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

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A recap on the differences between sweet and sour and spread

  • Sweet and sour has more carbs; however, spread is higher in fats, vitamin E, vitamin K, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat.
  • Spread covers your daily fats needs 26% more than sweet and sour.
  • Spread has less sugar.
  • The glycemic index of sweet and sour is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Sauce, sweet, and sour, ready-to-serve and Margarine-like spread, SMART BEAT Super Light without saturated fat.

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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%
Spread
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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%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +725%
Contains more IronIron +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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%
Spread
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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 0% 0% 0% 34% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 31% 0%
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 B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +16900%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +6050%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sweet and sour Spread DV% diff.
Manganese 0.761mg 33%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 3.98g 27%
Fats 0.02g 17.1g 26%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 7.6g 19%
Sodium 371mg 755mg 17%
Carbs 38.22g 0g 13%
Vitamin E 0.01mg 1.7mg 11%
Vitamin C 8.7mg 10%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 12.3µg 10%
Saturated fat 0g 2.22g 10%
Copper 0.079mg 9%
Vitamin B1 0.048mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.053mg 4%
Potassium 99mg 12mg 3%
Iron 0.21mg 3%
Magnesium 8mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.093mg 2%
Folate 8µg 2%
Protein 0.27g 0g 1%
Calcium 10mg 1%
Zinc 0.09mg 1%
Phosphorus 7mg 0mg 1%
Selenium 0.4µg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.019mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.187mg 1%
Calories 150kcal 158kcal 0%
Weight per 100 calories 67g 63g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 5.2 N/A
Net carbs 38.12g 0g N/A
Sugar 18.75g 0g N/A
Fiber 0.1g 0g 0%
Vitamin A 1µg 0%
Trans fat 2.45g N/A
Choline 2.4mg 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
Spread
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17% 81% 2%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 17.1 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 80.83 g
Other: 2.07 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +85400%
Contains more WaterWater +34.1%

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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
  2. 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.