Pesto vs. Caesar dressing — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between pesto and caesar dressing

Pesto has more vitamin B2, vitamin K, phosphorus, vitamin B5, calcium, manganese, protein, and vitamin E, while caesar dressing has more fats.
Pesto's daily need coverage for vitamin B2 is 54% higher.
Caesar dressing contains 20 times less vitamin B5 than pesto. Pesto contains 1.7mg of vitamin B5, while caesar dressing contains 0.083mg.
The amount of sodium in pesto is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are Sauce, pesto, ready-to-serve, refrigerated and Salad dressing, caesar dressing, regular.

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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.

Pesto

Caesar dressing

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+2250%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+537.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+1831%
Contains more CopperCopper	+700%
Contains more ZincZinc	+1109.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+1336.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-50.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1442.1%

Contains more IronIron	+89.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+∞%

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.

Pesto

Caesar dressing

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+755.6%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+53.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1600%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+7070%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+1207.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+1948.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+432%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+44.2%
Contains more FolateFolate	+700%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	6.546g	32.857g	175%
Omega-3 (ALA)	1.268g		79%
Vitamin B2	0.717mg	0.01mg	54%
Vitamin K	151.1µg	104.8µg	39%
Phosphorus	273mg	19mg	36%
Vitamin B5	1.7mg	0.083mg	32%
Fats	37.6g	57.85g	31%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	4.783g		28%
Calcium	306mg	48mg	26%
Sodium	603mg	1209mg	26%
Manganese	0.586mg	0.038mg	24%
Monounsaturated fat	22.155g	13.504g	22%
Vitamin E	7.27mg	4.74mg	17%
Potassium	560mg	29mg	16%
Protein	9.83g	2.17g	15%
Cholesterol		39mg	13%
Vitamin B1	0.17mg	0.01mg	13%
Magnesium	47mg	2mg	11%
Zinc	1.33mg	0.11mg	11%
Copper	0.08mg	0.01mg	8%
Vitamin A	77µg	9µg	8%
Vitamin B6	0.133mg	0.025mg	8%
Saturated fat	7.07g	8.789g	8%
Calories	418kcal	542kcal	6%
Iron	0.57mg	1.08mg	6%
Fiber	1.8g	0.5g	5%
Folate	16µg	2µg	4%
Selenium		1.6µg	3%
Vitamin B3	0.523mg	0.04mg	3%
Choline		15.6mg	3%
Carbs	10.09g	3.3g	2%
Vitamin D*		5 IU	1%
Vitamin D		0.1µg	1%
Starch	2.2g		1%
Vitamin B12		0.03µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	2.4g	0.4g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	425kcal	2498kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	24g	18g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	4.1	5.3	N/A
Vitamin C	0mg	0.3mg	0%
Net carbs	8.29g	2.8g	N/A
Sugar	6.33g	2.81g	N/A
Trans fat	0.398g		N/A
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.002g	0.008g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0g	0.016g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.004g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 (Eicosatrienoic acid)	0.002g		N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)	0.058g		N/A
Omega-6 (Dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid)	0.007g		N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)	0.021g	0g	N/A