Cocktail sauce vs. Marinara sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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What are the differences between cocktail sauce and marinara sauce?
- Cocktail sauce is higher in vitamin C, yet marinara sauce is higher in vitamin B3, vitamin E, vitamin K, vitamin B6, and vitamin A.
- Cocktail sauce's daily need coverage for sodium is 41% more.
- Cocktail sauce has 6 times more vitamin C than marinara sauce. While cocktail sauce has 11.6mg of vitamin C, marinara sauce has only 2mg.
- The amount of sodium in marinara sauce is lower.
We used Sauce, cocktail, ready-to-serve and Sauce, pasta, spaghetti/marinara, ready-to-serve, low sodium types 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.
| Contains more CopperCopper | +37% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +90% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +100% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +13.3% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -96.9% |
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.
| Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +480% |
| Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +∞% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +30.8% |
| Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +83.3% |
| Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +122.2% |
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +14.3% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +29.8% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +377.7% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +116.3% |
| Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +215.9% |
| Contains more CholineCholine | +24.5% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
 |
DV% diff. |
| Sodium | 983mg | 30mg | 41% |
| Vitamin B3 | 0.82mg | 3.917mg | 19% |
| Vitamin C | 11.6mg | 2mg | 11% |
| Vitamin E | 1.08mg | 2.4mg | 9% |
| Vitamin K | 4.4µg | 13.9µg | 8% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.08mg | 0.173mg | 7% |
| Carbs | 28.22g | 8.06g | 7% |
| Calories | 124kcal | 51kcal | 4% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 0g | 0.508g | 3% |
| Copper | 0.111mg | 0.081mg | 3% |
| Vitamin A | 18µg | 33µg | 2% |
| Zinc | 0.38mg | 0.2mg | 2% |
| Selenium | 2.2µg | 1.1µg | 2% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.047mg | 0.061mg | 1% |
| Phosphorus | 30mg | 34mg | 1% |
| Iron | 0.83mg | 0.78mg | 1% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 0g | 0.377g | 1% |
| Saturated fat | 0g | 0.17g | 1% |
| Folate | 17µg | 13µg | 1% |
| Fats | 1.05g | 1.48g | 1% |
| Cholesterol | 0mg | 2mg | 1% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.068mg | 1% | |
| Protein | 1.36g | 1.41g | 0% |
| Net carbs | 26.42g | 6.26g | N/A |
| Magnesium | 17mg | 18mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 26mg | 27mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 309mg | 319mg | 0% |
| Sugar | 11.83g | 5.5g | N/A |
| Fiber | 1.8g | 1.8g | 0% |
| Manganese | 0.148mg | 0.137mg | 0% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.021mg | 0.024mg | 0% |
| Choline | 11mg | 13.7mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
1.36 g
Fats:
1.05 g
Carbs:
28.22 g
Water:
65.67 g
Other:
3.7 g
Protein:
1.41 g
Fats:
1.48 g
Carbs:
8.06 g
Water:
87.39 g
Other:
1.66 g
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +250.1% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +122.9% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +41% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +33.1% |
~equal in
Protein
~1.41g
