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Marinara sauce vs. Lemon meringue pie — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between marinara sauce and lemon meringue pie?

  • Marinara sauce is higher in vitamin B3, vitamin B6, vitamin A, and potassium, yet lemon meringue pie is higher in selenium, vitamin B1, and vitamin B2.
  • Lemon meringue pie's daily need coverage for selenium is 19% more.
  • Marinara sauce has 6 times more vitamin B6 than lemon meringue pie. While marinara sauce has 0.173mg of vitamin B6, lemon meringue pie has only 0.027mg.
  • The amount of sodium in marinara sauce is lower.

We used Sauce, pasta, spaghetti/marinara, ready-to-serve, low sodium and Pie, lemon meringue, prepared from recipe types 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 4.3% 3.6% 5.7% 38% 14% 7.6% 18% 32% 17% 63%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +200%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +125%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +390.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +92.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -87.6%
Contains more IronIron +28.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +40%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +23.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +954.5%
~equal in Manganese ~0.128mg

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 11% 14% 0% 0% 30% 37% 18% 13% 6.2% 15% 0% 19% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +314.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +540.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +65%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +30.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +391.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +160.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +92.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Marinara sauce Lemon meringue pie DV% diff.
Vitamin B3 3.917mg 0.944mg 19%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.508g 3.331g 19%
Selenium 1.1µg 11.6µg 19%
Fats 1.48g 12.9g 18%
Cholesterol 2mg 53mg 17%
Vitamin E 2.4mg 16%
Saturated fat 0.17g 3.185g 14%
Monounsaturated fat 0.377g 5.582g 13%
Calories 51kcal 285kcal 12%
Vitamin K 13.9µg 12%
Vitamin B6 0.173mg 0.027mg 11%
Carbs 8.06g 39.1g 10%
Sodium 30mg 242mg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.061mg 0.159mg 8%
Vitamin B1 0.024mg 0.118mg 8%
Potassium 319mg 65mg 7%
Fiber 1.8g 7%
Protein 1.41g 3.8g 5%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.12µg 5%
Copper 0.081mg 0.042mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.214mg 4%
Folate 13µg 25µg 3%
Magnesium 18mg 6mg 3%
Iron 0.78mg 1mg 3%
Choline 13.7mg 2%
Calcium 27mg 12mg 2%
Vitamin C 2mg 3.3mg 1%
Zinc 0.2mg 0.28mg 1%
Phosphorus 34mg 42mg 1%
Vitamin A 33µg 43µg 1%
Net carbs 6.26g 39.1g N/A
Sugar 5.5g N/A
Manganese 0.137mg 0.128mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.046mg 0%
Threonine 0.143mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.169mg 0%
Leucine 0.292mg 0%
Lysine 0.181mg 0%
Methionine 0.092mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.194mg 0%
Valine 0.192mg 0%
Histidine 0.087mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.005g 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
4% 13% 39% 43%
Protein: 3.8 g
Fats: 12.9 g
Carbs: 39.1 g
Water: 43.3 g
Other: 0.9 g
Contains more WaterWater +101.8%
Contains more OtherOther +84.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +169.5%
Contains more FatsFats +771.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +385.1%

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
26% 46% 28%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.185 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.582 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.331 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -94.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1380.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +555.7%

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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. Lemon meringue pie - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175018/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.