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Marinara sauce vs. Minestrone — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between marinara sauce and minestrone?

  • Marinara sauce is richer in vitamin B3, vitamin B6, fiber, and potassium, yet minestrone is richer in vitamin A.
  • Marinara sauce's daily need coverage for vitamin B3 is 22% higher.
  • Marinara sauce has 6 times more magnesium than minestrone. Marinara sauce has 18mg of magnesium, while minestrone has 3mg.
  • Marinara sauce contains less sodium.

We used Sauce, pasta, spaghetti/marinara, ready-to-serve, low sodium and Soup, minestrone, canned, prepared with equal volume water 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 2.1% 4.2% 11% 14% 17% 8.5% 9.9% 33% 20% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +500%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +92.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +145.4%
Contains more IronIron +105.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +58.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +47.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +55%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +10.9%

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 1.7% 16% 0% 0% 5.5% 4.2% 7.3% 8.4% 9.5% 0% 0% 11% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +300%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +238.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +901.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +322%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +48.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +15.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.022mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Marinara sauce Minestrone DV% diff.
Vitamin B3 3.917mg 0.391mg 22%
Vitamin E 2.4mg 16%
Vitamin K 13.9µg 12%
Vitamin B6 0.173mg 0.041mg 10%
Sodium 30mg 254mg 10%
Fiber 1.8g 0.4g 6%
Potassium 319mg 130mg 6%
Iron 0.78mg 0.38mg 5%
Magnesium 18mg 3mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.14mg 3%
Copper 0.081mg 0.051mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.061mg 0.018mg 3%
Vitamin C 2mg 0.5mg 2%
Phosphorus 34mg 23mg 2%
Choline 13.7mg 2%
Vitamin A 33µg 49µg 2%
Selenium 1.1µg 2%
Protein 1.41g 1.77g 1%
Folate 13µg 15µg 1%
Calories 51kcal 34kcal 1%
Manganese 0.137mg 0.152mg 1%
Zinc 0.2mg 0.31mg 1%
Calcium 27mg 14mg 1%
Carbs 8.06g 4.66g 1%
Fats 1.48g 1.04g 1%
Net carbs 6.26g 4.26g N/A
Cholesterol 2mg 1mg 0%
Sugar 5.5g N/A
Vitamin B1 0.024mg 0.022mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.17g 0.23g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.377g 0.29g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.508g 0.46g 0%
Tryptophan 0.013mg 0%
Threonine 0.043mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.054mg 0%
Leucine 0.098mg 0%
Lysine 0.076mg 0%
Methionine 0.018mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.064mg 0%
Valine 0.074mg 0%
Histidine 0.03mg 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% 5% 91%
Protein: 1.77 g
Fats: 1.04 g
Carbs: 4.66 g
Water: 91.33 g
Other: 1.2 g
Contains more FatsFats +42.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +73%
Contains more OtherOther +38.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +25.5%
~equal in Water ~91.33g

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
23% 30% 47%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.23 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.29 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.46 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -26.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +30%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.46g

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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. Minestrone - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172913/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.