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Marinara sauce vs. Lemon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between marinara sauce and lemons?

  • Marinara sauce is richer in vitamin B3, vitamin E, vitamin A, vitamin K, vitamin B6, and potassium, yet lemons are richer in vitamin C.
  • Lemons' daily need coverage for vitamin C is 57% higher.

We used Sauce, pasta, spaghetti/marinara, ready-to-serve, low sodium and Lemons, raw, without peel types in this comparison.

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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 5.7% 7.8% 12% 23% 12% 1.6% 6.9% 0.26% 3.9% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +125%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +131.2%
Contains more IronIron +30%
Contains more CopperCopper +118.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +233.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +112.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +356.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +175%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93.3%
~equal in Calcium ~26mg

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 177% 0.33% 3% 0% 10% 4.6% 1.9% 11% 18% 0% 0% 8.3% 2.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +3200%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1500%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +205%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +3817%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +116.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +18.2%
Contains more CholineCholine +168.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +2550%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +66.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Marinara sauce Lemon DV% diff.
Vitamin C 2mg 53mg 57%
Vitamin B3 3.917mg 0.1mg 24%
Vitamin E 2.4mg 0.15mg 15%
Vitamin K 13.9µg 0µg 12%
Vitamin B6 0.173mg 0.08mg 7%
Manganese 0.137mg 0.03mg 5%
Potassium 319mg 138mg 5%
Copper 0.081mg 0.037mg 5%
Fiber 1.8g 2.8g 4%
Vitamin A 33µg 1µg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.19mg 4%
Phosphorus 34mg 16mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.508g 0.089g 3%
Vitamin B2 0.061mg 0.02mg 3%
Magnesium 18mg 8mg 2%
Choline 13.7mg 5.1mg 2%
Fats 1.48g 0.3g 2%
Iron 0.78mg 0.6mg 2%
Folate 13µg 11µg 1%
Saturated fat 0.17g 0.039g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.377g 0.011g 1%
Calories 51kcal 29kcal 1%
Vitamin B1 0.024mg 0.04mg 1%
Selenium 1.1µg 0.4µg 1%
Protein 1.41g 1.1g 1%
Zinc 0.2mg 0.06mg 1%
Cholesterol 2mg 0mg 1%
Sodium 30mg 2mg 1%
Carbs 8.06g 9.32g 0%
Net carbs 6.26g 6.52g N/A
Calcium 27mg 26mg 0%
Sugar 5.5g 2.5g 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
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9% 89%
Protein: 1.1 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 9.32 g
Water: 88.98 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +28.2%
Contains more FatsFats +393.3%
Contains more OtherOther +453.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +15.6%
~equal in Water ~88.98g

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
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28% 8% 64%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.039 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.011 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.089 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +3327.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +470.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -77.1%

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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. Lemon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167746/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.