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Marinara sauce vs. Pastry — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between marinara sauce and pastry

  • Marinara sauce has more vitamin A, vitamin E, and vitamin B6; however, pastry is higher in selenium, vitamin B1, iron, vitamin B2, folate, and manganese.
  • Pastry covers your daily need for saturated fat, 47% more than marinara sauce.
  • Marinara sauce has 650 times more vitamin A than pastry. While marinara sauce has 650IU of vitamin A, pastry has only 1IU.
  • Marinara sauce has less saturated fat.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Sauce, pasta, spaghetti/marinara, ready-to-serve, low sodium and Puff pastry, frozen, ready-to-bake.

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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 11% 3% 5.4% 96% 38% 14% 26% 32% 64% 132%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +12.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +170%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +423%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88%
Contains more IronIron +228.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +40.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +165%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +76.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +256.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2100%

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 0% 0% 11% 0% 100% 65% 78% 0% 4.8% 0% 40% 59% 3.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +344.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +723.8%
Contains more CholineCholine +114.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1558.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +363.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +15.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +500%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~4.168mg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Marinara sauce Pastry DV% diff.
Fats 1.48g 38.1g 56%
Monounsaturated fat 0.377g 21.597g 53%
Saturated fat 0.17g 9.643g 43%
Selenium 1.1µg 24.2µg 42%
Vitamin B1 0.024mg 0.398mg 31%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.508g 4.894g 29%
Calories 51kcal 551kcal 25%
Iron 0.78mg 2.56mg 22%
Vitamin B2 0.061mg 0.283mg 17%
Folate 13µg 78µg 16%
Manganese 0.137mg 0.488mg 15%
Carbs 8.06g 45.1g 12%
Vitamin B6 0.173mg 0.021mg 12%
Protein 1.41g 7.3g 12%
Vitamin E 2.4mg 0.54mg 12%
Sodium 30mg 249mg 10%
Potassium 319mg 61mg 8%
Phosphorus 34mg 60mg 4%
Vitamin A 33µg 0µg 4%
Copper 0.081mg 0.114mg 4%
Zinc 0.2mg 0.53mg 3%
Calcium 27mg 10mg 2%
Vitamin C 2mg 0mg 2%
Vitamin K 13.9µg 16.1µg 2%
Vitamin B3 3.917mg 4.168mg 2%
Cholesterol 2mg 0mg 1%
Fiber 1.8g 1.5g 1%
Choline 13.7mg 6.4mg 1%
Net carbs 6.26g 43.6g N/A
Magnesium 18mg 16mg 0%
Sugar 5.5g 0.74g N/A
Tryptophan 0.085mg 0%
Threonine 0.196mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.272mg 0%
Leucine 0.508mg 0%
Lysine 0.142mg 0%
Methionine 0.129mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.362mg 0%
Valine 0.308mg 0%
Histidine 0.156mg 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
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7% 38% 45% 9%
Protein: 7.3 g
Fats: 38.1 g
Carbs: 45.1 g
Water: 8.5 g
Other: 1 g
Contains more WaterWater +928.1%
Contains more OtherOther +66%
Contains more ProteinProtein +417.7%
Contains more FatsFats +2474.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +459.6%

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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27% 60% 14%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 9.643 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 21.597 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.894 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +5628.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +863.4%

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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. Pastry - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172790/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.