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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.
Tomato
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 3% 21% 10% 20% 4.6% 10% 0.65% 15% 0%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 9.3% 9.9% 20% 24% 24% 4.6% 8.6% 134% 16% 7.1%
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 +∞%
~equal in Potassium ~232mg
~equal in Zinc ~0.17mg

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.
Tomato
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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 46% 14% 11% 0% 9.3% 4.4% 11% 5.3% 18% 0% 20% 11% 3.7%
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 2% 3.7% 16% 0% 5.8% 13% 11% 9.8% 17% 0% 4.5% 1.5% 3.9%
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%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.597mg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.075mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~7.1mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tomato Barbecue sauce 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
Tomato
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4% 95%
Protein: 0.88 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 3.89 g
Water: 94.52 g
Other: 0.51 g
41% 55% 3%
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%
~equal in Protein ~0.82g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Tomato
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20% 22% 58%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.028 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.031 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.083 g
20% 36% 44%
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
Tomato
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48% 52%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0 g
Glucose: 1.25 g
Fructose: 1.37 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
8% 49% 42%
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%
~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 - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170457/nutrients
  2. Barbecue sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174523/nutrients

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

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