Salsa leads 7–3 · 10 categories decided
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Salsa comes out ahead, winning 7 of 10 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Beef stew, canned for less sugar, less sodium and more iron.
Pick Salsa for more protein, more fiber, less saturated fat, more potassium, more calcium, more magnesium and more vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is better4.45 g5.24 gWIN
- Carbohydrate7.93 g22.9 g
- Fibermore is better0.91 g6.55 gWIN
- Total sugarsless is betterWIN1.78 g13.83 g
- Total fat5.59 g0.59 g
- Saturated fatless is better2.21 g0.07 gWIN
- Sodiumless is betterWIN391.92 mg2451.72 mg
- Potassiummore is better164.65 mg948.28 mgWIN
- Calciummore is better12.12 mg103.45 mgWIN
- Ironmore is betterWIN2.51 mg1.45 mg
- Magnesiummore is better8.08 mg51.72 mgWIN
- Vitamin Cmore is better0.71 mg6.55 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.

