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Maple sugar vs. Marinara sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between maple sugar and marinara sauce?

  • Maple sugar is richer in manganese, zinc, iron, and calcium, yet marinara sauce is richer in vitamin B3, vitamin E, vitamin B6, vitamin A, vitamin K, and fiber.
  • Maple sugar's daily need coverage for manganese is 186% higher.
  • Maple sugar has 30 times more zinc than marinara sauce. Maple sugar has 6.06mg of zinc, while marinara sauce has 0.2mg.

We used Sugars, maple 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 27% 24% 60% 33% 165% 1.3% 1.4% 577% 4.4%
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 CalciumCalcium +233.3%
Contains more IronIron +106.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +22.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +2930%
Contains less SodiumSodium -63.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3127.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +16.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1033.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +37.5%
~equal in Magnesium ~18mg

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 0% 0% 0% 0% 2.3% 3% 0.75% 2.9% 0.69% 0% 0% 0% 1.1%
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 B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +166.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +369.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +9692.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +5666.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +552.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Maple sugar Marinara sauce DV% diff.
Manganese 4.422mg 0.137mg 186%
Zinc 6.06mg 0.2mg 53%
Carbs 90.9g 8.06g 28%
Vitamin B3 0.04mg 3.917mg 24%
Vitamin E 0mg 2.4mg 16%
Calories 354kcal 51kcal 15%
Vitamin B6 0.003mg 0.173mg 13%
Vitamin K 0µg 13.9µg 12%
Iron 1.61mg 0.78mg 10%
Fiber 0g 1.8g 7%
Calcium 90mg 27mg 6%
Phosphorus 3mg 34mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.013mg 0.061mg 4%
Vitamin A 0µg 33µg 4%
Folate 0µg 13µg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.1g 0.508g 3%
Protein 0.1g 1.41g 3%
Copper 0.099mg 0.081mg 2%
Vitamin C 0mg 2mg 2%
Fats 0.2g 1.48g 2%
Choline 2.1mg 13.7mg 2%
Potassium 274mg 319mg 1%
Selenium 0.8µg 1.1µg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.009mg 0.024mg 1%
Cholesterol 0mg 2mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.048mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.036g 0.17g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.064g 0.377g 1%
Sodium 11mg 30mg 1%
Net carbs 90.9g 6.26g N/A
Magnesium 19mg 18mg 0%
Sugar 84.87g 5.5g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
91% 8%
Protein: 0.1 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 90.9 g
Water: 8 g
Other: 0.8 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 +1027.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1310%
Contains more FatsFats +640%
Contains more WaterWater +992.4%
Contains more OtherOther +107.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
18% 32% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.036 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.064 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.1 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 -78.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +489.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +408%

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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. Maple sugar - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169658/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.