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Tomatillo vs. Salsa — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between tomatillos and salsa

  • Tomatillos have more vitamin C; however, salsa has more iron, vitamin A, and vitamin B6.
  • Salsa's daily need coverage for iron is 20% more.
  • Tomatillos have 3 times more vitamin C than salsa. Tomatillos have 11.7mg of vitamin C, while salsa has 4mg.
  • Tomatillos are lower in sodium.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Tomatillos, raw and USDA Commodity, salsa.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 2.1% 24% 23% 26% 6% 17% 0.13% 19957% 2.7%
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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 more MagnesiumMagnesium +25%
Contains more ZincZinc +29.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +30%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +25%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +71.4%
Contains more IronIron +261.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +21.5%
~equal in Potassium ~270mg

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the 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 39% 0% 2% 7.6% 11% 8.1% 35% 9% 13% 0% 25% 5.3%
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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 +192.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +16.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +71.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +366.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +13.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +166.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +171.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tomatillo Salsa DV% diff.
Manganese 153mg 6652%
Iron 0.62mg 2.24mg 20%
Sodium 1mg 430mg 19%
Vitamin C 11.7mg 4mg 9%
Vitamin K 10.1µg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.056mg 0.149mg 7%
Vitamin B3 1.85mg 1.08mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.38mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.15mg 3%
Folate 7µg 19µg 3%
Fiber 1.9g 1.4g 2%
Copper 0.079mg 0.096mg 2%
Vitamin A 6µg 28µg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.417g 0.107g 2%
Protein 0.96g 1.5g 1%
Fats 1.02g 0.2g 1%
Magnesium 20mg 16mg 1%
Calcium 7mg 12mg 1%
Phosphorus 39mg 30mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.044mg 0.05mg 1%
Choline 7.6mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.139g 0.029g 1%
Calories 32kcal 36kcal 0%
Protein per 100 calories 3g 4.2g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 333kcal 240kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 313g 278g N/A
Net carbs 3.94g 5.6g N/A
Carbs 5.84g 7g 0%
Potassium 268mg 270mg 0%
Sugar 3.93g N/A
Zinc 0.22mg 0.17mg 0%
Selenium 0.5µg 0.4µg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.035mg 0.03mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.155g 0.016g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
6% 92%
Protein: 0.96 g
Fats: 1.02 g
Carbs: 5.84 g
Water: 91.63 g
Other: 0.55 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 FatsFats +410%
Contains more ProteinProtein +56.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +19.9%
Contains more OtherOther +190.9%
~equal in Water ~89.7g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
20% 22% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.139 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.155 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.417 g
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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 +868.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +289.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -79.1%

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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. Tomatillo - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168566/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.