Marinara sauce vs. Rib eye steak — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between marinara sauce and rib eye steak

Marinara sauce has more vitamin E; however, rib eye steak is higher in vitamin B12, selenium, zinc, vitamin B6, iron, vitamin B2, and phosphorus.
Rib eye steak covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 88% more than marinara sauce.
Marinara sauce has 24 times more vitamin E than rib eye steak. While marinara sauce has 2.4mg of vitamin E, rib eye steak has only 0.1mg.
Marinara sauce has less cholesterol.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Sauce, pasta, spaghetti/marinara, ready-to-serve, low sodium and Beef, rib eye steak, boneless, lip-on, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, cooked, grilled.

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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.

Marinara sauce

Rib eye steak

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+145.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+22.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-44.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+71.3%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+22.2%
Contains more IronIron	+187.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+2855%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+347.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+2600%

~equal in Copper ~0.08mg

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.

Marinara sauce

Rib eye steak

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+312.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+2300%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+768.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+116.7%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+195.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+370.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+25.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+175.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+256.2%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0µg	2.1µg	88%
Zinc	0.2mg	5.91mg	52%
Selenium	1.1µg	29.7µg	52%
Protein	1.41g	23.69g	45%
Saturated fat	0.17g	9.684g	43%
Fats	1.48g	21.81g	31%
Cholesterol	2mg	80mg	26%
Monounsaturated fat	0.377g	10.519g	25%
Vitamin B6	0.173mg	0.477mg	23%
Iron	0.78mg	2.24mg	18%
Vitamin B2	0.061mg	0.287mg	17%
Phosphorus	34mg	152mg	17%
Vitamin E	2.4mg	0.1mg	15%
Calories	51kcal	291kcal	12%
Vitamin B5		0.536mg	11%
Vitamin K	13.9µg	1.6µg	10%
Fiber	1.8g	0g	7%
Vitamin B3	3.917mg	4.908mg	6%
Choline	13.7mg	48.8mg	6%
Vitamin B1	0.024mg	0.071mg	4%
Vitamin A	33µg	8µg	3%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.508g	1.027g	3%
Carbs	8.06g	0g	3%
Folate	13µg	6µg	2%
Calcium	27mg	11mg	2%
Vitamin C	2mg	0mg	2%
Potassium	319mg	260mg	2%
Manganese	0.137mg	0.08mg	2%
Magnesium	18mg	22mg	1%
Vitamin D	0IU	7IU	1%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.2µg	1%
Sodium	30mg	54mg	1%
Net carbs	6.26g	0g	N/A
Sugar	5.5g	0g	N/A
Copper	0.081mg	0.08mg	0%
Trans fat		1.478g	N/A
Tryptophan		0.265mg	0%
Threonine		1.116mg	0%
Isoleucine		1.103mg	0%
Leucine		2.041mg	0%
Lysine		2.269mg	0%
Methionine		0.641mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.95mg	0%
Valine		1.184mg	0%
Histidine		0.888mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.038g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.014g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.024g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.005g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.7g	N/A