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Marinara sauce vs. Toffee — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are marinara sauce and toffee different?

  • Marinara sauce is higher in vitamin B3, vitamin B6, vitamin E, iron, vitamin K, copper, and potassium; however, toffee is richer in vitamin A.
  • Daily need coverage for saturated fat for toffee is 102% higher.
  • Marinara sauce contains 135 times more vitamin B3 than toffee. While marinara sauce contains 3.917mg of vitamin B3, toffee contains only 0.029mg.
  • Marinara sauce has less cholesterol.

Sauce, pasta, spaghetti/marinara, ready-to-serve, low sodium and Candies, toffee, prepared-from-recipe 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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 2.9% 10% 4.5% 1.1% 1% 3.3% 14% 18% 0.26% 4.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +350%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +525.5%
Contains more IronIron +2500%
Contains more CopperCopper +2600%
Contains more ZincZinc +66.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -77.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +6750%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +37.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +25.9%
~equal in Phosphorus ~32mg

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 0.67% 106% 19% 0% 2% 16% 0.54% 8% 2.1% 14% 7% 1.5% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +900%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +155.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +200%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +13406.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1822.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +396.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +550%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +866.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +11.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Marinara sauce Toffee DV% diff.
Saturated fat 0.17g 20.565g 93%
Fats 1.48g 32.75g 48%
Cholesterol 2mg 104mg 34%
Vitamin A 33µg 319µg 32%
Calories 51kcal 560kcal 25%
Vitamin B3 3.917mg 0.029mg 24%
Monounsaturated fat 0.377g 8.964g 21%
Carbs 8.06g 64.72g 19%
Vitamin B6 0.173mg 0.009mg 13%
Vitamin E 2.4mg 0.94mg 10%
Iron 0.78mg 0.03mg 9%
Copper 0.081mg 0.003mg 9%
Vitamin K 13.9µg 2.8µg 9%
Potassium 319mg 51mg 8%
Fiber 1.8g 0g 7%
Manganese 0.137mg 0.002mg 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.508g 1.222g 5%
Sodium 30mg 135mg 5%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.11µg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.134mg 3%
Folate 13µg 2µg 3%
Magnesium 18mg 4mg 3%
Vitamin C 2mg 0.2mg 2%
Choline 13.7mg 2%
Calcium 27mg 34mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.061mg 0.068mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.024mg 0.008mg 1%
Selenium 1.1µg 0.8µg 1%
Protein 1.41g 1.07g 1%
Zinc 0.2mg 0.12mg 1%
Net carbs 6.26g 64.72g N/A
Sugar 5.5g 63.47g N/A
Phosphorus 34mg 32mg 0%
Trans fat 0.674g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.065g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.445g 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
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33% 65%
Protein: 1.07 g
Fats: 32.75 g
Carbs: 64.72 g
Water: 0.55 g
Other: 0.91 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +31.8%
Contains more WaterWater +15789.1%
Contains more OtherOther +82.4%
Contains more FatsFats +2112.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +703%

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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67% 29% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 20.565 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.964 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.222 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2277.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +140.6%

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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. Toffee - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169671/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.