Marinara sauce vs. Shortbread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are marinara sauce and shortbread different?

Marinara sauce is richer in vitamin A and vitamin B6, while shortbread is higher in iron, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, folate, manganese, and selenium.
Shortbread covers your daily need for saturated fat, 40% more than marinara sauce.
Marinara sauce contains 650 times more vitamin A than shortbread. Marinara sauce contains 650IU of vitamin A, while shortbread contains 1IU.
Marinara sauce is lower in sodium.

Sauce, pasta, spaghetti/marinara, ready-to-serve, low sodium and Cookies, shortbread, commercially prepared, plain 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.

Marinara sauce

Shortbread

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+28.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+107.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+262.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-91.5%

Contains more IronIron	+282.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+11.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+145%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+94.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+186.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+463.6%

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

Shortbread

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+19.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+143.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+26.4%
Contains more CholineCholine	+1422.2%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1370.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+414.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+523.1%

~equal in Vitamin E ~2.44mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	0.508g	8.326g	52%
Fats	1.48g	26.22g	38%
Saturated fat	0.17g	8.105g	36%
Iron	0.78mg	2.98mg	28%
Vitamin B1	0.024mg	0.353mg	27%
Calories	51kcal	514kcal	23%
Carbs	8.06g	63.78g	19%
Vitamin B2	0.061mg	0.314mg	19%
Starch		40.47g	17%
Folate	13µg	81µg	17%
Monounsaturated fat	0.377g	6.708g	16%
Sodium	30mg	353mg	14%
Manganese	0.137mg	0.393mg	11%
Selenium	1.1µg	6.2µg	9%
Vitamin B6	0.173mg	0.071mg	8%
Protein	1.41g	5.37g	8%
Potassium	319mg	88mg	7%
Vitamin B5		0.321mg	6%
Phosphorus	34mg	66mg	5%
Vitamin A	33µg	0µg	4%
Vitamin B3	3.917mg	3.275mg	4%
Zinc	0.2mg	0.49mg	3%
Vitamin K	13.9µg	11µg	2%
Fiber	1.8g	1.3g	2%
Vitamin C	2mg	0mg	2%
Choline	13.7mg	0.9mg	2%
Cholesterol	2mg	0mg	1%
Magnesium	18mg	14mg	1%
Copper	0.081mg	0.09mg	1%
Calcium	27mg	13mg	1%
Net carbs	6.26g	62.48g	N/A
Sugar	5.5g	21.65g	N/A
Vitamin E	2.4mg	2.44mg	0%
Trans fat		0.714g	N/A
Fructose		0.3g	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.885g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.002g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.033g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.005g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.006g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		7.253g	N/A