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

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How are sweet and sour and salsa different?

  • Sweet and sour is richer in carbs and vitamin C, while salsa is higher in iron, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, fiber, and potassium.
  • Salsa covers your daily need for iron 25% more than sweet and sour.
  • Sweet and sour contains 5 times more carbs than salsa. Sweet and sour contains 38.22g of carbs, while salsa contains 7g.

Sauce, sweet, and sour, ready-to-serve and USDA Commodity, salsa 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.
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%
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%
Contains less SodiumSodium -13.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
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%
~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.
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%
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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%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +117.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
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%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.05mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

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

Macronutrient Comparison

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

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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.

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