Comparing Nutrients in 500 calories Sweet and Sour Salad Dressing VS Almonds

Weight per 500 calories

• Sweet and Sour Salad Dressing: 3333g
• Almonds: 86.4g

Almonds have 38.6 times more energy per unit of mass than Sweet and Sour Salad Dressing, which is very high in comparison to other foods. Sweet and Sour Salad Dressing having very low energy density.

Which food has more nutrients per 500 calories - Sweet and Sour Salad Dressing or Almonds?

Macros Ratio

	Protein	Fat	Carbs
Sweet and Sour Salad Dressing	3%	0%	97%
Almonds	14%	72%	14%

Macro Nutrients

	Sweet and Sour Salad Dressing	Almonds	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Energy	17.2% 500kcal	17.2% 500kcal	2900kcal per day for Men 19-50 years
Fat	0% 0g	44.5% 43g	97g per day for Men 19-50 years
Saturated Fat	0% 0g	10.3% 3.3g	32g per day for Men 19-50 years
Omega 3	0% 0g	0.16% 0.003g	1.6g per day for Men 19-50 years
Omega 6	0% 0g	62.6% 10.6g	17g per day for Men 19-50 years
Cholesterol	0% 0mg	0% 0mg	290mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Carbohydrate	95% 123g	14.3% 18.6g	130g per day for Men 19-50 years
Sugars	170% 123g	5.2% 3.76g	72.5g per day for Men 19-50 years	Limit added sugars in the diet to less than 10% of total calories [Guidelines 2020]
Fructose	NA	0.13% 0.095g	72.5g per day for Men 19-50 years	≤50g/day or ~10% of energy has no deleterious effect on lipid and glucose control and of ≤100g/day does not influence body weight[PMC2991323]
Glucose	NA	% 0.15g	g per day for Men 19-50 years
Sucrose	NA	% 3.4g	g per day for Men 19-50 years
Fiber	0% 0g	28.4% 10.8g	38g per day for Men 19-50 years
Protein	5.95% 3.33g	32.6% 18.3g	56g per day for Men 19-50 years

Vitamins

	Sweet and Sour Salad Dressing	Almonds	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Vitamin A	0% 0μg	0% 0μg	900μg per day for Men 19-50 years	RAE, retinol activity equivalents
Vitamin B1	27.8% 0.33mg	14.8% 0.18mg	1.2mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Thiamine
Vitamin B2	0% 0mg	75.6% 0.98mg	1.3mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Riboflavin
Vitamin B3	12.5% 2mg	19.5% 3.12mg	16mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Niacin, nicotinic acid, niacinamide
Vitamin B5	18% 0.9mg	8.13% 0.41mg	5mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Pantothenic acid
Vitamin B6	25.6% 0.33mg	9.1% 0.12mg	1.3mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Pyridoxine
Vitamin B7	NA	164% 49.2μg	30μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Biotin
Vitamin B9	16.7% 66.7μg	9.5% 38μg	400μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Folates and Folic Acid
Vitamin B12	0% 0μg	0% 0μg	2.4μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Cobalamin
Vitamin C	300% 270mg	0% 0mg	90mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Ascorbic acid
Vitamin D	0% 0IU	0% 0IU	600IU per day for Men 19-50 years	Calciferol, cholecalciferol, ergocalciferol
Vitamin E	569% 85.3mg	148% 22mg	15mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Tocopherols and Tocotrienols
Vitamin K	1100% 1320μg	0% 0μg	120μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Phytomenadione or phylloquinone

Minerals

	Sweet and Sour Salad Dressing	Almonds	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Calcium	13.3% 133mg	23.2% 232mg	1000mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Copper	37% 0.33mg	99% 0.89mg	0.9mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Fluoride	NA	NA	4000μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Fluoride is a mineral that helps prevent tooth decay and helps keep your bones strong. [RDA]
Iron	16.7% 1.33mg	40% 3.2mg	8mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Magnesium	24% 100mg	55.5% 233mg	420mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Manganese	87% 2mg	82% 1.9mg	2.3mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Molybdenum	NA	87% 39μg	45μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Molybdenum is an essential trace element that is naturally present in many foods [RDA]
Phosphorus	14.3% 100mg	59.3% 415mg	700mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Potassium	32.4% 1100mg	18.6% 633mg	3400mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Selenium	97% 53.3μg	6.44% 3.54μg	55μg per day for Men 19-50 years
Sodium	462% 6933mg	0.058% 0.86mg	1500mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Zinc	6.06% 0.67mg	24.5% 2.7mg	11mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Water	86.2% 3190g	0.1% 3.8g	3700g per day for Men 19-50 years

Lets compare vitamin content per 500 calories of Sweet and Sour Salad Dressing vs Almonds:

• Sweet and Sour Salad Dressing has 1.9 times more Vitamin B1, 2.2 times more Vitamin B5, 2.8 times more Vitamin B6, 1.8 times more Vitamin B9, more Vitamin C, 3.9 times more Vitamin E and more Vitamin K than Almonds.
• While Almonds contain more Vitamin B2 and 1.6 times more Vitamin B3 than Sweet and Sour Salad Dressing.
• Both Sweet and Sour Salad Dressing as well as Almonds have insufficient amounts of Vitamin A, Vitamin B12 and Vitamin D in 500 kcal.

Comparing minerals per 500 calories for Sweet and Sour Salad Dressing vs Almonds:

• Sweet and Sour Salad Dressing has 1.7 times more Potassium, 15.1 times more Selenium, 8028.8 times more Sodium and 837.6 times more Water than Almonds.
• While Almonds contain 1.7 times more Calcium, 2.7 times more Copper, 2.4 times more Iron, 2.3 times more Magnesium, 4.2 times more Phosphorus and 4 times more Zinc than Sweet and Sour Salad Dressing.
• Both Sweet and Sour Salad Dressing and Almonds have similar amounts of Manganese per 500 kcal.

Comparison of macro-nutrients per 500 calories:

• Sweet and Sour Salad Dressing has 6.6 times more Carbohydrate and 32.8 times more Sugars than Almonds.
• While Almonds contain more Fat, more Saturated Fat, more Omega 6, more Fiber and 5.5 times more Protein than Sweet and Sour Salad Dressing.
• Both Sweet and Sour Salad Dressing and Almonds have similar amounts of Energy per 500 kcal.
• Both Sweet and Sour Salad Dressing as well as Almonds have insufficient amounts of Omega 3, Cholesterol, Glucose and Sucrose in 500 kcal.