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Sweet and sour vs. Tomato paste — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between sweet and sour and tomato paste?

  • Sweet and sour is richer in manganese, yet tomato paste is richer in iron, copper, vitamin E, potassium, vitamin B3, fiber, vitamin C, and vitamin B6.
  • Tomato paste's daily need coverage for iron is 35% higher.
  • Sweet and sour has 6 times more sodium than tomato paste. Sweet and sour has 371mg of sodium, while tomato paste has 59mg.
  • Tomato paste has a lower glycemic index than sweet and sour.

We used Sauce, sweet, and sour, ready-to-serve and Tomato products, canned, paste, without salt added types in this comparison.

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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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 30% 11% 89% 112% 122% 17% 36% 7.7% 39% 29%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +152%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +425%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +260%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +924.2%
Contains more IronIron +1319%
Contains more CopperCopper +362%
Contains more ZincZinc +600%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1085.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -84.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1225%

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%
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 73% 0% 25% 86% 15% 35% 58% 8.5% 50% 0% 29% 9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +151.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +7500%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +42900%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +25%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +705.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1544.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +52.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +307.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +5600%
Contains more FolateFolate +50%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sweet and sour Tomato paste DV% diff.
Iron 0.21mg 2.98mg 35%
Copper 0.079mg 0.365mg 32%
Vitamin E 0.01mg 4.3mg 29%
Potassium 99mg 1014mg 27%
Manganese 0.761mg 0.302mg 20%
Vitamin B3 0.187mg 3.076mg 18%
Fiber 0.1g 4.1g 16%
Vitamin C 8.7mg 21.9mg 15%
Sodium 371mg 59mg 14%
Vitamin B6 0.053mg 0.216mg 13%
Phosphorus 7mg 83mg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.019mg 0.153mg 10%
Selenium 0.4µg 5.3µg 9%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 11.4µg 9%
Protein 0.27g 4.32g 8%
Magnesium 8mg 42mg 8%
Vitamin A 1µg 76µg 8%
Choline 2.4mg 38.5mg 7%
Fructose 5.85g 7%
Carbs 38.22g 18.91g 6%
Zinc 0.09mg 0.63mg 5%
Calories 150kcal 82kcal 3%
Calcium 10mg 36mg 3%
Fats 0.02g 0.47g 1%
Vitamin B1 0.048mg 0.06mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.093mg 0.142mg 1%
Folate 8µg 12µg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 0.16g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 0.18g 5.3g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 5556kcal 190kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 67g 122g N/A
Net carbs 38.12g 14.81g N/A
Sugar 18.75g 12.18g N/A
Starch 0.22g 0%
Saturated fat 0g 0.1g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 0.067g 0%
Tryptophan 0.031mg 0%
Threonine 0.133mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.089mg 0%
Leucine 0.124mg 0%
Lysine 0.134mg 0%
Methionine 0.027mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.13mg 0%
Valine 0.088mg 0%
Histidine 0.071mg 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
4% 19% 74% 3%
Protein: 4.32 g
Fats: 0.47 g
Carbs: 18.91 g
Water: 73.5 g
Other: 2.8 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +102.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1500%
Contains more FatsFats +2250%
Contains more WaterWater +22%

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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. Tomato paste - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170459/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.