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Canola oil vs. Marinara sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are canola oil and marinara sauce different?

  • Canola oil is richer in vitamin E and vitamin K, while marinara sauce is higher in vitamin B3, vitamin B6, vitamin A, iron, potassium, copper, and fiber.
  • Canola oil covers your daily need for vitamin E, 100% more than marinara sauce.
  • Canola oil contains 43 times more saturated fat than marinara sauce. Canola oil contains 7.365g of saturated fat, while marinara sauce contains 0.17g.

Oil, canola and Sauce, pasta, spaghetti/marinara, ready-to-serve, low sodium types were 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 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 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 -100%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
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 Choline Choline 0% 0% 349% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 178% 0% 0.11%
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 Choline Choline 6.7% 11% 48% 0% 6% 14% 73% 0% 40% 0% 35% 9.8% 7.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +627.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +412.9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +6750%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Canola oil Marinara sauce DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 28.142g 0.508g 184%
Monounsaturated fat 63.276g 0.377g 157%
Fats 100g 1.48g 152%
Vitamin E 17.46mg 2.4mg 100%
Vitamin K 71.3µg 13.9µg 48%
Calories 884kcal 51kcal 42%
Saturated fat 7.365g 0.17g 33%
Vitamin B3 0mg 3.917mg 24%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.173mg 13%
Iron 0mg 0.78mg 10%
Potassium 0mg 319mg 9%
Copper 0mg 0.081mg 9%
Fiber 0g 1.8g 7%
Manganese 0mg 0.137mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.061mg 5%
Phosphorus 0mg 34mg 5%
Vitamin A 0µg 33µg 4%
Magnesium 0mg 18mg 4%
Calcium 0mg 27mg 3%
Protein 0g 1.41g 3%
Carbs 0g 8.06g 3%
Folate 0µg 13µg 3%
Choline 0.2mg 13.7mg 2%
Zinc 0mg 0.2mg 2%
Selenium 0µg 1.1µg 2%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.024mg 2%
Vitamin C 0mg 2mg 2%
Cholesterol 0mg 2mg 1%
Sodium 0mg 30mg 1%
Net carbs 0g 6.26g N/A
Sugar 0g 5.5g N/A
Trans fat 0.395g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 9.137g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 18.64g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 100 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 0 g
Other: 0 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 FatsFats +6656.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +∞%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
7% 64% 28%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 7.365 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 63.276 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 28.142 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 more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +16684.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +5439.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.7%

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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. Canola oil - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172336/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.