Margarine vs. Pesto — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between margarine and pesto

Margarine has more vitamin A; however, pesto is higher in vitamin B2, vitamin K, phosphorus, calcium, potassium, vitamin B1, and zinc.
Pesto covers your daily need for vitamin B2, 52% more than margarine.
Margarine has 2 times more vitamin A than pesto. While margarine has 3577 IU of vitamin A, pesto has only 1544 IU.
Pesto has less saturated fat.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Margarine, regular, 80% fat, composite, stick, without salt and Sauce, pesto, ready-to-serve, refrigerated.

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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.

Margarine

Pesto

Contains less SodiumSodium

-99.7%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+1466.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+10100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+3011.1%
Contains more IronIron	+850%
Contains more CopperCopper	+∞%
Contains more ZincZinc	+∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+5360%

~equal in Selenium ~µg

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.

Margarine

Pesto

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+963.6%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+23.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1600%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+1837.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+2173.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+1377.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+62.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1500%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	24.302g	6.546g	118%
Vitamin A	819µg	77µg	82%
Fats	80.71g	37.6g	66%
Vitamin B2	0.037mg	0.717mg	52%
Vitamin K	93µg	151.1µg	48%
Monounsaturated fat	38.877g	22.155g	42%
Phosphorus	5mg	273mg	38%
Saturated fat	15.189g	7.07g	37%
Vitamin B5		1.7mg	34%
Calcium	3mg	306mg	30%
Sodium	2mg	603mg	26%
Manganese		0.586mg	25%
Protein	0.16g	9.83g	19%
Potassium	18mg	560mg	16%
Calories	717kcal	418kcal	15%
Vitamin B1	0.01mg	0.17mg	13%
Zinc	0mg	1.33mg	12%
Vitamin E	9mg	7.27mg	12%
Magnesium	3mg	47mg	10%
Vitamin B6	0.009mg	0.133mg	10%
Copper	0mg	0.08mg	9%
Fiber	0g	1.8g	7%
Iron	0.06mg	0.57mg	6%
Vitamin B12	0.1µg		4%
Folate	1µg	16µg	4%
Carbs	0.7g	10.09g	3%
Vitamin B3	0.023mg	0.523mg	3%
Choline	12.4mg		2%
Starch		2.2g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	0.02g	2.4g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	44813kcal	425kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	14g	24g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	4.2	4.1	N/A
Vitamin C	0.2mg	0mg	0%
Net carbs	0.7g	8.29g	N/A
Sugar	0g	6.33g	N/A
Trans fat	14.89g	0.398g	N/A
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.002g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		1.268g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.006g	0.004g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid		0.002g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.058g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.007g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.021g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	21.522g	4.783g	N/A