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Celery vs. Marinara sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are celery and marinara sauce different?

  • Celery is higher in vitamin K and folate; however, marinara sauce is richer in vitamin B3, vitamin E, vitamin B6, iron, and copper.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B3 for marinara sauce is 22% higher.
  • Celery contains 3 times more folate than marinara sauce. While celery contains 36µg of folate, marinara sauce contains only 13µg.

Celery, 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.
Celery
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 12% 23% 7.5% 12% 3.5% 10% 10% 13% 2.2%
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 more CalciumCalcium +48.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +63.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +22.7%
Contains more IronIron +290%
Contains more CopperCopper +131.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +53.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +41.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -62.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +33%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +175%

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.
Celery
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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 10% 7.3% 5.4% 0% 5.3% 13% 6% 15% 17% 0% 73% 27% 3.3%
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 CVitamin C +55%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +110.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +176.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +50%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +788.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +14.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1124.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +133.8%
Contains more CholineCholine +124.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.061mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Celery Marinara sauce DV% diff.
Vitamin B3 0.32mg 3.917mg 22%
Vitamin E 0.27mg 2.4mg 14%
Vitamin K 29.3µg 13.9µg 13%
Vitamin B6 0.074mg 0.173mg 8%
Iron 0.2mg 0.78mg 7%
Folate 36µg 13µg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.246mg 5%
Copper 0.035mg 0.081mg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.079g 0.508g 3%
Calories 16kcal 51kcal 2%
Sodium 80mg 30mg 2%
Potassium 260mg 319mg 2%
Magnesium 11mg 18mg 2%
Carbs 2.97g 8.06g 2%
Fats 0.17g 1.48g 2%
Choline 6.1mg 13.7mg 1%
Protein 0.69g 1.41g 1%
Selenium 0.4µg 1.1µg 1%
Phosphorus 24mg 34mg 1%
Manganese 0.103mg 0.137mg 1%
Vitamin A 22µg 33µg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.032g 0.377g 1%
Zinc 0.13mg 0.2mg 1%
Fiber 1.6g 1.8g 1%
Calcium 40mg 27mg 1%
Cholesterol 0mg 2mg 1%
Vitamin C 3.1mg 2mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.042g 0.17g 1%
Net carbs 1.37g 6.26g N/A
Sugar 1.34g 5.5g N/A
Vitamin B1 0.021mg 0.024mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.057mg 0.061mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.02mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.021mg 0%
Leucine 0.032mg 0%
Lysine 0.027mg 0%
Methionine 0.005mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.02mg 0%
Valine 0.027mg 0%
Histidine 0.012mg 0%
Fructose 0.37g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Celery
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3% 95%
Protein: 0.69 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 2.97 g
Water: 95.43 g
Other: 0.74 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 +104.3%
Contains more FatsFats +770.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +171.4%
Contains more OtherOther +124.3%
~equal in Water ~87.39g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Celery
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27% 21% 52%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.042 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.032 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.079 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 -75.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1078.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +543%

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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. Celery - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169988/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.