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Marinara sauce vs. True morels — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between marinara sauce and true morels?

  • Marinara sauce is richer in vitamin A and vitamin B3, yet true morels are richer in iron, copper, vitamin D, phosphorus, manganese, zinc, and vitamin B2.
  • True morels' daily need coverage for iron is 143% higher.

We used Sauce, pasta, spaghetti/marinara, ready-to-serve, low sodium and Mushrooms, morel, 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 14% 13% 36% 457% 208% 55% 83% 2.7% 77% 12%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +59.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +28.8%
Contains more IronIron +1461.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +671.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +915%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +470.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -30%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +328.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +100%
~equal in Magnesium ~19mg

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 0% 0% 0% 77% 17% 47% 42% 26% 31% 0% 0% 6.8% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +73.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +27.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +44.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +187.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +236.1%
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Marinara sauce True morels DV% diff.
Iron 0.78mg 12.18mg 143%
Copper 0.081mg 0.625mg 60%
Vitamin D 0µg 5.1µg 26%
Vitamin D 0IU 206IU 26%
Phosphorus 34mg 194mg 23%
Manganese 0.137mg 0.587mg 20%
Zinc 0.2mg 2.03mg 17%
Vitamin E 2.4mg 16%
Vitamin K 13.9µg 12%
Vitamin B2 0.061mg 0.205mg 11%
Vitamin B3 3.917mg 2.252mg 10%
Vitamin B5 0.44mg 9%
Vitamin B1 0.024mg 0.069mg 4%
Vitamin A 33µg 0µg 4%
Fiber 1.8g 2.8g 4%
Potassium 319mg 411mg 3%
Protein 1.41g 3.12g 3%
Vitamin B6 0.173mg 0.136mg 3%
Calcium 27mg 43mg 2%
Choline 13.7mg 2%
Vitamin C 2mg 2%
Selenium 1.1µg 2.2µg 2%
Folate 13µg 9µg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.377g 0.052g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.508g 0.433g 1%
Calories 51kcal 31kcal 1%
Cholesterol 2mg 1%
Carbs 8.06g 5.1g 1%
Fats 1.48g 0.57g 1%
Net carbs 6.26g 2.3g N/A
Magnesium 18mg 19mg 0%
Sugar 5.5g 0.6g N/A
Sodium 30mg 21mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.17g 0.065g 0%
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.215g 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
3% 5% 90%
Protein: 3.12 g
Fats: 0.57 g
Carbs: 5.1 g
Water: 89.61 g
Other: 1.6 g
Contains more FatsFats +159.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +58%
Contains more ProteinProtein +121.3%
~equal in Water ~89.61g
~equal in Other ~1.6g

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
12% 9% 79%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.065 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.052 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.433 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +625%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +17.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -61.8%

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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. True morels - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168423/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.