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Daikon vs. Marinara sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between daikon and marinara sauce?

  • Daikon is richer in vitamin C, yet marinara sauce is richer in vitamin B3, vitamin E, vitamin A, vitamin K, and vitamin B6.
  • Marinara sauce's daily need coverage for vitamin B3 is 23% higher.
  • Daikon has 11 times more vitamin C than marinara sauce. Daikon has 22mg of vitamin C, while marinara sauce has 2mg.
  • Daikon contains less sugar.

We used Radishes, oriental, raw and Sauce, pasta, spaghetti/marinara, ready-to-serve, low sodium types in this comparison.

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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.
Daikon
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 8.1% 20% 15% 38% 4.1% 9.9% 2.7% 5% 3.8%
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 CopperCopper +42%
Contains less SodiumSodium -30%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +12.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +40.5%
Contains more IronIron +95%
Contains more ZincZinc +33.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +47.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +260.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +57.1%
~equal in Calcium ~27mg

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.
Daikon
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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 73% 0% 0% 0% 5% 4.6% 3.8% 8.3% 11% 0% 0.75% 21% 4%
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 +1000%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +115.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +20%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +205%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1858.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +276.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +4533.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +87.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Daikon Marinara sauce DV% diff.
Vitamin B3 0.2mg 3.917mg 23%
Vitamin C 22mg 2mg 22%
Vitamin E 0mg 2.4mg 16%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 13.9µg 11%
Vitamin B6 0.046mg 0.173mg 10%
Iron 0.4mg 0.78mg 5%
Manganese 0.038mg 0.137mg 4%
Vitamin A 0µg 33µg 4%
Folate 28µg 13µg 4%
Copper 0.115mg 0.081mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.138mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.045g 0.508g 3%
Potassium 227mg 319mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.02mg 0.061mg 3%
Calories 18kcal 51kcal 2%
Phosphorus 23mg 34mg 2%
Fats 0.1g 1.48g 2%
Protein 0.6g 1.41g 2%
Choline 7.3mg 13.7mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.03g 0.17g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.017g 0.377g 1%
Selenium 0.7µg 1.1µg 1%
Fiber 1.6g 1.8g 1%
Cholesterol 0mg 2mg 1%
Carbs 4.1g 8.06g 1%
Net carbs 2.5g 6.26g N/A
Magnesium 16mg 18mg 0%
Calcium 27mg 27mg 0%
Sugar 2.5g 5.5g N/A
Zinc 0.15mg 0.2mg 0%
Sodium 21mg 30mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.02mg 0.024mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.003mg 0%
Threonine 0.025mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.026mg 0%
Leucine 0.031mg 0%
Lysine 0.03mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.02mg 0%
Valine 0.028mg 0%
Histidine 0.011mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Daikon
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4% 95%
Protein: 0.6 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 4.1 g
Water: 94.62 g
Other: 0.58 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 +135%
Contains more FatsFats +1380%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +96.6%
Contains more OtherOther +186.2%
~equal in Water ~87.39g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Daikon
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33% 18% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.03 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.017 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.045 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 -82.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2117.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1028.9%

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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. Daikon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168451/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.