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Marinara sauce vs. Plantain raw — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between marinara sauce and plantain raw

  • Marinara sauce has more vitamin B3, vitamin E, and vitamin K; however, plantain raw is higher in vitamin C, vitamin B6, vitamin A, and potassium.
  • Marinara sauce covers your daily need for vitamin B3, 20% more than plantain raw.
  • Marinara sauce has 20 times more vitamin K than plantain raw. While marinara sauce has 13.9µg of vitamin K, plantain raw has only 0.7µg.
  • Marinara sauce has less sugar.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Sauce, pasta, spaghetti/marinara, ready-to-serve, low sodium and Plantains, 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 26% 0.9% 44% 23% 27% 3.8% 15% 0.52% 0% 8.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +800%
Contains more IronIron +30%
Contains more ZincZinc +42.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +105.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +56.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -86.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +36.4%
~equal in Copper ~0.081mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~34mg

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%
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 61% 19% 2.8% 0% 13% 12% 13% 16% 69% 0% 1.8% 17% 7.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1614.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +13%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +471%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1885.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +820%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +69.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +116.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +72.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +69.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~13.5mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Marinara sauce Plantain raw DV% diff.
Vitamin B3 3.917mg 0.686mg 20%
Vitamin C 2mg 18.4mg 18%
Vitamin E 2.4mg 0.14mg 15%
Vitamin K 13.9µg 0.7µg 11%
Vitamin B6 0.173mg 0.299mg 10%
Carbs 8.06g 31.89g 8%
Manganese 0.137mg 6%
Magnesium 18mg 37mg 5%
Potassium 319mg 499mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.26mg 5%
Calories 51kcal 122kcal 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.508g 0.069g 3%
Vitamin A 33µg 56µg 3%
Iron 0.78mg 0.6mg 2%
Fiber 1.8g 2.3g 2%
Folate 13µg 22µg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.024mg 0.052mg 2%
Calcium 27mg 3mg 2%
Fats 1.48g 0.37g 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.377g 0.032g 1%
Vitamin B2 0.061mg 0.054mg 1%
Selenium 1.1µg 1.5µg 1%
Sodium 30mg 4mg 1%
Cholesterol 2mg 0mg 1%
Zinc 0.2mg 0.14mg 1%
Protein 1.41g 1.3g 0%
Net carbs 6.26g 29.59g N/A
Sugar 5.5g 15g N/A
Copper 0.081mg 0.081mg 0%
Phosphorus 34mg 34mg 0%
Choline 13.7mg 13.5mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.17g 0.143g 0%
Tryptophan 0.015mg 0%
Threonine 0.034mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.036mg 0%
Leucine 0.059mg 0%
Lysine 0.06mg 0%
Methionine 0.017mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.044mg 0%
Valine 0.046mg 0%
Histidine 0.064mg 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
32% 65%
Protein: 1.3 g
Fats: 0.37 g
Carbs: 31.89 g
Water: 65.28 g
Other: 1.16 g
Contains more FatsFats +300%
Contains more WaterWater +33.9%
Contains more OtherOther +43.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +295.7%
~equal in Protein ~1.3g

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
59% 13% 28%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.143 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.032 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.069 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1078.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +636.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -15.9%

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. Plantain raw - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169130/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.