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

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A recap on differences between marinara sauce and french toast

  • Marinara sauce is higher in vitamin B3, yet french toast is higher in selenium, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, vitamin B12, phosphorus, and iron.
  • French toast covers your daily cholesterol needs 38% more than marinara sauce.
  • Marinara sauce contains 2 times more vitamin B3 than french toast. While marinara sauce contains 3.917mg of vitamin B3, french toast contains only 1.628mg.
  • The amount of sodium in marinara sauce is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Sauce, pasta, spaghetti/marinara, ready-to-serve, low sodium and French toast, prepared from recipe, made with low fat (2%) milk.

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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 12% 30% 12% 63% 19% 18% 50% 62% 25% 110%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +138.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +39.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +270.4%
Contains more IronIron +114.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +235%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +244.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +37.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1727.3%
~equal in Magnesium ~17mg

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 1% 41% 0% 0% 51% 74% 31% 33% 17% 39% 0% 32% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +566.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +140.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +133.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +275.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +750%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +426.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +230.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Marinara sauce French toast DV% diff.
Cholesterol 2mg 116mg 38%
Selenium 1.1µg 20.1µg 35%
Vitamin B2 0.061mg 0.321mg 20%
Sodium 30mg 479mg 20%
Vitamin E 2.4mg 16%
Vitamin B1 0.024mg 0.204mg 15%
Fats 1.48g 10.8g 14%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.508g 2.594g 14%
Vitamin B3 3.917mg 1.628mg 14%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.31µg 13%
Protein 1.41g 7.7g 13%
Saturated fat 0.17g 2.723g 12%
Vitamin K 13.9µg 12%
Phosphorus 34mg 117mg 12%
Vitamin B5 0.549mg 11%
Iron 0.78mg 1.67mg 11%
Monounsaturated fat 0.377g 4.524g 10%
Vitamin A 33µg 124µg 10%
Calories 51kcal 229kcal 9%
Vitamin B6 0.173mg 0.074mg 8%
Folate 13µg 43µg 8%
Fiber 1.8g 7%
Calcium 27mg 100mg 7%
Carbs 8.06g 25g 6%
Potassium 319mg 134mg 5%
Zinc 0.2mg 0.67mg 4%
Copper 0.081mg 0.058mg 3%
Manganese 0.137mg 0.188mg 2%
Vitamin C 2mg 0.3mg 2%
Choline 13.7mg 2%
Net carbs 6.26g 25g N/A
Magnesium 18mg 17mg 0%
Sugar 5.5g N/A
Tryptophan 0.094mg 0%
Threonine 0.305mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.375mg 0%
Leucine 0.621mg 0%
Lysine 0.413mg 0%
Methionine 0.188mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.389mg 0%
Valine 0.419mg 0%
Histidine 0.179mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.01g N/A

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
8% 11% 25% 55% 2%
Protein: 7.7 g
Fats: 10.8 g
Carbs: 25 g
Water: 54.7 g
Other: 1.8 g
Contains more WaterWater +59.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +446.1%
Contains more FatsFats +629.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +210.2%
~equal in Other ~1.8g

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
28% 46% 26%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.723 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.524 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.594 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -93.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1100%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +410.6%

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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 toast - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174998/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.