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Fruit preserves vs. Marinara sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between fruit preserves and marinara sauce

  • Fruit preserves have more vitamin C; however, marinara sauce is higher in vitamin B3, vitamin E, vitamin A, vitamin B6, vitamin K, and potassium.
  • Marinara sauce covers your daily need for vitamin B3, 24% more than fruit preserves.
  • Fruit preserves have 9 times more sugar than marinara sauce. While fruit preserves have 48.5g of sugar, marinara sauce has only 5.5g.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Jams and preserves and Sauce, pasta, spaghetti/marinara, ready-to-serve, low sodium.

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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 2.9% 6% 6.8% 18% 33% 1.6% 8.1% 4.2% 5.2% 11%
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 +23.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +81.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +350%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +35%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +314.3%
Contains more IronIron +59.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +233.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +78.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +242.5%
~equal in Sodium ~30mg

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 29% 0% 2.4% 0% 4% 18% 0.68% 1.2% 4.6% 0% 0% 8.3% 5.6%
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 +340%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +24.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1900%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +50%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +10780.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +765%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +18.2%
Contains more CholineCholine +34.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fruit preserves Marinara sauce DV% diff.
Vitamin B3 0.036mg 3.917mg 24%
Carbs 68.86g 8.06g 20%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 2.4mg 15%
Vitamin K 0µg 13.9µg 12%
Vitamin B6 0.02mg 0.173mg 12%
Calories 278kcal 51kcal 11%
Vitamin C 8.8mg 2mg 8%
Potassium 77mg 319mg 7%
Vitamin A 0µg 33µg 4%
Iron 0.49mg 0.78mg 4%
Manganese 0.04mg 0.137mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 0.508g 3%
Magnesium 4mg 18mg 3%
Fiber 1.1g 1.8g 3%
Protein 0.37g 1.41g 2%
Selenium 2µg 1.1µg 2%
Fats 0.07g 1.48g 2%
Copper 0.1mg 0.081mg 2%
Phosphorus 19mg 34mg 2%
Choline 10.2mg 13.7mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.038g 0.377g 1%
Zinc 0.06mg 0.2mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.016mg 0.024mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.076mg 0.061mg 1%
Calcium 20mg 27mg 1%
Cholesterol 0mg 2mg 1%
Folate 11µg 13µg 1%
Saturated fat 0.01g 0.17g 1%
Net carbs 67.76g 6.26g N/A
Sugar 48.5g 5.5g N/A
Sodium 32mg 30mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.02mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.008mg 0%
Threonine 0.023mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.017mg 0%
Leucine 0.037mg 0%
Lysine 0.03mg 0%
Methionine 0.001mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.021mg 0%
Valine 0.021mg 0%
Histidine 0.014mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
69% 30%
Protein: 0.37 g
Fats: 0.07 g
Carbs: 68.86 g
Water: 30.47 g
Other: 0.23 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 +754.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +281.1%
Contains more FatsFats +2014.3%
Contains more WaterWater +186.8%
Contains more OtherOther +621.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
21% 79%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.01 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.038 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0 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 -94.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +892.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +∞%

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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. Fruit preserves - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169641/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.

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