Pesto vs. Sriracha — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between pesto and sriracha?

Pesto is higher in vitamin K, vitamin B2, phosphorus, calcium, vitamin B5, and manganese, yet sriracha is higher in vitamin C, vitamin B6, and vitamin A.
Pesto's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 117% more.
Pesto has 17 times more calcium than sriracha. While pesto has 306mg of calcium, sriracha has only 18mg.
The amount of sodium in pesto is lower.

We used Sauce, pesto, ready-to-serve, refrigerated and Sauce, hot chile, sriracha types in this article.

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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.

Pesto

Sriracha

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+193.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1600%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+74.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+33.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+454.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+493.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-71.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+301.4%

Contains more IronIron

+187.7%

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.

Pesto

Sriracha

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+51.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+120.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+223%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+347.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+1286.2%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+67.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+138.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+242.1%
Contains more FolateFolate	+37.5%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin K	151.1µg	10.9µg	117%
Sodium	603mg	2124mg	66%
Fats	37.6g	0.93g	56%
Monounsaturated fat	22.155g		55%
Polyunsaturated fat	6.546g		44%
Vitamin B2	0.717mg	0.222mg	38%
Phosphorus	273mg	46mg	32%
Saturated fat	7.07g		32%
Vitamin C	0mg	26.9mg	30%
Calcium	306mg	18mg	29%
Vitamin B5	1.7mg	0.38mg	26%
Vitamin B6	0.133mg	0.455mg	25%
Manganese	0.586mg	0.146mg	19%
Calories	418kcal	93kcal	16%
Protein	9.83g	1.93g	16%
Vitamin E	7.27mg	4.8mg	16%
Iron	0.57mg	1.64mg	13%
Zinc	1.33mg	0.24mg	10%
Fructose	0g	8.16g	10%
Vitamin B1	0.17mg	0.077mg	8%
Magnesium	47mg	16mg	7%
Potassium	560mg	321mg	7%
Vitamin A	77µg	129µg	6%
Vitamin B3	0.523mg	1.248mg	5%
Carbs	10.09g	19.16g	3%
Fiber	1.8g	2.2g	2%
Copper	0.08mg	0.06mg	2%
Folate	16µg	22µg	2%
Starch	2.2g		1%
Selenium		0.4µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	2.4g	2.1g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	425kcal	482kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	24g	108g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	4.1		N/A
Net carbs	8.29g	16.96g	N/A
Sugar	6.33g	15.11g	N/A
Trans fat	0.398g		N/A
Omega-3 - EPA	0.002g		N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	1.268g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	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	4.783g		N/A