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Grapefruit vs. Marinara sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are grapefruit and marinara sauce different?

  • Grapefruit is richer in vitamin C and vitamin A, while marinara sauce is higher in vitamin B3, vitamin E, vitamin K, vitamin B6, iron, copper, and potassium.
  • Grapefruit covers your daily need for vitamin C, 32% more than marinara sauce.
  • Grapefruit contains 2 times more vitamin A than marinara sauce. Grapefruit contains 1150IU of vitamin A, while marinara sauce contains 650IU.

Grapefruit, raw, pink, and red, all areas 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 6.4% 6.6% 12% 3% 11% 1.9% 7.7% 0% 2.9% 0.55%
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 less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +22.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +136.3%
Contains more IronIron +875%
Contains more CopperCopper +153.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +185.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +88.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +522.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1000%

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 104% 19% 2.6% 0% 11% 7.2% 3.8% 16% 12% 0% 0% 9.8% 4.2%
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 +1460%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +75.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +79.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1746.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +96.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1820.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +226.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +77.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~13µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Grapefruit Marinara sauce DV% diff.
Vitamin C 31.2mg 2mg 32%
Vitamin B3 0.204mg 3.917mg 23%
Vitamin E 0.13mg 2.4mg 15%
Vitamin K 0µg 13.9µg 12%
Vitamin B6 0.053mg 0.173mg 9%
Iron 0.08mg 0.78mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.262mg 5%
Potassium 135mg 319mg 5%
Manganese 0.022mg 0.137mg 5%
Copper 0.032mg 0.081mg 5%
Vitamin A 58µg 33µg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.036g 0.508g 3%
Fructose 1.77g 2%
Vitamin B2 0.031mg 0.061mg 2%
Selenium 0.1µg 1.1µg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.043mg 0.024mg 2%
Magnesium 9mg 18mg 2%
Fats 0.14g 1.48g 2%
Phosphorus 18mg 34mg 2%
Sodium 0mg 30mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.02g 0.377g 1%
Choline 7.7mg 13.7mg 1%
Carbs 10.66g 8.06g 1%
Saturated fat 0.021g 0.17g 1%
Cholesterol 0mg 2mg 1%
Fiber 1.6g 1.8g 1%
Calcium 22mg 27mg 1%
Zinc 0.07mg 0.2mg 1%
Protein 0.77g 1.41g 1%
Calories 42kcal 51kcal 0%
Net carbs 9.06g 6.26g N/A
Sugar 6.89g 5.5g N/A
Folate 13µg 13µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.008mg 0%
Threonine 0.013mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.008mg 0%
Leucine 0.015mg 0%
Lysine 0.019mg 0%
Methionine 0.007mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.013mg 0%
Valine 0.015mg 0%
Histidine 0.008mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
11% 88%
Protein: 0.77 g
Fats: 0.14 g
Carbs: 10.66 g
Water: 88.06 g
Other: 0.37 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 CarbsCarbs +32.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +83.1%
Contains more FatsFats +957.1%
Contains more OtherOther +348.6%
~equal in Water ~87.39g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 26% 47%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.021 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.02 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.036 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 -87.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1785%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1311.1%

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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. Grapefruit - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174673/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.