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Marinara sauce vs. Pimiento — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are marinara sauce and pimiento different?

  • Marinara sauce is higher in vitamin B3 and vitamin E; however, pimiento is richer in vitamin C, vitamin A, and iron.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin C for pimiento is 92% higher.
  • Marinara sauce contains 6 times more vitamin B3 than pimiento. While marinara sauce contains 3.917mg of vitamin B3, pimiento contains only 0.615mg.
  • Pimiento has less sugar.

Sauce, pasta, spaghetti/marinara, ready-to-serve, low sodium and Pimento, canned are the varieties used 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% 1.8% 14% 63% 16% 5.2% 7.3% 1.8% 12% 1.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +200%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +350%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +101.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +65.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +48.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +450%
Contains more IronIron +115.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -53.3%
~equal in Zinc ~0.19mg

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 283% 44% 14% 0% 4.3% 14% 12% 0.6% 50% 0% 21% 4.5% 3.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +247.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +41.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +536.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +67.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +116.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +117.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +4145%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +303%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +24.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.06mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Marinara sauce Pimiento DV% diff.
Vitamin C 2mg 84.9mg 92%
Vitamin B3 3.917mg 0.615mg 21%
Iron 0.78mg 1.68mg 11%
Vitamin E 2.4mg 0.69mg 11%
Vitamin A 33µg 133µg 11%
Vitamin K 13.9µg 8.3µg 5%
Potassium 319mg 158mg 5%
Copper 0.081mg 0.049mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.173mg 0.215mg 3%
Magnesium 18mg 6mg 3%
Phosphorus 34mg 17mg 2%
Selenium 1.1µg 0.2µg 2%
Folate 13µg 6µg 2%
Calcium 27mg 6mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.508g 0.161g 2%
Fats 1.48g 0.3g 2%
Manganese 0.137mg 0.092mg 2%
Choline 13.7mg 6.3mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.17g 0.045g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.377g 0.02g 1%
Calories 51kcal 23kcal 1%
Vitamin B1 0.024mg 0.017mg 1%
Cholesterol 2mg 0mg 1%
Protein 1.41g 1.1g 1%
Carbs 8.06g 5.1g 1%
Sodium 30mg 14mg 1%
Net carbs 6.26g 3.2g N/A
Sugar 5.5g 2.71g N/A
Fiber 1.8g 1.9g 0%
Zinc 0.2mg 0.19mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.061mg 0.06mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.01mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.014mg 0%
Threonine 0.04mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.036mg 0%
Leucine 0.058mg 0%
Lysine 0.049mg 0%
Methionine 0.013mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.034mg 0%
Valine 0.046mg 0%
Histidine 0.022mg 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
5% 93%
Protein: 1.1 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 5.1 g
Water: 93.1 g
Other: 0.4 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +28.2%
Contains more FatsFats +393.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +58%
Contains more OtherOther +315%
~equal in Water ~93.1g

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
20% 9% 71%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.045 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.02 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.161 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1785%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +215.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -73.5%

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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. Pimiento - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168559/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.