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Marinara sauce vs. Guava — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between marinara sauce and guava

  • Marinara sauce is higher in vitamin B3, vitamin E, vitamin K, and iron, yet guava is higher in vitamin C, copper, fiber, and folate.
  • Guava covers your daily vitamin C needs 251% more than marinara sauce.
  • Marinara sauce contains 5 times more vitamin K than guava. While marinara sauce contains 13.9µg of vitamin K, guava contains only 2.6µg.
  • The amount of sugar in marinara sauce is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Sauce, pasta, spaghetti/marinara, ready-to-serve, low sodium and Guavas, common, 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 16% 5.4% 37% 9.8% 77% 6.3% 17% 0.26% 20% 3.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +50%
Contains more IronIron +200%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +83.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +22.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +30.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +184%
Contains more ZincZinc +15%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +17.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93.3%
~equal in Manganese ~0.15mg

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 761% 10% 15% 0% 17% 9.2% 20% 27% 25% 0% 6.5% 37% 4.1%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +228.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +52.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +261.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +57.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +434.6%
Contains more CholineCholine +80.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +11315%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +179.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +276.9%
~equal in Vitamin A ~31µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Marinara sauce Guava DV% diff.
Vitamin C 2mg 228.3mg 251%
Vitamin B3 3.917mg 1.084mg 18%
Copper 0.081mg 0.23mg 17%
Fiber 1.8g 5.4g 14%
Vitamin E 2.4mg 0.73mg 11%
Vitamin B5 0.451mg 9%
Folate 13µg 49µg 9%
Vitamin K 13.9µg 2.6µg 9%
Iron 0.78mg 0.26mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.173mg 0.11mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.024mg 0.067mg 4%
Potassium 319mg 417mg 3%
Protein 1.41g 2.55g 2%
Carbs 8.06g 14.32g 2%
Vitamin B2 0.061mg 0.04mg 2%
Choline 13.7mg 7.6mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.377g 0.087g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.508g 0.401g 1%
Calories 51kcal 68kcal 1%
Selenium 1.1µg 0.6µg 1%
Manganese 0.137mg 0.15mg 1%
Magnesium 18mg 22mg 1%
Sodium 30mg 2mg 1%
Phosphorus 34mg 40mg 1%
Fats 1.48g 0.95g 1%
Cholesterol 2mg 0mg 1%
Calcium 27mg 18mg 1%
Net carbs 6.26g 8.92g N/A
Sugar 5.5g 8.92g N/A
Zinc 0.2mg 0.23mg 0%
Vitamin A 33µg 31µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.17g 0.272g 0%
Tryptophan 0.022mg 0%
Threonine 0.096mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.093mg 0%
Leucine 0.171mg 0%
Lysine 0.072mg 0%
Methionine 0.016mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.006mg 0%
Valine 0.087mg 0%
Histidine 0.022mg 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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3% 14% 81%
Protein: 2.55 g
Fats: 0.95 g
Carbs: 14.32 g
Water: 80.8 g
Other: 1.38 g
Contains more FatsFats +55.8%
Contains more OtherOther +20.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +80.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +77.7%
~equal in Water ~80.8g

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
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36% 11% 53%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.272 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.087 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.401 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -37.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +333.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +26.7%

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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. Guava - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173044/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.