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Cheese sauce vs. Pizza sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between cheese sauce and pizza sauce

  • Cheese sauce has more vitamin B2, phosphorus, folate, fats, vitamin B5, vitamin B12, carbs, and calcium than pizza sauce.
  • Cheese sauce's daily need coverage for sodium is 124% more.
  • Cheese sauce contains 23 times more vitamin B12 than pizza sauce. Cheese sauce contains 0.46µg of vitamin B12, while pizza sauce contains 0.02µg.
  • Pizza sauce contains less saturated fat.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Sauce, cheese sauce mix, dry and Sauce, pizza, canned, ready-to-serve.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 26% 61% 38% 19% 28% 30% 121% 418% 6.8% 0%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 15% 16% 31% 34% 46% 6.8% 21% 45% 29% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +71.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +277.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +20.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +344%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +466%
Contains more IronIron +80%
Contains more CopperCopper +61.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -89.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +325%
~equal in Selenium ~µg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 3% 0% 19% 0% 53% 156% 45% 90% 42% 58% 0% 101%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 38% 0% 0% 0% 15% 12% 27% 22% 31% 2.5% 0% 7.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +245.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1179.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +68.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +300.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +33.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +2200%
Contains more FolateFolate +1240%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1155.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cheese sauce Pizza sauce DV% diff.
Sodium 3202mg 348mg 124%
Vitamin B2 0.678mg 0.053mg 48%
Saturated fat 8.44g 0.46g 36%
Phosphorus 283mg 50mg 33%
Folate 134µg 10µg 31%
Fats 18.33g 1.15g 26%
Vitamin B5 1.499mg 0.374mg 23%
Calories 438kcal 54kcal 19%
Vitamin B12 0.46µg 0.02µg 18%
Carbs 60.52g 8.66g 17%
Monounsaturated fat 6.868g 0.461g 16%
Calcium 204mg 54mg 15%
Vitamin B1 0.211mg 0.061mg 13%
Vitamin C 0.9mg 11.3mg 12%
Protein 7.68g 2.18g 11%
Cholesterol 23mg 0mg 8%
Zinc 1.11mg 0.25mg 8%
Manganese 0.052mg 0.221mg 7%
Copper 0.085mg 0.137mg 6%
Vitamin A 56µg 6%
Vitamin B3 2.399mg 1.421mg 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.983g 0.099g 6%
Iron 0.5mg 0.9mg 5%
Magnesium 36mg 21mg 4%
Fiber 1g 2g 4%
Vitamin B6 0.182mg 0.136mg 4%
Potassium 428mg 354mg 2%
Protein per 100 calories 1.8g 4g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 570kcal 248kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 23g 185g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 0.93 1.2 N/A
Net carbs 59.52g 6.66g N/A
Sugar 10.26g 3.78g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
8% 18% 61% 4% 10%
Protein: 7.68 g
Fats: 18.33 g
Carbs: 60.52 g
Water: 3.78 g
Other: 9.69 g
2% 9% 87%
Protein: 2.18 g
Fats: 1.15 g
Carbs: 8.66 g
Water: 86.71 g
Other: 1.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +252.3%
Contains more FatsFats +1493.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +598.8%
Contains more WaterWater +2193.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
52% 42% 6%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 8.44 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 6.868 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.983 g
45% 45% 10%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.46 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.461 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.099 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1389.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +892.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -94.5%

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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. Cheese sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171584/nutrients
  2. Pizza sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172880/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.