Marinara sauce vs. Green beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are marinara sauce and green beans different?
- Marinara sauce is higher in vitamin B3, vitamin E, vitamin B6, and potassium; however, green beans are richer in vitamin K, vitamin C, manganese, and fiber.
- Daily need coverage for vitamin K for green beans is 28% higher.
- Marinara sauce contains 6 times more vitamin B3 than green beans. While marinara sauce contains 3.917mg of vitamin B3, green beans contain only 0.614mg.
- Green beans have less sugar.
Sauce, pasta, spaghetti/marinara, ready-to-serve, low sodium and Beans, snap, green, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt are the varieties 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.
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +118.5% |
Contains more IronIron | +20% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +42.1% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +17.2% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +450% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +63% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +25% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -96.7% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +108% |
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 EVitamin E | +421.7% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +537.9% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +208.9% |
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +385% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +208.3% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +59% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +244.6% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +153.8% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +23.4% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Vitamin K | 13.9µg | 47.9µg | 28% |
Vitamin B3 | 3.917mg | 0.614mg | 21% |
Vitamin E | 2.4mg | 0.46mg | 13% |
Vitamin C | 2mg | 9.7mg | 9% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.173mg | 0.056mg | 9% |
Manganese | 0.137mg | 0.285mg | 6% |
Fiber | 1.8g | 3.2g | 6% |
Folate | 13µg | 33µg | 5% |
Potassium | 319mg | 146mg | 5% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.024mg | 0.074mg | 4% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.061mg | 0.097mg | 3% |
Copper | 0.081mg | 0.057mg | 3% |
Selenium | 1.1µg | 0.2µg | 2% |
Calcium | 27mg | 44mg | 2% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.508g | 0.145g | 2% |
Fats | 1.48g | 0.28g | 2% |
Iron | 0.78mg | 0.65mg | 2% |
Choline | 13.7mg | 16.9mg | 1% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.074mg | 1% | |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.377g | 0.011g | 1% |
Calories | 51kcal | 35kcal | 1% |
Protein | 1.41g | 1.89g | 1% |
Cholesterol | 2mg | 0mg | 1% |
Sodium | 30mg | 1mg | 1% |
Phosphorus | 34mg | 29mg | 1% |
Carbs | 8.06g | 7.88g | 0% |
Net carbs | 6.26g | 4.68g | N/A |
Magnesium | 18mg | 18mg | 0% |
Sugar | 5.5g | 3.63g | N/A |
Zinc | 0.2mg | 0.25mg | 0% |
Vitamin A | 33µg | 32µg | 0% |
Saturated fat | 0.17g | 0.064g | 0% |
Tryptophan | 0.02mg | 0% | |
Threonine | 0.082mg | 0% | |
Isoleucine | 0.069mg | 0% | |
Leucine | 0.116mg | 0% | |
Lysine | 0.091mg | 0% | |
Methionine | 0.023mg | 0% | |
Phenylalanine | 0.069mg | 0% | |
Valine | 0.093mg | 0% | |
Histidine | 0.035mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
1.41 g
Fats:
1.48 g
Carbs:
8.06 g
Water:
87.39 g
Other:
1.66 g
Protein:
1.89 g
Fats:
0.28 g
Carbs:
7.88 g
Water:
89.22 g
Other:
0.73 g
Contains more FatsFats | +428.6% |
Contains more OtherOther | +127.4% |
Contains more ProteinProtein | +34% |
~equal in
Carbs
~7.88g
~equal in
Water
~89.22g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
0.17 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
0.377 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
0.508 g
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
0.064 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
0.011 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
0.145 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +3327.3% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +250.3% |
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -62.4% |