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Marinara sauce vs. Jerky — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are marinara sauce and jerky different?

  • Jerky is higher than marinara sauce in zinc, iron, phosphorus, vitamin B12, folate, selenium, choline, and copper.
  • Jerky covers your daily need for sodium, 89% more than marinara sauce.
  • Marinara sauce is lower in saturated fat.

Sauce, pasta, spaghetti/marinara, ready-to-serve, low sodium and Snacks, beef jerky, chopped, and formed types were used in this article.

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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 36% 6% 53% 203% 76% 221% 174% 271% 14% 58%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +35%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +23.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +183.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +87.1%
Contains more IronIron +594.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +180.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +3955%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1097.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +872.7%

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 0% 0% 9.8% 4.5% 39% 33% 32% 9.8% 41% 124% 5.8% 101% 60%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +389.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +126.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +504.3%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +541.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +132.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +930.8%
Contains more CholineCholine +696.4%
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.179mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Marinara sauce Jerky DV% diff.
Sodium 30mg 2081mg 89%
Zinc 0.2mg 8.11mg 72%
Protein 1.41g 33.2g 64%
Iron 0.78mg 5.42mg 58%
Phosphorus 34mg 407mg 53%
Saturated fat 0.17g 10.85g 49%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.99µg 41%
Fats 1.48g 25.6g 37%
Folate 13µg 134µg 30%
Monounsaturated fat 0.377g 11.305g 27%
Calories 51kcal 410kcal 18%
Choline 13.7mg 109.1mg 17%
Selenium 1.1µg 10.7µg 17%
Copper 0.081mg 0.227mg 16%
Cholesterol 2mg 48mg 15%
Vitamin B3 3.917mg 1.732mg 14%
Vitamin E 2.4mg 0.49mg 13%
Vitamin B1 0.024mg 0.154mg 11%
Vitamin K 13.9µg 2.3µg 10%
Potassium 319mg 597mg 8%
Magnesium 18mg 51mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.061mg 0.142mg 6%
Vitamin A 33µg 0µg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.163mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.508g 1.011g 3%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.3µg 2%
Vitamin C 2mg 0mg 2%
Manganese 0.137mg 0.111mg 1%
Vitamin D 0IU 11IU 1%
Calcium 27mg 20mg 1%
Carbs 8.06g 11g 1%
Net carbs 6.26g 9.2g N/A
Sugar 5.5g 9g N/A
Fiber 1.8g 1.8g 0%
Vitamin B6 0.173mg 0.179mg 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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33% 26% 11% 23% 7%
Protein: 33.2 g
Fats: 25.6 g
Carbs: 11 g
Water: 23.36 g
Other: 6.84 g
Contains more WaterWater +274.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +2254.6%
Contains more FatsFats +1629.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +36.5%
Contains more OtherOther +312%

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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47% 49% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 10.85 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 11.305 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.011 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2898.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +99%

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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. Jerky - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167536/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.