.