Salsa vs. French dressing — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are salsa and french dressing different?

Salsa is richer in iron and vitamin B6, while french dressing is higher in fats, carbs, and copper.
Salsa covers your daily need for iron 19% more than french dressing.
Salsa contains 10 times more folate than french dressing. Salsa contains 19µg of folate, while french dressing contains 2µg.
Salsa is lower in sodium.

USDA Commodity, salsa and Salad dressing, french dressing, reduced fat 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.

Salsa

French dressing

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+152.3%
Contains more IronIron	+206.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+87.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-48.7%

Contains more CopperCopper	+66.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+17.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+300%

~equal in Calcium ~11mg

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.

Salsa

French dressing

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+108.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+131.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+170.9%
Contains more FolateFolate	+850%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+20%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+73.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~27µg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	0.107g	3.852g	25%
Iron	2.24mg	0.73mg	19%
Sodium	430mg	838mg	18%
Fats	0.2g	11.52g	17%
Vitamin K		17.8µg	15%
Monounsaturated fat	0.016g	4.518g	11%
Calories	36kcal	222kcal	9%
Carbs	7g	31.22g	8%
Copper	0.096mg	0.16mg	7%
Vitamin E		1mg	7%
Vitamin B6	0.149mg	0.055mg	7%
Potassium	270mg	107mg	5%
Manganese		0.11mg	5%
Vitamin B3	1.08mg	0.467mg	4%
Folate	19µg	2µg	4%
Saturated fat	0.029g	0.842g	4%
Protein	1.5g	0.58g	2%
Magnesium	16mg	8mg	2%
Phosphorus	30mg	16mg	2%
Selenium	0.4µg	1.6µg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.05mg	0.024mg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.03mg	0.052mg	2%
Vitamin C	4mg	4.8mg	1%
Choline		4mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	4.2g	0.26g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	240kcal	3828kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	278g	45g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	4.2	9.9	N/A
Net carbs	5.6g	29.72g	N/A
Calcium	12mg	11mg	0%
Sugar		16.86g	N/A
Fiber	1.4g	1.5g	0%
Zinc	0.17mg	0.2mg	0%
Vitamin A	28µg	27µg	0%
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%