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Marinara sauce vs. Hot sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between marinara sauce and hot sauce

  • Marinara sauce is richer in vitamin B3, vitamin E, vitamin A, vitamin K, fiber, copper, and potassium, yet hot sauce is richer in vitamin C.
  • Daily need coverage for sodium for hot sauce is 114% higher.
  • Marinara sauce contains 20 times more vitamin E than hot sauce. Marinara sauce contains 2.4mg of vitamin E, while hot sauce contains 0.12mg.
  • Marinara sauce contains less sodium.

Food types used in this article are Sauce, pasta, spaghetti/marinara, ready-to-serve, low sodium and Sauce, ready-to-serve, pepper or hot.

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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 3.6% 2.4% 13% 18% 9.3% 3% 4.7% 345% 6.4% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +260%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +237.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +121.5%
Contains more IronIron +62.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +189.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +81.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +209.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +179.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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 249% 2.7% 2.4% 0% 9% 19% 4.8% 6.6% 36% 0% 6% 4.5% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +312.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1900%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1442.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +479.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +116.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +3640%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +50%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +34.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.157mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Marinara sauce Hot sauce DV% diff.
Sodium 30mg 2643mg 114%
Vitamin C 2mg 74.8mg 81%
Vitamin B3 3.917mg 0.254mg 23%
Vitamin E 2.4mg 0.12mg 15%
Vitamin K 13.9µg 2.4µg 10%
Copper 0.081mg 0.028mg 6%
Fiber 1.8g 0.3g 6%
Potassium 319mg 144mg 5%
Manganese 0.137mg 0.049mg 4%
Iron 0.78mg 0.48mg 4%
Magnesium 18mg 5mg 3%
Phosphorus 34mg 11mg 3%
Vitamin A 33µg 8µg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.11mg 2%
Folate 13µg 6µg 2%
Choline 13.7mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.061mg 0.082mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.508g 0.196g 2%
Calories 51kcal 11kcal 2%
Selenium 1.1µg 0µg 2%
Protein 1.41g 0.51g 2%
Carbs 8.06g 1.75g 2%
Fats 1.48g 0.37g 2%
Calcium 27mg 8mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.024mg 0.036mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.17g 0.052g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.377g 0.03g 1%
Cholesterol 2mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.173mg 0.157mg 1%
Zinc 0.2mg 0.11mg 1%
Net carbs 6.26g 1.45g N/A
Sugar 5.5g 1.26g N/A
Tryptophan 0.007mg 0%
Threonine 0.019mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.017mg 0%
Leucine 0.027mg 0%
Lysine 0.023mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.016mg 0%
Valine 0.022mg 0%
Histidine 0.01mg 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
2% 90% 7%
Protein: 0.51 g
Fats: 0.37 g
Carbs: 1.75 g
Water: 89.98 g
Other: 7.39 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +176.5%
Contains more FatsFats +300%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +360.6%
Contains more OtherOther +345.2%
~equal in Water ~89.98g

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
19% 11% 71%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.052 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.03 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.196 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1156.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +159.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -69.4%

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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. Hot sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174527/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.