Tomato vs. Barbecue sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are tomatoes and barbecue sauce different?
- Tomatoes have more vitamin C, vitamin A, and vitamin K than barbecue sauce.
- Daily need coverage for sodium for barbecue sauce is 44% higher.
- Tomatoes contain 23 times more vitamin C than barbecue sauce. While tomatoes contain 13.7mg of vitamin C, barbecue sauce contains only 0.6mg.
- Tomatoes have less sugar.
Tomatoes, red, ripe, raw, year round average and Sauce, barbecue are the varieties 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.
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +20% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -99.5% |
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +18.2% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +230% |
Contains more IronIron | +137% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +22% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +10.5% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +∞% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +2183.3% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +281.8% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +60.9% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +338.9% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +650% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +48.1% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +194.7% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +84.3% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Sodium | 5mg | 1027mg | 44% |
Fructose | 1.37g | 14.17g | 16% |
Vitamin C | 13.7mg | 0.6mg | 15% |
Carbs | 3.89g | 40.77g | 12% |
Calories | 18kcal | 172kcal | 8% |
Iron | 0.27mg | 0.64mg | 5% |
Vitamin K | 7.9µg | 1.8µg | 5% |
Folate | 15µg | 2µg | 3% |
Vitamin A | 42µg | 11µg | 3% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.019mg | 0.056mg | 3% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.089mg | 0.164mg | 2% |
Calcium | 10mg | 33mg | 2% |
Vitamin E | 0.54mg | 0.8mg | 2% |
Selenium | 0µg | 1.3µg | 2% |
Copper | 0.059mg | 0.072mg | 1% |
Fats | 0.2g | 0.63g | 1% |
Fiber | 1.2g | 0.9g | 1% |
Phosphorus | 24mg | 20mg | 1% |
Manganese | 0.114mg | 0.126mg | 1% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.037mg | 0.023mg | 1% |
Protein | 0.88g | 0.82g | 0% |
Net carbs | 2.69g | 39.87g | N/A |
Magnesium | 11mg | 13mg | 0% |
Potassium | 237mg | 232mg | 0% |
Sugar | 2.63g | 33.24g | N/A |
Zinc | 0.17mg | 0.17mg | 0% |
Starch | 0g | 0.35g | 0% |
Vitamin B3 | 0.594mg | 0.597mg | 0% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.08mg | 0.075mg | 0% |
Choline | 6.7mg | 7.1mg | 0% |
Saturated fat | 0.028g | 0.045g | 0% |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.031g | 0.082g | 0% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.083g | 0.101g | 0% |
Tryptophan | 0.006mg | 0% | |
Threonine | 0.027mg | 0% | |
Isoleucine | 0.018mg | 0% | |
Leucine | 0.025mg | 0% | |
Lysine | 0.027mg | 0% | |
Methionine | 0.006mg | 0% | |
Phenylalanine | 0.027mg | 0% | |
Valine | 0.018mg | 0% | |
Histidine | 0.014mg | 0% | |
Omega-3 - ALA | 0.021g | N/A | |
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid | 0.001g | N/A | |
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid | 0.08g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
0.88 g
Fats:
0.2 g
Carbs:
3.89 g
Water:
94.52 g
Other:
0.51 g
Protein:
0.82 g
Fats:
0.63 g
Carbs:
40.77 g
Water:
54.71 g
Other:
3.07 g
Contains more WaterWater | +72.8% |
Contains more FatsFats | +215% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +948.1% |
Contains more OtherOther | +502% |
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Protein
~0.82g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
0.028 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
0.031 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
0.083 g
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
0.045 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
0.082 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
0.101 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -37.8% |
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +164.5% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +21.7% |
Carbohydrate type comparison
Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Starch:
0 g
Sucrose:
0 g
Glucose:
1.25 g
Fructose:
1.37 g
Lactose:
0 g
Maltose:
0 g
Galactose:
0 g
Starch:
0.35 g
Sucrose:
2.68 g
Glucose:
16.39 g
Fructose:
14.17 g
Lactose:
0 g
Maltose:
0 g
Galactose:
0 g
Contains more StarchStarch | +∞% |
Contains more SucroseSucrose | +∞% |
Contains more GlucoseGlucose | +1211.2% |
Contains more FructoseFructose | +934.3% |
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Lactose
~0g
~equal in
Maltose
~0g
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Galactose
~0g