Tabasco vs. Hot sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between tabasco and hot sauce?

Tabasco is higher in iron, vitamin A, and copper; however, hot sauce is richer in vitamin C.
Hot sauce's daily need coverage for sodium is 87% more.
Hot sauce contains 10 times less vitamin A than tabasco. Tabasco contains 82µg of vitamin A, while hot sauce contains 8µg.
Tabasco has less sodium.

We used Sauce, ready-to-serve, pepper, TABASCO and Sauce, ready-to-serve, pepper or hot types 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.

Tabasco

Hot sauce

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+140%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+50%
Contains more IronIron	+141.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+167.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+45.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+109.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-76%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+118.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+∞%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium

+12.5%

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.

Tabasco

Hot sauce

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A

+925%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+1562.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+1100%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+12.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+42.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+1100%
Contains more FolateFolate	+500%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.082mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.11mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.157mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Sodium	633mg	2643mg	87%
Vitamin C	4.5mg	74.8mg	78%
Iron	1.16mg	0.48mg	9%
Vitamin A	82µg	8µg	8%
Copper	0.075mg	0.028mg	5%
Manganese	0.107mg	0.049mg	3%
Protein	1.29g	0.51g	2%
Magnesium	12mg	5mg	2%
Phosphorus	23mg	11mg	2%
Vitamin K	0.2µg	2.4µg	2%
Fats	0.76g	0.37g	1%
Fiber	0.6g	0.3g	1%
Vitamin E	0.01mg	0.12mg	1%
Selenium	0.5µg	0µg	1%
Folate	1µg	6µg	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.401g	0.196g	1%
Calories	12kcal	11kcal	0%
Protein per 100 calories	11g	4.6g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	93kcal	216kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	833g	909g	N/A
Net carbs	0.2g	1.45g	N/A
Carbs	0.8g	1.75g	0%
Calcium	12mg	8mg	0%
Potassium	128mg	144mg	0%
Sugar	0.13g	1.26g	N/A
Zinc	0.16mg	0.11mg	0%
Vitamin B1	0.032mg	0.036mg	0%
Vitamin B2	0.084mg	0.082mg	0%
Vitamin B3	0.178mg	0.254mg	0%
Vitamin B5	0.11mg	0.11mg	0%
Vitamin B6	0.154mg	0.157mg	0%
Saturated fat	0.106g	0.052g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.061g	0.03g	0%
Tryptophan	0.017mg	0.007mg	0%
Threonine	0.048mg	0.019mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.042mg	0.017mg	0%
Leucine	0.068mg	0.027mg	0%
Lysine	0.057mg	0.023mg	0%
Methionine	0.016mg	0.006mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.04mg	0.016mg	0%
Valine	0.055mg	0.022mg	0%
Histidine	0.026mg	0.01mg	0%