Marinara sauce vs. Blue cheese dressing — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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A recap on differences between marinara sauce and blue cheese dressing
- Marinara sauce is higher in vitamin B3, vitamin A, vitamin B6, and iron, yet blue cheese dressing is higher in vitamin K, vitamin E, and vitamin B12.
- Blue cheese dressing covers your daily vitamin K needs 60% more than marinara sauce.
- Marinara sauce contains 39 times more vitamin B3 than blue cheese dressing. While marinara sauce contains 3.917mg of vitamin B3, blue cheese dressing contains only 0.1mg.
- The amount of cholesterol in marinara sauce is lower.
Food varieties used in this article are Sauce, pasta, spaghetti/marinara, ready-to-serve, low sodium and Salad dressing, blue or roquefort cheese dressing, commercial, regular.
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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 MagnesiumMagnesium | +125% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +262.5% |
Contains more IronIron | +766.7% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +800% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -95.3% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +2183.3% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +37% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +117.6% |
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 | +185.7% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +135.7% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +140% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +3817% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +367.6% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +160% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +78.3% |
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +63.9% |
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +518% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +30.7% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.508g | 27.545g | 180% |
Fats | 1.48g | 51.1g | 76% |
Vitamin K | 13.9µg | 85.9µg | 60% |
Saturated fat | 0.17g | 8.275g | 37% |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.377g | 13.279g | 32% |
Sodium | 30mg | 642mg | 27% |
Vitamin B3 | 3.917mg | 0.1mg | 24% |
Calories | 51kcal | 484kcal | 22% |
Vitamin E | 2.4mg | 4.28mg | 13% |
Vitamin B12 | 0µg | 0.27µg | 11% |
Cholesterol | 2mg | 31mg | 10% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.173mg | 0.037mg | 10% |
Iron | 0.78mg | 0.09mg | 9% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.388mg | 8% | |
Copper | 0.081mg | 0.009mg | 8% |
Potassium | 319mg | 88mg | 7% |
Phosphorus | 34mg | 74mg | 6% |
Fiber | 1.8g | 0.4g | 6% |
Manganese | 0.137mg | 0.006mg | 6% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.061mg | 0.1mg | 3% |
Folate | 13µg | 5µg | 2% |
Vitamin A | 33µg | 14µg | 2% |
Magnesium | 18mg | 8mg | 2% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.024mg | 0.01mg | 1% |
Vitamin D | 0µg | 0.1µg | 1% |
Calcium | 27mg | 37mg | 1% |
Choline | 13.7mg | 17.9mg | 1% |
Carbs | 8.06g | 4.77g | 1% |
Vitamin C | 2mg | 0.7mg | 1% |
Protein | 1.41g | 1.37g | 0% |
Net carbs | 6.26g | 4.37g | N/A |
Vitamin D | 0IU | 3IU | 0% |
Sugar | 5.5g | 3.48g | N/A |
Zinc | 0.2mg | 0.21mg | 0% |
Selenium | 1.1µg | 1µg | 0% |
Trans fat | 1.34g | N/A | |
Omega-3 - DHA | 0g | 0.003g | N/A |
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:
1.37 g
Fats:
51.1 g
Carbs:
4.77 g
Water:
39.71 g
Other:
3.05 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +69% |
Contains more WaterWater | +120.1% |
Contains more FatsFats | +3352.7% |
Contains more OtherOther | +83.7% |
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Protein
~1.37g
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
8.275 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
13.279 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
27.545 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -97.9% |
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +3422.3% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +5322.2% |