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Salsa vs. Sweet and sour — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are salsa and sweet and sour different?

  • Salsa is richer in iron, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, fiber, and potassium, while sweet, and sour is higher in carbs and vitamin C.
  • Salsa covers your daily need for iron 25% more than sweet and sour.
  • Salsa contains 14 times more fiber than sweet and sour. Salsa contains 1.4g of fiber, while sweet, and sour contains 0.1g.

USDA Commodity, salsa and Sauce, sweet, and sour, 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.
Salsa
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 3.6% 24% 84% 32% 4.6% 13% 56% 0% 2.2%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 3% 8.7% 7.9% 26% 2.5% 3% 48% 99% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +20%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +172.7%
Contains more IronIron +966.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +21.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +88.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +328.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -13.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
~equal in Selenium ~0.4µg

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
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate 13% 0% 9.3% 0% 13% 6.9% 20% 0% 34% 0% 0% 14%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate 29% 0% 0.33% 0.2% 12% 4.4% 3.5% 5.6% 12% 0% 0.5% 6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +2700%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +57.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +477.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +181.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +137.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +117.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.048mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Salsa Sweet and sour DV% diff.
Manganese 0.761mg 33%
Iron 2.24mg 0.21mg 25%
Carbs 7g 38.22g 10%
Vitamin B6 0.149mg 0.053mg 7%
Calories 36kcal 150kcal 6%
Vitamin B3 1.08mg 0.187mg 6%
Vitamin C 4mg 8.7mg 5%
Potassium 270mg 99mg 5%
Fiber 1.4g 0.1g 5%
Phosphorus 30mg 7mg 3%
Sodium 430mg 371mg 3%
Vitamin A 28µg 1µg 3%
Folate 19µg 8µg 3%
Protein 1.5g 0.27g 2%
Magnesium 16mg 8mg 2%
Copper 0.096mg 0.079mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.093mg 2%
Zinc 0.17mg 0.09mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.03mg 0.019mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.107g 0g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 4.2g 0.18g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 240kcal 5556kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 278g 67g N/A
Fats 0.2g 0.02g 0%
Net carbs 5.6g 38.12g N/A
Calcium 12mg 10mg 0%
Sugar 18.75g N/A
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0%
Selenium 0.4µg 0.4µg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.05mg 0.048mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 0%
Choline 2.4mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.029g 0g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.016g 0g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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7% 90%
Protein: 1.5 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 7 g
Water: 89.7 g
Other: 1.6 g
38% 60%
Protein: 0.27 g
Fats: 0.02 g
Carbs: 38.22 g
Water: 60.27 g
Other: 1.22 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +455.6%
Contains more FatsFats +900%
Contains more WaterWater +48.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +446%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Sweet and sour - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174066/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.