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Marinara sauce vs. Bell pepper — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are marinara sauce and bell peppers different?

  • Marinara sauce is higher in vitamin B3, vitamin E, vitamin A, iron, and vitamin K; however, bell peppers are richer in vitamin C.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin C for bell peppers is 87% higher.
  • Marinara sauce contains 8 times more vitamin B3 than bell peppers. While marinara sauce contains 3.917mg of vitamin B3, bell peppers contain only 0.48mg.
  • Bell peppers have less sugar.

Sauce, pasta, spaghetti/marinara, ready-to-serve, low sodium and Peppers, sweet, green, raw 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.
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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 3% 15% 13% 22% 3.5% 8.6% 0.39% 16% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +80%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +170%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +82.3%
Contains more IronIron +129.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +22.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +53.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +70%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +12.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90%

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 6.7% 11% 48% 0% 6% 14% 73% 0% 40% 0% 35% 9.8%
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 268% 6% 7.4% 0% 14% 6.5% 9% 5.9% 52% 0% 19% 7.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +83.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +548.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +117.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +716%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +87.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +30%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +3920%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +137.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +29.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Marinara sauce Bell pepper DV% diff.
Vitamin C 2mg 80.4mg 87%
Vitamin B3 3.917mg 0.48mg 21%
Vitamin E 2.4mg 0.37mg 14%
Iron 0.78mg 0.34mg 6%
Vitamin K 13.9µg 7.4µg 5%
Potassium 319mg 175mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.173mg 0.224mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.024mg 0.057mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.061mg 0.028mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.508g 0.062g 3%
Calories 51kcal 20kcal 2%
Fats 1.48g 0.17g 2%
Magnesium 18mg 10mg 2%
Calcium 27mg 10mg 2%
Copper 0.081mg 0.066mg 2%
Phosphorus 34mg 20mg 2%
Vitamin A 33µg 18µg 2%
Selenium 1.1µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.099mg 2%
Protein 1.41g 0.86g 1%
Carbs 8.06g 4.64g 1%
Cholesterol 2mg 0mg 1%
Zinc 0.2mg 0.13mg 1%
Sodium 30mg 3mg 1%
Manganese 0.137mg 0.122mg 1%
Folate 13µg 10µg 1%
Choline 13.7mg 5.5mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.17g 0.058g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.377g 0.008g 1%
Fructose 1.12g 1%
Net carbs 6.26g 2.94g N/A
Sugar 5.5g 2.4g N/A
Fiber 1.8g 1.7g 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.036mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.024mg 0%
Leucine 0.036mg 0%
Lysine 0.039mg 0%
Methionine 0.007mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.092mg 0%
Valine 0.036mg 0%
Histidine 0.01mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
8% 87%
Protein: 1.41 g
Fats: 1.48 g
Carbs: 8.06 g
Water: 87.39 g
Other: 1.66 g
5% 94%
Protein: 0.86 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 4.64 g
Water: 93.89 g
Other: 0.44 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +64%
Contains more FatsFats +770.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +73.7%
Contains more OtherOther +277.3%
~equal in Water ~93.89g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
16% 36% 48%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.17 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.377 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.508 g
45% 6% 48%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.058 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.008 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.062 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +4612.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +719.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -65.9%

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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. Marinara sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171597/nutrients
  2. Bell pepper - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170427/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.