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Bell pepper vs. Marinara sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are bell peppers and marinara sauce different?

  • Bell peppers are higher in vitamin C; however, marinara sauce is richer in vitamin B3, vitamin E, vitamin A, iron, and vitamin K.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin C for bell peppers is 87% higher.
  • Bell peppers have less sugar.

Peppers, sweet, green, raw and Sauce, pasta, spaghetti/marinara, ready-to-serve, low sodium are the varieties used in this article.

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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 7.1% 3% 15% 13% 22% 3.5% 8.6% 0.39% 16% 0%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 13% 8.1% 28% 29% 27% 5.5% 15% 3.9% 18% 6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +80%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +170%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +82.3%
Contains more IronIron +129.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +22.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +53.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +70%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +12.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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 A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D 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 268% 6% 7.4% 0% 14% 6.5% 9% 5.9% 52% 0% 19% 7.5%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D 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 6.7% 11% 48% 0% 6% 14% 73% 0% 40% 0% 35% 9.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +3920%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +137.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +29.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +83.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +548.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +117.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +716%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +87.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +30%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Bell pepper Marinara sauce DV% diff.
Vitamin C 80.4mg 2mg 87%
Vitamin B3 0.48mg 3.917mg 21%
Vitamin E 0.37mg 2.4mg 14%
Iron 0.34mg 0.78mg 6%
Vitamin K 7.4µg 13.9µg 5%
Potassium 175mg 319mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.224mg 0.173mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.057mg 0.024mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.028mg 0.061mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.062g 0.508g 3%
Calories 20kcal 51kcal 2%
Fats 0.17g 1.48g 2%
Magnesium 10mg 18mg 2%
Calcium 10mg 27mg 2%
Copper 0.066mg 0.081mg 2%
Phosphorus 20mg 34mg 2%
Vitamin A 18µg 33µg 2%
Selenium 0µg 1.1µg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.099mg 2%
Protein 0.86g 1.41g 1%
Carbs 4.64g 8.06g 1%
Cholesterol 0mg 2mg 1%
Zinc 0.13mg 0.2mg 1%
Sodium 3mg 30mg 1%
Manganese 0.122mg 0.137mg 1%
Folate 10µg 13µg 1%
Choline 5.5mg 13.7mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.058g 0.17g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.008g 0.377g 1%
Fructose 1.12g 1%
Net carbs 2.94g 6.26g N/A
Sugar 2.4g 5.5g N/A
Fiber 1.7g 1.8g 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.036mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.024mg 0%
Leucine 0.036mg 0%
Lysine 0.039mg 0%
Methionine 0.007mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.092mg 0%
Valine 0.036mg 0%
Histidine 0.01mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 94%
Protein: 0.86 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 4.64 g
Water: 93.89 g
Other: 0.44 g
8% 87%
Protein: 1.41 g
Fats: 1.48 g
Carbs: 8.06 g
Water: 87.39 g
Other: 1.66 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +64%
Contains more FatsFats +770.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +73.7%
Contains more OtherOther +277.3%
~equal in Water ~87.39g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
45% 6% 48%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.058 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.008 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.062 g
16% 36% 48%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.17 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.377 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.508 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -65.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +4612.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +719.4%

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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. Bell pepper - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170427/nutrients
  2. Marinara sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171597/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.