Pesto vs. French dressing — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between pesto and french dressing?

French dressing has less vitamin K, vitamin B2, vitamin E, fats, phosphorus, vitamin B5, calcium, protein, and manganese than pesto.
Pesto's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 111% higher.
French dressing contains less saturated fat.

We used Sauce, pesto, ready-to-serve, refrigerated and Salad dressing, french dressing, reduced fat types in this comparison.

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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

French dressing

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+487.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+2681.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+423.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+565%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+1606.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-28%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+432.7%

Contains more IronIron	+28.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+100%
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

French dressing

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+185.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+627%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+608.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+1278.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+12%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+141.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+748.9%
Contains more FolateFolate	+700%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C

+∞%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin K	151.1µg	17.8µg	111%
Omega-3 (ALA)	1.268g		79%
Vitamin B2	0.717mg	0.052mg	51%
Monounsaturated fat	22.155g	4.518g	44%
Vitamin E	7.27mg	1mg	42%
Fats	37.6g	11.52g	40%
Phosphorus	273mg	16mg	37%
Vitamin B5	1.7mg	0mg	34%
Calcium	306mg	11mg	30%
Saturated fat	7.07g	0.842g	28%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	4.783g		28%
Manganese	0.586mg	0.11mg	21%
Protein	9.83g	0.58g	19%
Polyunsaturated fat	6.546g	3.852g	18%
Potassium	560mg	107mg	13%
Vitamin B1	0.17mg	0.024mg	12%
Calories	418kcal	222kcal	10%
Zinc	1.33mg	0.2mg	10%
Sodium	603mg	838mg	10%
Magnesium	47mg	8mg	9%
Copper	0.08mg	0.16mg	9%
Carbs	10.09g	31.22g	7%
Vitamin A	77µg	27µg	6%
Vitamin B6	0.133mg	0.055mg	6%
Vitamin C	0mg	4.8mg	5%
Folate	16µg	2µg	4%
Selenium		1.6µg	3%
Iron	0.57mg	0.73mg	2%
Fiber	1.8g	1.5g	1%
Starch	2.2g		1%
Choline		4mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	2.4g	0.26g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	425kcal	3828kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	24g	45g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	4.1	9.9	N/A
Net carbs	8.29g	29.72g	N/A
Sugar	6.33g	16.86g	N/A
Vitamin B3	0.523mg	0.467mg	0%
Trans fat	0.398g		N/A
Tryptophan		0.003mg	0%
Threonine		0.014mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.01mg	0%
Leucine		0.015mg	0%
Lysine		0.017mg	0%
Methionine		0.002mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.016mg	0%
Valine		0.01mg	0%
Histidine		0.008mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.002g	0g	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		N/A