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Spread vs. Salsa — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between spread and salsa

  • Spread has more fats, polyunsaturated fat, and monounsaturated fat; however, salsa is higher in potassium and fiber.
  • Spread covers your daily need for fats 26% more than salsa.
  • Spread has 475 times more monounsaturated fat than salsa. While spread has 7.6g of monounsaturated fat, salsa has only 0.016g.
  • Salsa has less saturated fat.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Margarine-like spread, SMART BEAT Super Light without saturated fat and USDA Commodity, salsa.

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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.
Spread
Spread
0
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 0% 1.1% 0% 0% 0% 0% 98% 0% 0%
Salsa
Salsa
9
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%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +2150%
Contains more IronIron +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -43%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
~equal in Manganese ~mg

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.
Spread
Spread
2
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 0% 0% 0% 34% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 31% 0%
Salsa
Salsa
7
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%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
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 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Spread Salsa DV% diff.
Iron 2.24mg 28%
Fats 17.1g 0.2g 26%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.98g 0.107g 26%
Monounsaturated fat 7.6g 0.016g 19%
Sodium 755mg 430mg 14%
Copper 0.096mg 11%
Vitamin E 1.7mg 11%
Vitamin B6 0.149mg 11%
Vitamin K 12.3µg 10%
Saturated fat 2.22g 0.029g 10%
Potassium 12mg 270mg 8%
Vitamin B3 1.08mg 7%
Calories 158kcal 36kcal 6%
Fiber 0g 1.4g 6%
Folate 19µg 5%
Vitamin C 4mg 4%
Magnesium 16mg 4%
Phosphorus 0mg 30mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.05mg 4%
Protein 0g 1.5g 3%
Vitamin A 28µg 3%
Carbs 0g 7g 2%
Zinc 0.17mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.03mg 2%
Calcium 12mg 1%
Selenium 0.4µg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 0g 4.2g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 240kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 63g 278g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 5.2 4.2 N/A
Net carbs 0g 5.6g N/A
Trans fat 2.45g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Spread
Spread
1
17% 81% 2%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 17.1 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 80.83 g
Other: 2.07 g
Salsa
Salsa
3
7% 90%
Protein: 1.5 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 7 g
Water: 89.7 g
Other: 1.6 g
Contains more FatsFats +8450%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +11%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Spread
Spread
2
16% 55% 29%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.22 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.6 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.98 g
Salsa
Salsa
1
19% 11% 70%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.029 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.016 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.107 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +47400%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +3619.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.7%

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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. Spread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173608/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.