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Marinara sauce vs. Ginger — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between marinara sauce and ginger

  • Marinara sauce has more vitamin B3, vitamin E, vitamin A, and vitamin K; however, ginger has more copper and magnesium.
  • Marinara sauce's daily need coverage for vitamin B3 is 20% more.
  • Ginger is lower in sugar.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Sauce, pasta, spaghetti/marinara, ready-to-serve, low sodium and Ginger root, 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 31% 4.8% 37% 23% 75% 9.3% 15% 1.7% 30% 3.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +68.8%
Contains more IronIron +30%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +57.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +138.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +30.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +179%
Contains more ZincZinc +70%
Contains less SodiumSodium -56.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +67.2%
~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%
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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 17% 0% 5.2% 0% 6.3% 7.8% 14% 12% 37% 0% 0.25% 8.3% 16%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +823.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +79.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +422.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +13800%
Contains more FolateFolate +18.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +150%
Contains more CholineCholine +110.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.025mg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.16mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Marinara sauce Ginger DV% diff.
Vitamin B3 3.917mg 0.75mg 20%
Copper 0.081mg 0.226mg 16%
Vitamin E 2.4mg 0.26mg 14%
Vitamin K 13.9µg 0.1µg 12%
Magnesium 18mg 43mg 6%
Manganese 0.137mg 0.229mg 4%
Vitamin A 33µg 0µg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.203mg 4%
Potassium 319mg 415mg 3%
Choline 13.7mg 28.8mg 3%
Carbs 8.06g 17.77g 3%
Vitamin C 2mg 5mg 3%
Iron 0.78mg 0.6mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.061mg 0.034mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.508g 0.154g 2%
Folate 13µg 11µg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.173mg 0.16mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.377g 0.154g 1%
Calories 51kcal 80kcal 1%
Selenium 1.1µg 0.7µg 1%
Protein 1.41g 1.82g 1%
Calcium 27mg 16mg 1%
Sodium 30mg 13mg 1%
Fats 1.48g 0.75g 1%
Zinc 0.2mg 0.34mg 1%
Fiber 1.8g 2g 1%
Cholesterol 2mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 6.26g 15.77g N/A
Sugar 5.5g 1.7g N/A
Phosphorus 34mg 34mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.024mg 0.025mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.17g 0.203g 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.036mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.051mg 0%
Leucine 0.074mg 0%
Lysine 0.057mg 0%
Methionine 0.013mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.045mg 0%
Valine 0.073mg 0%
Histidine 0.03mg 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
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2% 18% 79%
Protein: 1.82 g
Fats: 0.75 g
Carbs: 17.77 g
Water: 78.89 g
Other: 0.77 g
Contains more FatsFats +97.3%
Contains more OtherOther +115.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +29.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +120.5%
~equal in Water ~78.89g

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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40% 30% 30%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.203 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.154 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.154 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -16.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +144.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +229.9%

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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. Ginger - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169231/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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