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Marinara sauce vs. Pork — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are marinara sauce and pork different?

  • Pork is higher than marinara sauce in selenium, vitamin B1, phosphorus, vitamin B12, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, zinc, and choline.
  • Pork covers your daily need for selenium, 80% more than marinara sauce.
  • Marinara sauce is lower in saturated fat.

Sauce, pasta, spaghetti/marinara, ready-to-serve, low sodium and Pork, fresh, loin, whole, separable lean, and fat, cooked, broiled types were 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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 20% 5.7% 37% 33% 24% 65% 105% 8.1% 1.2% 247%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +42.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -51.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1422.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +55.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +32.6%
Contains more IronIron +11.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +1095%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +623.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +4018.2%
~equal in Copper ~0.073mg

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 2% 0.67% 5.8% 20% 219% 74% 94% 42% 107% 88% 0% 3.8% 51%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +233.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1550%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +727.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +160%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +3554.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +426.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +28.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +168.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +585.4%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Marinara sauce Pork DV% diff.
Selenium 1.1µg 45.3µg 80%
Vitamin B1 0.024mg 0.877mg 71%
Protein 1.41g 27.32g 52%
Phosphorus 34mg 246mg 30%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.7µg 29%
Cholesterol 2mg 80mg 26%
Saturated fat 0.17g 5.23g 23%
Vitamin B6 0.173mg 0.464mg 22%
Vitamin B2 0.061mg 0.321mg 20%
Zinc 0.2mg 2.39mg 20%
Fats 1.48g 13.92g 19%
Monounsaturated fat 0.377g 6.19g 15%
Choline 13.7mg 93.9mg 15%
Vitamin B5 0.698mg 14%
Vitamin E 2.4mg 0.29mg 14%
Vitamin K 13.9µg 0µg 12%
Calories 51kcal 242kcal 10%
Vitamin D 0IU 53IU 7%
Vitamin D 0µg 1.3µg 7%
Fiber 1.8g 0g 7%
Vitamin B3 3.917mg 5.037mg 7%
Manganese 0.137mg 0.009mg 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.508g 1.2g 5%
Carbs 8.06g 0g 3%
Potassium 319mg 423mg 3%
Vitamin A 33µg 2µg 3%
Folate 13µg 5µg 2%
Vitamin C 2mg 0.6mg 2%
Magnesium 18mg 28mg 2%
Sodium 30mg 62mg 1%
Calcium 27mg 19mg 1%
Iron 0.78mg 0.87mg 1%
Copper 0.081mg 0.073mg 1%
Net carbs 6.26g 0g N/A
Sugar 5.5g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.338mg 0%
Threonine 1.234mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.26mg 0%
Leucine 2.177mg 0%
Lysine 2.446mg 0%
Methionine 0.712mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.086mg 0%
Valine 1.473mg 0%
Histidine 1.067mg 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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27% 14% 58%
Protein: 27.32 g
Fats: 13.92 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 57.87 g
Other: 0.89 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +51%
Contains more OtherOther +86.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1837.6%
Contains more FatsFats +840.5%

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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41% 49% 10%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 5.23 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 6.19 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.2 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1541.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +136.2%

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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. Pork - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167820/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.