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Marinara sauce vs. Mung bean — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between marinara sauce and mung beans?

  • Marinara sauce has less folate, copper, iron, fiber, vitamin B1, phosphorus, magnesium, manganese, potassium, and zinc than mung beans.
  • Mung beans' daily need coverage for folate is 153% higher.

We used Sauce, pasta, spaghetti/marinara, ready-to-serve, low sodium and Mung beans, mature seeds, raw 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 135% 40% 110% 253% 314% 73% 157% 2% 135% 45%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +950%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +388.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +290.6%
Contains more IronIron +764.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +1061.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +1240%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +979.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +655.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +645.5%

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 16% 2% 10% 0% 155% 54% 42% 115% 88% 0% 23% 469% 53%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +450%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +370.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +74%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +54.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +140%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2487.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +282%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +120.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +4707.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +614.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Marinara sauce Mung bean DV% diff.
Folate 13µg 625µg 153%
Copper 0.081mg 0.941mg 96%
Iron 0.78mg 6.74mg 75%
Fiber 1.8g 16.3g 58%
Vitamin B1 0.024mg 0.621mg 50%
Phosphorus 34mg 367mg 48%
Protein 1.41g 23.86g 45%
Magnesium 18mg 189mg 41%
Manganese 0.137mg 1.035mg 39%
Vitamin B5 1.91mg 38%
Potassium 319mg 1246mg 27%
Zinc 0.2mg 2.68mg 23%
Carbs 8.06g 62.62g 18%
Vitamin B6 0.173mg 0.382mg 16%
Calories 51kcal 347kcal 15%
Choline 13.7mg 97.9mg 15%
Vitamin B2 0.061mg 0.233mg 13%
Selenium 1.1µg 8.2µg 13%
Vitamin E 2.4mg 0.51mg 13%
Calcium 27mg 132mg 11%
Vitamin B3 3.917mg 2.251mg 10%
Vitamin K 13.9µg 9µg 4%
Vitamin C 2mg 4.8mg 3%
Vitamin A 33µg 6µg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.508g 0.384g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.377g 0.161g 1%
Fats 1.48g 1.15g 1%
Saturated fat 0.17g 0.348g 1%
Cholesterol 2mg 0mg 1%
Sodium 30mg 15mg 1%
Net carbs 6.26g 46.32g N/A
Sugar 5.5g 6.6g N/A
Tryptophan 0.26mg 0%
Threonine 0.782mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.008mg 0%
Leucine 1.847mg 0%
Lysine 1.664mg 0%
Methionine 0.286mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.443mg 0%
Valine 1.237mg 0%
Histidine 0.695mg 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
24% 63% 9% 3%
Protein: 23.86 g
Fats: 1.15 g
Carbs: 62.62 g
Water: 9.05 g
Other: 3.32 g
Contains more FatsFats +28.7%
Contains more WaterWater +865.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1592.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +676.9%
Contains more OtherOther +100%

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
39% 18% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.348 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.161 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.384 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -51.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +134.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +32.3%

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. Mung bean - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174256/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.