Pesto vs. Pizza sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are pesto and pizza sauce different?

Pesto is richer in fats, vitamin B2, phosphorus, vitamin B5, calcium, protein, and manganese, while pizza sauce is higher in vitamin C.
Pesto covers your daily need for fats 56% more than pizza sauce.
Pesto contains 15 times more saturated fat than pizza sauce. Pesto contains 7.07g of saturated fat, while pizza sauce contains 0.46g.

Sauce, pesto, ready-to-serve, refrigerated and Sauce, pizza, canned, ready-to-serve types were used in this article.

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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

Pizza sauce

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+123.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+466.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+58.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+432%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+446%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+165.2%

Contains more IronIron	+57.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+71.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-42.3%

~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.

Pesto

Pizza sauce

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+178.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+1252.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+354.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+60%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+171.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.136mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin K	151.1µg		126%
Omega-3 (ALA)	1.268g		79%
Fats	37.6g	1.15g	56%
Monounsaturated fat	22.155g	0.461g	54%
Vitamin B2	0.717mg	0.053mg	51%
Vitamin E	7.27mg		48%
Polyunsaturated fat	6.546g	0.099g	43%
Phosphorus	273mg	50mg	32%
Saturated fat	7.07g	0.46g	30%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	4.783g		28%
Vitamin B5	1.7mg	0.374mg	27%
Calcium	306mg	54mg	25%
Calories	418kcal	54kcal	18%
Manganese	0.586mg	0.221mg	16%
Protein	9.83g	2.18g	15%
Vitamin C	0mg	11.3mg	13%
Sodium	603mg	348mg	11%
Zinc	1.33mg	0.25mg	10%
Vitamin A	77µg		9%
Vitamin B1	0.17mg	0.061mg	9%
Magnesium	47mg	21mg	6%
Potassium	560mg	354mg	6%
Copper	0.08mg	0.137mg	6%
Vitamin B3	0.523mg	1.421mg	6%
Iron	0.57mg	0.9mg	4%
Folate	16µg	10µg	2%
Fiber	1.8g	2g	1%
Starch	2.2g		1%
Vitamin B12		0.02µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	2.4g	4g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	425kcal	248kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	24g	185g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	4.1	1.2	N/A
Net carbs	8.29g	6.66g	N/A
Carbs	10.09g	8.66g	0%
Sugar	6.33g	3.78g	N/A
Vitamin B6	0.133mg	0.136mg	0%
Trans fat	0.398g	0g	N/A
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