Pesto vs. Russian dressing — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between pesto and russian dressing

Russian dressing contains less vitamin K, vitamin B2, phosphorus, calcium, vitamin E, vitamin B5, manganese, and protein than pesto.
Pesto's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 81% higher.
Russian dressing contains 24 times less calcium than pesto. Pesto contains 306mg of calcium, while russian dressing contains 13mg.
The amount of saturated fat in russian dressing is lower.

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

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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

Russian dressing

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+370%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+2253.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+223.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+37.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+504.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+1265%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-46.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+830.2%

Contains more SeleniumSelenium

+∞%

~equal in Iron ~0.6mg

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

Russian dressing

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+165.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+119%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+486.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+1458.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+325%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+37.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+181.4%
Contains more FolateFolate	+220%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+13.6%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin K	151.1µg	53.7µg	81%
Omega-3 (ALA)	1.268g		79%
Polyunsaturated fat	6.546g	14.83g	55%
Vitamin B2	0.717mg	0.046mg	52%
Monounsaturated fat	22.155g	5.928g	41%
Phosphorus	273mg	20mg	36%
Calcium	306mg	13mg	29%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	4.783g		28%
Vitamin E	7.27mg	3.32mg	26%
Vitamin B5	1.7mg	0.4mg	26%
Sodium	603mg	1133mg	23%
Manganese	0.586mg	0.063mg	23%
Saturated fat	7.07g	2.39g	21%
Protein	9.83g	0.69g	18%
Fats	37.6g	26.18g	18%
Vitamin B1	0.17mg	0.029mg	12%
Potassium	560mg	173mg	11%
Zinc	1.33mg	0.22mg	10%
Magnesium	47mg	10mg	9%
Vitamin C	0mg	6mg	7%
Carbs	10.09g	31.9g	7%
Vitamin A	77µg	29µg	5%
Fiber	1.8g	0.7g	4%
Calories	418kcal	355kcal	3%
Selenium		1.6µg	3%
Vitamin B6	0.133mg	0.097mg	3%
Folate	16µg	5µg	3%
Copper	0.08mg	0.058mg	2%
Starch	2.2g		1%
Choline		4.6mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	2.4g	0.19g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	425kcal	5145kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	24g	28g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	4.1	8.7	N/A
Net carbs	8.29g	31.2g	N/A
Iron	0.57mg	0.6mg	0%
Sugar	6.33g	17.68g	N/A
Vitamin B3	0.523mg	0.594mg	0%
Trans fat	0.398g	0.17g	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