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Marinara sauce vs. Russian dressing — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between marinara sauce and russian dressing

  • Marinara sauce has more vitamin B3 and vitamin B6, while russian dressing has more vitamin K and vitamin E.
  • Russian dressing's daily need coverage for sodium is 48% higher.
  • Russian dressing contains 7 times less vitamin B3 than marinara sauce. Marinara sauce contains 3.917mg of vitamin B3, while russian dressing contains 0.594mg.
  • The amount of saturated fat in marinara sauce is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are Sauce, pasta, spaghetti/marinara, ready-to-serve, low sodium and Salad dressing, russian dressing.

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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 7.1% 3.9% 15% 23% 19% 6% 8.6% 148% 8.2% 8.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +80%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +107.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +84.4%
Contains more IronIron +30%
Contains more CopperCopper +39.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +70%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +117.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +45.5%
~equal in Zinc ~0.22mg

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 20% 9.7% 66% 0% 7.3% 11% 11% 24% 22% 0% 134% 3.8% 2.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +13.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +32.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +559.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +78.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +160%
Contains more CholineCholine +197.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +200%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +38.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +20.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +286.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Marinara sauce Russian dressing DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 0.508g 14.83g 95%
Sodium 30mg 1133mg 48%
Fats 1.48g 26.18g 38%
Vitamin K 13.9µg 53.7µg 33%
Vitamin B3 3.917mg 0.594mg 21%
Calories 51kcal 355kcal 15%
Monounsaturated fat 0.377g 5.928g 14%
Saturated fat 0.17g 2.39g 10%
Carbs 8.06g 31.9g 8%
Vitamin B5 0.4mg 8%
Vitamin E 2.4mg 3.32mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.173mg 0.097mg 6%
Potassium 319mg 173mg 4%
Fiber 1.8g 0.7g 4%
Vitamin C 2mg 6mg 4%
Manganese 0.137mg 0.063mg 3%
Copper 0.081mg 0.058mg 3%
Iron 0.78mg 0.6mg 2%
Choline 13.7mg 4.6mg 2%
Phosphorus 34mg 20mg 2%
Folate 13µg 5µg 2%
Magnesium 18mg 10mg 2%
Cholesterol 2mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.061mg 0.046mg 1%
Selenium 1.1µg 1.6µg 1%
Protein 1.41g 0.69g 1%
Calcium 27mg 13mg 1%
Net carbs 6.26g 31.2g N/A
Sugar 5.5g 17.68g N/A
Zinc 0.2mg 0.22mg 0%
Vitamin A 33µg 29µg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.024mg 0.029mg 0%
Trans fat 0.17g 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
26% 32% 39% 3%
Protein: 0.69 g
Fats: 26.18 g
Carbs: 31.9 g
Water: 38.53 g
Other: 2.7 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +104.3%
Contains more WaterWater +126.8%
Contains more FatsFats +1668.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +295.8%
Contains more OtherOther +62.7%

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
10% 26% 64%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.39 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.928 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 14.83 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -92.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1472.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2819.3%

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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. Russian dressing - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171005/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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