Tomato sauce leads 7–2 · 9 categories decided
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Tomato sauce comes out ahead, winning 7 of 9 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Ancho peppers, dried for more fiber and less sodium.
Pick Tomato sauce for more protein, less saturated fat, more potassium, more calcium, more iron, more magnesium and more vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is better4.22 g5 gWIN
- Carbohydrate18.3 g22.13 g
- Fibermore is betterWIN7.69 g6.25 g
- Total sugarsless is better—14.83 g
- Total fat2.92 g1.25 g
- Saturated fatless is better0.29 g0.17 gWIN
- Sodiumless is betterWIN15.3 mg1975 mg
- Potassiummore is better858.01 mg1237.5 mgWIN
- Calciummore is better21.71 mg58.33 mgWIN
- Ironmore is better3.89 mg4 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is better40.21 mg62.5 mgWIN
- Vitamin Cmore is better0.71 mg29.17 mgWIN
- Vitamin Dmore is better——
Winners are decided by deterministic per-metric rules on the stated basis; ties and missing data don’t score (missing ≠ zero). Educational information only — not medical advice.

