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Chocolate milk vs. Marinara sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are chocolate milk and marinara sauce different?

  • Chocolate milk is richer in vitamin B12, phosphorus, vitamin D, and calcium, while marinara sauce is higher in vitamin B3, vitamin E, vitamin K, vitamin A, and vitamin B6.
  • Marinara sauce covers your daily need for vitamin B3, 24% more than chocolate milk.
  • Marinara sauce is lower in saturated fat.

Milk, chocolate, fluid, commercial, whole, with added vitamin A and vitamin D 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 9.3% 34% 15% 9% 22% 11% 43% 7.8% 10% 10%
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 +314.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +105%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +197.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +72.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +38.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +91%
Contains more IronIron +225%
Contains more CopperCopper +24.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +77.9%

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 3% 9% 1.4% 20% 9.3% 37% 2.3% 18% 9.2% 41% 0.75% 3.8% 9.3%
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 DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +54.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +165.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +24.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +122.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +22.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +3328.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +3033.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +332.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +4533.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +160%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chocolate milk Marinara sauce DV% diff.
Vitamin B3 0.125mg 3.917mg 24%
Vitamin E 0.07mg 2.4mg 16%
Vitamin B12 0.33µg 0µg 14%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 13.9µg 11%
Phosphorus 101mg 34mg 10%
Vitamin B6 0.04mg 0.173mg 10%
Saturated fat 2.104g 0.17g 9%
Calcium 112mg 27mg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.162mg 0.061mg 8%
Vitamin D 1.3µg 0µg 7%
Iron 0.24mg 0.78mg 7%
Vitamin D 51IU 0IU 6%
Vitamin B5 0.295mg 6%
Protein 3.17g 1.41g 4%
Fiber 0.8g 1.8g 4%
Potassium 167mg 319mg 4%
Cholesterol 12mg 2mg 3%
Manganese 0.077mg 0.137mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.124g 0.508g 3%
Fats 3.39g 1.48g 3%
Zinc 0.41mg 0.2mg 2%
Copper 0.065mg 0.081mg 2%
Folate 5µg 13µg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.99g 0.377g 2%
Calories 83kcal 51kcal 2%
Choline 17mg 13.7mg 1%
Selenium 1.9µg 1.1µg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.037mg 0.024mg 1%
Vitamin A 27µg 33µg 1%
Sodium 60mg 30mg 1%
Magnesium 13mg 18mg 1%
Carbs 10.34g 8.06g 1%
Vitamin C 0.9mg 2mg 1%
Net carbs 9.54g 6.26g N/A
Sugar 9.54g 5.5g N/A
Tryptophan 0.041mg 0%
Threonine 0.135mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.164mg 0%
Leucine 0.3mg 0%
Lysine 0.265mg 0%
Methionine 0.083mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.164mg 0%
Valine 0.208mg 0%
Histidine 0.096mg 0%
Caffeine 1mg 0mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 3% 10% 82%
Protein: 3.17 g
Fats: 3.39 g
Carbs: 10.34 g
Water: 82.3 g
Other: 0.8 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 +124.8%
Contains more FatsFats +129.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +28.3%
Contains more OtherOther +107.5%
~equal in Water ~87.39g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
65% 31% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.104 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.99 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.124 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 +162.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -91.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +309.7%

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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. Chocolate milk - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170879/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.