Ketchup vs. Hot sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between ketchup and hot sauce

Ketchup has more vitamin E, carbs, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, and copper; however, hot sauce is higher in vitamin C.
Hot sauce covers your daily need for vitamin C 79% more than ketchup.
Ketchup has 17 times more sugar than hot sauce. While ketchup has 21.27g of sugar, hot sauce has only 1.26g.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Catsup and Sauce, ready-to-serve, pepper or hot.

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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.

Ketchup

Hot sauce

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+160%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+87.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+95.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+203.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+54.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+136.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-65.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+71.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+∞%

Contains more IronIron

+37.1%

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.

Ketchup

Hot sauce

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+225%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+1116.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+102.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+464.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+25%
Contains more FolateFolate	+50%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+1724.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+227.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+134%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.157mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin C	4.1mg	74.8mg	79%
Sodium	907mg	2643mg	75%
Fructose	8.72g		11%
Carbs	27.4g	1.75g	9%
Vitamin E	1.46mg	0.12mg	9%
Vitamin B3	1.434mg	0.254mg	7%
Copper	0.085mg	0.028mg	6%
Vitamin B2	0.166mg	0.082mg	6%
Calories	101kcal	11kcal	5%
Potassium	281mg	144mg	4%
Magnesium	13mg	5mg	2%
Iron	0.35mg	0.48mg	2%
Phosphorus	26mg	11mg	2%
Vitamin A	26µg	8µg	2%
Manganese	0.084mg	0.049mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.011mg	0.036mg	2%
Choline	12.5mg		2%
Protein	1.04g	0.51g	1%
Calcium	15mg	8mg	1%
Zinc	0.17mg	0.11mg	1%
Selenium	0.7µg	0µg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.047mg	0.11mg	1%
Vitamin K	3µg	2.4µg	1%
Folate	9µg	6µg	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.041g	0.196g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1g	4.6g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	971kcal	216kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	99g	909g	N/A
Fats	0.1g	0.37g	0%
Net carbs	27.1g	1.45g	N/A
Sugar	21.27g	1.26g	N/A
Fiber	0.3g	0.3g	0%
Vitamin B6	0.158mg	0.157mg	0%
Saturated fat	0.014g	0.052g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.015g	0.03g	0%
Tryptophan	0.005mg	0.007mg	0%
Threonine	0.019mg	0.019mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.014mg	0.017mg	0%
Leucine	0.021mg	0.027mg	0%
Lysine	0.023mg	0.023mg	0%
Methionine	0.005mg	0.006mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.021mg	0.016mg	0%
Valine	0.014mg	0.022mg	0%
Histidine	0.013mg	0.01mg	0%