Salsa vs. Lard — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between salsa and lard

Salsa has more iron, vitamin B6, copper, potassium, vitamin B3, and fiber; however, lard is richer in fats.
Lard covers your daily saturated fat needs 196% more than salsa.
Lard contains less sodium.

Specific food types used in this comparison are USDA Commodity, salsa and Lard.

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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

Lard

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+∞%
Contains more IronIron	+∞%
Contains more CopperCopper	+∞%
Contains more ZincZinc	+54.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+100%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-100%

~equal in Manganese ~0mg

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

Lard

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	0.029g	39.2g	178%
Fats	0.2g	100g	154%
Monounsaturated fat	0.016g	45.1g	113%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.107g	11.2g	74%
Calories	36kcal	902kcal	43%
Cholesterol	0mg	95mg	32%
Iron	2.24mg	0mg	28%
Sodium	430mg	0mg	19%
Vitamin D*		102 IU	13%
Vitamin D		2.5µg	13%
Copper	0.096mg	0mg	11%
Vitamin B6	0.149mg	0mg	11%
Choline		49.7mg	9%
Potassium	270mg	0mg	8%
Vitamin B3	1.08mg	0mg	7%
Fiber	1.4g	0g	6%
Folate	19µg	0µg	5%
Vitamin C	4mg	0mg	4%
Magnesium	16mg	0mg	4%
Phosphorus	30mg	0mg	4%
Vitamin E		0.6mg	4%
Vitamin B1	0.05mg	0mg	4%
Protein	1.5g	0g	3%
Vitamin A	28µg	0µg	3%
Carbs	7g	0g	2%
Vitamin B2	0.03mg	0mg	2%
Calcium	12mg	0mg	1%
Zinc	0.17mg	0.11mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	4.2g	0g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	240kcal		N/A
Weight per 100 calories	278g	11g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	4.2	1.4	N/A
Net carbs	5.6g	0g	N/A
Selenium	0.4µg	0.2µg	0%