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Tomato vs. Sweet and sour — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are tomatoes and sweet and sour different?

  • Tomatoes are higher in vitamin A, vitamin K, and vitamin C; however, sweet, and sour is richer in manganese.
  • Daily need coverage for manganese for sweet and sour is 28% higher.
  • Tomatoes contain 83 times more vitamin A than sweet and sour. While tomatoes contain 833IU of vitamin A, sweet, and sour contains only 10IU.
  • Tomatoes have less sugar.
  • Tomatoes have a lower glycemic index (23) than sweet and sour (70).

Tomatoes, red, ripe, raw, year round average and Sauce, sweet, and sour, ready-to-serve 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 5.7% 3% 8.7% 7.9% 26% 2.5% 3% 48% 99% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +37.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +139.4%
Contains more IronIron +28.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +88.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +242.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +33.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +567.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
~equal in Calcium ~10mg

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 29% 0.33% 0.2% 0% 12% 4.4% 3.5% 5.6% 12% 0% 0.5% 6% 1.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +57.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +4100%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +5300%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +217.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +50.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +3850%
Contains more FolateFolate +87.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +179.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +29.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.019mg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.093mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tomato Sweet and sour DV% diff.
Manganese 0.114mg 0.761mg 28%
Sodium 5mg 371mg 16%
Carbs 3.89g 38.22g 11%
Calories 18kcal 150kcal 7%
Vitamin C 13.7mg 8.7mg 6%
Vitamin K 7.9µg 0.2µg 6%
Vitamin A 42µg 1µg 5%
Potassium 237mg 99mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.54mg 0.01mg 4%
Fiber 1.2g 0.1g 4%
Vitamin B3 0.594mg 0.187mg 3%
Folate 15µg 8µg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.08mg 0.053mg 2%
Fructose 1.37g 2%
Phosphorus 24mg 7mg 2%
Copper 0.059mg 0.079mg 2%
Magnesium 11mg 8mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.083g 0g 1%
Zinc 0.17mg 0.09mg 1%
Choline 6.7mg 2.4mg 1%
Protein 0.88g 0.27g 1%
Selenium 0µg 0.4µg 1%
Iron 0.27mg 0.21mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.037mg 0.048mg 1%
Fats 0.2g 0.02g 0%
Net carbs 2.69g 38.12g N/A
Calcium 10mg 10mg 0%
Sugar 2.63g 18.75g N/A
Vitamin B2 0.019mg 0.019mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.089mg 0.093mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.028g 0g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.031g 0g 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%

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
38% 60%
Protein: 0.27 g
Fats: 0.02 g
Carbs: 38.22 g
Water: 60.27 g
Other: 1.22 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +225.9%
Contains more FatsFats +900%
Contains more WaterWater +56.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +882.5%
Contains more OtherOther +139.2%

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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. Sweet and sour - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174066/nutrients

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

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