Tomato paste leads 5–2 · 7 categories decided
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Tomato paste comes out ahead, winning 5 of 7 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Arrowhead, cooked for more protein and more magnesium.
Pick Tomato paste for less sodium, more potassium, more calcium, more iron and more vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN5.76 g5.27 g
- Carbohydrate20.69 g23.06 g
- Fibermore is better—5 g
- Total sugarsless is better—14.85 g
- Total fat0.13 g0.57 g
- Saturated fatless is better—0.12 g
- Sodiumless is better325.64 mg71.95 mgWIN
- Potassiummore is better1129.49 mg1236.59 mgWIN
- Calciummore is better8.97 mg43.9 mgWIN
- Ironmore is better1.55 mg3.63 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN62.82 mg51.22 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is better0.38 mg26.71 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.

