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Tomato vs. Spread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between tomatoes and spread

  • Tomatoes have more vitamin C and vitamin A; however, spread has more vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin B1, choline, and vitamin B2.
  • Spread's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 47% more.
  • Tomatoes are lower in sodium.
  • Tomatoes have a higher glycemic index than spread.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Tomatoes, red, ripe, raw, year round average and Sandwich spread, pork, beef.

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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
4
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%
Spread
6
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 3.6% 9.7% 30% 43% 28% 25% 132% 3.4% 53%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +37.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +115.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +338.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +20%
Contains more IronIron +192.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +120.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +500%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +145.8%
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.
Tomato
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 46% 14% 11% 0% 9.3% 4.4% 11% 5.3% 18% 0% 20% 11% 3.7%
Spread
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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 0% 8.7% 35% 9% 43% 31% 32% 26% 28% 140% 4% 1.5% 34%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +61.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +393.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +650%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +222.2%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +364.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +605.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +191.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +383.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +50%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +829.9%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tomato Spread DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0µg 1.12µg 47%
Sodium 5mg 1013mg 44%
Saturated fat 0.028g 5.977g 27%
Fats 0.2g 17.34g 26%
Monounsaturated fat 0.031g 7.584g 19%
Selenium 0µg 9.7µg 18%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.083g 2.565g 17%
Vitamin C 13.7mg 0mg 15%
Protein 0.88g 7.66g 14%
Cholesterol 0mg 38mg 13%
Vitamin B1 0.037mg 0.172mg 11%
Calories 18kcal 235kcal 11%
Choline 6.7mg 62.3mg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.019mg 0.134mg 9%
Copper 0.059mg 0.13mg 8%
Zinc 0.17mg 1.02mg 8%
Vitamin E 0.54mg 1.74mg 8%
Iron 0.27mg 0.79mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.089mg 0.43mg 7%
Vitamin B3 0.594mg 1.73mg 7%
Phosphorus 24mg 59mg 5%
Vitamin K 7.9µg 1.6µg 5%
Fiber 1.2g 0.2g 4%
Potassium 237mg 110mg 4%
Manganese 0.114mg 0.026mg 4%
Carbs 3.89g 11.94g 3%
Vitamin D 0IU 22IU 3%
Vitamin B6 0.08mg 0.12mg 3%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.6µg 3%
Folate 15µg 2µg 3%
Vitamin A 42µg 26µg 2%
Fructose 1.37g 2%
Magnesium 11mg 8mg 1%
Net carbs 2.69g 11.74g N/A
Calcium 10mg 12mg 0%
Sugar 2.63g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.006mg 0.082mg 0%
Threonine 0.027mg 0.334mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.018mg 0.334mg 0%
Leucine 0.025mg 0.6mg 0%
Lysine 0.027mg 0.663mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0.196mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.027mg 0.301mg 0%
Valine 0.018mg 0.356mg 0%
Histidine 0.014mg 0.279mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Tomato
1
4% 95%
Protein: 0.88 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 3.89 g
Water: 94.52 g
Other: 0.51 g
Spread
4
8% 17% 12% 60% 3%
Protein: 7.66 g
Fats: 17.34 g
Carbs: 11.94 g
Water: 60.28 g
Other: 2.78 g
Contains more WaterWater +56.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +770.5%
Contains more FatsFats +8570%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +206.9%
Contains more OtherOther +445.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Tomato
1
20% 22% 58%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.028 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.031 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.083 g
Spread
2
37% 47% 16%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 5.977 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.584 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.565 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +24364.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2990.4%

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. Spread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174583/nutrients

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

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