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Marinara sauce vs. French dressing — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between marinara sauce and french dressing?

  • Marinara sauce is richer in vitamin B3, vitamin E, vitamin B6, and potassium, yet french dressing is richer in copper, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat.
  • French dressing's daily need coverage for sodium is 35% higher.
  • Marinara sauce has 8 times more vitamin B3 than french dressing. Marinara sauce has 3.917mg of vitamin B3, while french dressing has 0.467mg.
  • Marinara sauce contains less sodium.

We used Sauce, pasta, spaghetti/marinara, ready-to-serve, low sodium and Salad dressing, french dressing, reduced fat types in this comparison.

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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 5.7% 3.3% 9.4% 27% 53% 5.5% 6.9% 109% 14% 8.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +125%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +145.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +198.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +112.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +24.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +97.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +45.5%
~equal in Iron ~0.73mg
~equal in Zinc ~0.2mg

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 16% 9% 20% 0% 6% 12% 8.8% 0% 13% 0% 45% 1.5% 2.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +22.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +140%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +17.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +738.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +214.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +550%
Contains more CholineCholine +242.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +140%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +28.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.024mg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Marinara sauce French dressing DV% diff.
Sodium 30mg 838mg 35%
Vitamin B3 3.917mg 0.467mg 22%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.508g 3.852g 22%
Fats 1.48g 11.52g 15%
Monounsaturated fat 0.377g 4.518g 10%
Calories 51kcal 222kcal 9%
Copper 0.081mg 0.16mg 9%
Vitamin E 2.4mg 1mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.173mg 0.055mg 9%
Carbs 8.06g 31.22g 8%
Potassium 319mg 107mg 6%
Phosphorus 34mg 16mg 3%
Vitamin K 13.9µg 17.8µg 3%
Saturated fat 0.17g 0.842g 3%
Folate 13µg 2µg 3%
Vitamin C 2mg 4.8mg 3%
Choline 13.7mg 4mg 2%
Calcium 27mg 11mg 2%
Magnesium 18mg 8mg 2%
Protein 1.41g 0.58g 2%
Vitamin B2 0.061mg 0.052mg 1%
Selenium 1.1µg 1.6µg 1%
Manganese 0.137mg 0.11mg 1%
Vitamin A 33µg 27µg 1%
Fiber 1.8g 1.5g 1%
Iron 0.78mg 0.73mg 1%
Cholesterol 2mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 6.26g 29.72g N/A
Sugar 5.5g 16.86g N/A
Zinc 0.2mg 0.2mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.024mg 0.024mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.003mg 0%
Threonine 0.014mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.01mg 0%
Leucine 0.015mg 0%
Lysine 0.017mg 0%
Methionine 0.002mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.016mg 0%
Valine 0.01mg 0%
Histidine 0.008mg 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
12% 31% 54% 2%
Protein: 0.58 g
Fats: 11.52 g
Carbs: 31.22 g
Water: 54.28 g
Other: 2.4 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +143.1%
Contains more WaterWater +61%
Contains more FatsFats +678.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +287.3%
Contains more OtherOther +44.6%

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
9% 49% 42%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.842 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.518 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.852 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -79.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1098.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +658.3%

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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. French dressing - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171404/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.