French dressing vs. Marinara sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between french dressing and marinara sauce?

French dressing is richer in copper, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat, yet marinara sauce is richer in vitamin B3, vitamin E, vitamin B6, and potassium.
French dressing's daily need coverage for sodium is 35% higher.
French dressing has 12 times more monounsaturated fat than marinara sauce. French dressing has 4.518g of monounsaturated fat, while marinara sauce has 0.377g.
Marinara sauce contains less sodium.

We used Salad dressing, french dressing, reduced fat 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.

French dressing

Marinara sauce

Contains more CopperCopper	+97.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+45.5%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+125%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+145.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+198.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+112.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-96.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+24.5%

~equal in Iron ~0.78mg

~equal in Zinc ~0.2mg

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.

French dressing

Marinara sauce

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+140%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+28.1%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+22.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+140%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+17.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+738.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+214.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+550%
Contains more CholineCholine	+242.5%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.024mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Sodium	838mg	30mg	35%
Vitamin B3	0.467mg	3.917mg	22%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.852g	0.508g	22%
Fats	11.52g	1.48g	15%
Monounsaturated fat	4.518g	0.377g	10%
Calories	222kcal	51kcal	9%
Copper	0.16mg	0.081mg	9%
Vitamin E	1mg	2.4mg	9%
Vitamin B6	0.055mg	0.173mg	9%
Carbs	31.22g	8.06g	8%
Potassium	107mg	319mg	6%
Phosphorus	16mg	34mg	3%
Vitamin K	17.8µg	13.9µg	3%
Saturated fat	0.842g	0.17g	3%
Folate	2µg	13µg	3%
Vitamin C	4.8mg	2mg	3%
Choline	4mg	13.7mg	2%
Calcium	11mg	27mg	2%
Magnesium	8mg	18mg	2%
Protein	0.58g	1.41g	2%
Vitamin B2	0.052mg	0.061mg	1%
Selenium	1.6µg	1.1µg	1%
Manganese	0.11mg	0.137mg	1%
Vitamin A	27µg	33µg	1%
Fiber	1.5g	1.8g	1%
Iron	0.73mg	0.78mg	1%
Cholesterol	0mg	2mg	1%
Net carbs	29.72g	6.26g	N/A
Sugar	16.86g	5.5g	N/A
Zinc	0.2mg	0.2mg	0%
Vitamin B1	0.024mg	0.024mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.003mg		0%
Threonine	0.014mg		0%
Isoleucine	0.01mg		0%
Leucine	0.015mg		0%
Lysine	0.017mg		0%
Methionine	0.002mg		0%
Phenylalanine	0.016mg		0%
Valine	0.01mg		0%
Histidine	0.008mg		0%