Foodstruct Nutrition Search | Diet Analysis | Food Comparison | Glycemic Index Chart | Insulin Index Chart | Blog | Subscribe | Sign Up
  1. Home
  2. Foods
  3. Grains
  4. Cereal
  5. Compare
  6. Cereal vs. Marinara sauce

Cereal vs. Marinara sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

The main differences between cereal and marinara sauce

  • Cereal is richer than marinara sauce in vitamin B1, vitamin B6, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, zinc, vitamin A, vitamin C, and manganese.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B1 for cereal is 522% higher.
  • Cereal contains 63 times more vitamin B2 than marinara sauce. Cereal contains 3.87mg of vitamin B2, while marinara sauce contains 0.061mg.
  • Marinara sauce contains less sodium.

Food types used in this article are Cereals ready-to-eat, USDA Commodity Corn and Rice (includes all commodity brands) and Sauce, pasta, spaghetti/marinara, ready-to-serve, low sodium.

Infographic

Cereal vs Marinara sauce infographic
Infographic link

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.
Cereal
Cereal
6
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 3% 9.3% 1277% 46% 207% 33% 104% 103% 34%
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 IronIron +4266.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +69.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +3700%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +126.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +476.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +472.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +170%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +203.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.2%
~equal in Magnesium ~18mg

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.
Cereal
Cereal
7
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 128% 271% 1.6% 0% 1572% 893% 555% 14% 1381% 0% 0% 0% 0%
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 +1825%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +2366.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +26100%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +6244.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +656.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +3360.1%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +2900%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cereal Marinara sauce DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 6.288mg 0.024mg 522%
Vitamin B6 5.986mg 0.173mg 447%
Iron 34.06mg 0.78mg 416%
Vitamin B2 3.87mg 0.061mg 293%
Vitamin B3 29.62mg 3.917mg 161%
Vitamin A 814µg 33µg 87%
Zinc 7.6mg 0.2mg 67%
Vitamin C 38.5mg 2mg 41%
Sodium 795mg 30mg 33%
Manganese 0.79mg 0.137mg 28%
Carbs 86.85g 8.06g 26%
Calories 378kcal 51kcal 16%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 2.4mg 15%
Vitamin K 0µg 13.9µg 12%
Selenium 6.3µg 1.1µg 9%
Protein 6.06g 1.41g 9%
Phosphorus 77mg 34mg 6%
Potassium 105mg 319mg 6%
Copper 0.137mg 0.081mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.226mg 5%
Folate 13µg 3%
Choline 13.7mg 2%
Fiber 1.4g 1.8g 2%
Calcium 10mg 27mg 2%
Cholesterol 2mg 1%
Fats 1.08g 1.48g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.354g 0.508g 1%
Net carbs 85.45g 6.26g N/A
Magnesium 19mg 18mg 0%
Sugar 10.35g 5.5g N/A
Saturated fat 0.26g 0.17g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.204g 0.377g 0%
Tryptophan 0.066mg 0%
Threonine 0.241mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.26mg 0%
Leucine 0.767mg 0%
Lysine 0.113mg 0%
Methionine 0.13mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.365mg 0%
Valine 0.344mg 0%
Histidine 0.162mg 0%
Fructose 0.26g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Cereal
Cereal
3
6% 87% 4% 2%
Protein: 6.06 g
Fats: 1.08 g
Carbs: 86.85 g
Water: 3.78 g
Other: 2.23 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 +329.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +977.5%
Contains more OtherOther +34.3%
Contains more FatsFats +37%
Contains more WaterWater +2211.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Cereal
Cereal
0
32% 25% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.26 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.204 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.354 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 -34.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +84.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +43.5%

People also compare

Cereal
Cereal vs Porridge
Porridge
Cereal
Cereal vs Oatmeal
Oatmeal
Cereal
Cereal vs Pâté
Pâté
Marinara sauce
Marinara sauce vs Hoisin sauce
Hoisin sauce
Marinara sauce
Marinara sauce vs Béchamel sauce
Béchamel sauce
Marinara sauce
Marinara sauce vs Hot sauce
Hot sauce

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. 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.