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Marinara sauce vs. Chives — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between marinara sauce and chives

  • Marinara sauce has more vitamin B3 and vitamin E; however, chives have more vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin C, folate, manganese, iron, copper, and calcium.
  • Chives' daily need coverage for vitamin K is 166% more.
  • Marinara sauce has 11 times more vitamin E than chives. Marinara sauce has 2.4mg of vitamin E, while chives have 0.21mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Sauce, pasta, spaghetti/marinara, ready-to-serve, low sodium and Chives, raw.

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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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 30% 28% 26% 60% 52% 15% 25% 0.39% 49% 4.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +22.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +133.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +240.7%
Contains more IronIron +105.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +93.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +180%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +70.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +172.3%
~equal in Potassium ~296mg

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 6.7% 11% 48% 0% 6% 14% 73% 0% 40% 0% 35% 9.8% 7.5%
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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 194% 73% 4.2% 0% 20% 27% 12% 19% 32% 0% 532% 79% 2.8%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1042.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +505.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +25.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +163.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +2805%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +560.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +225%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +88.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1430.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +707.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Marinara sauce Chives DV% diff.
Vitamin K 13.9µg 212.7µg 166%
Vitamin C 2mg 58.1mg 62%
Folate 13µg 105µg 23%
Vitamin A 33µg 218µg 21%
Vitamin B3 3.917mg 0.647mg 20%
Vitamin E 2.4mg 0.21mg 15%
Manganese 0.137mg 0.373mg 10%
Iron 0.78mg 1.6mg 10%
Copper 0.081mg 0.157mg 8%
Calcium 27mg 92mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.324mg 6%
Magnesium 18mg 42mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.024mg 0.078mg 5%
Protein 1.41g 3.27g 4%
Vitamin B2 0.061mg 0.115mg 4%
Fiber 1.8g 2.5g 3%
Zinc 0.2mg 0.56mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.173mg 0.138mg 3%
Phosphorus 34mg 58mg 3%
Choline 13.7mg 5.2mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.508g 0.267g 2%
Sodium 30mg 3mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.377g 0.095g 1%
Potassium 319mg 296mg 1%
Cholesterol 2mg 0mg 1%
Carbs 8.06g 4.35g 1%
Fats 1.48g 0.73g 1%
Calories 51kcal 30kcal 1%
Net carbs 6.26g 1.85g N/A
Sugar 5.5g 1.85g N/A
Selenium 1.1µg 0.9µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.17g 0.146g 0%
Tryptophan 0.037mg 0%
Threonine 0.128mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.139mg 0%
Leucine 0.195mg 0%
Lysine 0.163mg 0%
Methionine 0.036mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.105mg 0%
Valine 0.145mg 0%
Histidine 0.057mg 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
Chives
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3% 4% 91%
Protein: 3.27 g
Fats: 0.73 g
Carbs: 4.35 g
Water: 90.65 g
Other: 1 g
Contains more FatsFats +102.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +85.3%
Contains more OtherOther +66%
Contains more ProteinProtein +131.9%
~equal in Water ~90.65g

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
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29% 19% 53%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.146 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.095 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.267 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +296.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +90.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -14.1%

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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. Chives - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169994/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.