Lime vs. Marinara sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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A recap on differences between lime and marinara sauce
- Lime is higher in vitamin C, yet marinara sauce is higher in vitamin B3, vitamin E, vitamin A, vitamin K, vitamin B6, potassium, and manganese.
- Lime covers your daily vitamin C needs 30% more than marinara sauce.
- Lime contains 2 times more fiber than marinara sauce. While lime contains 2.8g of fiber, marinara sauce contains only 1.8g.
Food varieties used in this article are Limes, raw 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.
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +22.2% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -93.3% |
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +200% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +212.7% |
Contains more IronIron | +30% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +24.6% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +81.8% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +88.9% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +1612.5% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +175% |
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 | +1355% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +25% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +1550% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +990.9% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +205% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +1858.5% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +302.3% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +2216.7% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +62.5% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +168.6% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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Vitamin C | 29.1mg | 2mg | 30% |
Vitamin B3 | 0.2mg | 3.917mg | 23% |
Vitamin E | 0.22mg | 2.4mg | 15% |
Vitamin K | 0.6µg | 13.9µg | 11% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.043mg | 0.173mg | 10% |
Potassium | 102mg | 319mg | 6% |
Manganese | 0.008mg | 0.137mg | 6% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.217mg | 4% | |
Fiber | 2.8g | 1.8g | 4% |
Vitamin A | 2µg | 33µg | 3% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.02mg | 0.061mg | 3% |
Magnesium | 6mg | 18mg | 3% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.055g | 0.508g | 3% |
Choline | 5.1mg | 13.7mg | 2% |
Copper | 0.065mg | 0.081mg | 2% |
Phosphorus | 18mg | 34mg | 2% |
Fats | 0.2g | 1.48g | 2% |
Iron | 0.6mg | 0.78mg | 2% |
Folate | 8µg | 13µg | 1% |
Saturated fat | 0.022g | 0.17g | 1% |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.019g | 0.377g | 1% |
Calories | 30kcal | 51kcal | 1% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.03mg | 0.024mg | 1% |
Selenium | 0.4µg | 1.1µg | 1% |
Protein | 0.7g | 1.41g | 1% |
Sodium | 2mg | 30mg | 1% |
Zinc | 0.11mg | 0.2mg | 1% |
Calcium | 33mg | 27mg | 1% |
Cholesterol | 0mg | 2mg | 1% |
Carbs | 10.54g | 8.06g | 1% |
Net carbs | 7.74g | 6.26g | N/A |
Sugar | 1.69g | 5.5g | N/A |
Tryptophan | 0.003mg | 0% | |
Lysine | 0.014mg | 0% | |
Methionine | 0.002mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
0.7 g
Fats:
0.2 g
Carbs:
10.54 g
Water:
88.26 g
Other:
0.3 g
Protein:
1.41 g
Fats:
1.48 g
Carbs:
8.06 g
Water:
87.39 g
Other:
1.66 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +30.8% |
Contains more ProteinProtein | +101.4% |
Contains more FatsFats | +640% |
Contains more OtherOther | +453.3% |
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Water
~87.39g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
0.022 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
0.019 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
0.055 g
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 | -87.1% |
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +1884.2% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +823.6% |