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Marinara sauce vs. Watermelon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between marinara sauce and watermelon

  • Marinara sauce has more vitamin B3, vitamin E, vitamin K, vitamin B6, iron, potassium, and fiber; however, watermelon has more vitamin C.
  • Marinara sauce's daily need coverage for vitamin B3 is 23% more.
  • Marinara sauce has 139 times more vitamin K than watermelon. Marinara sauce has 13.9µg of vitamin K, while watermelon has 0.1µg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Sauce, pasta, spaghetti/marinara, ready-to-serve, low sodium and Watermelon, raw.

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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% 2.1% 9.9% 9% 14% 2.7% 4.7% 0.13% 5% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +80%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +285.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +184.8%
Contains more IronIron +225%
Contains more CopperCopper +92.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +100%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +209.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +260.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +175%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.7%

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 27% 9.3% 1% 0% 8.3% 4.8% 3.3% 13% 10% 0% 0.25% 2.3% 2.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +17.9%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +4700%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +190.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2100.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +284.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +13800%
Contains more FolateFolate +333.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +234.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +305%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +37.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Marinara sauce Watermelon DV% diff.
Vitamin B3 3.917mg 0.178mg 23%
Vitamin E 2.4mg 0.05mg 16%
Vitamin K 13.9µg 0.1µg 12%
Vitamin B6 0.173mg 0.045mg 10%
Vitamin C 2mg 8.1mg 7%
Iron 0.78mg 0.24mg 7%
Potassium 319mg 112mg 6%
Fiber 1.8g 0.4g 6%
Fructose 3.36g 4%
Copper 0.081mg 0.042mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.221mg 4%
Manganese 0.137mg 0.038mg 4%
Phosphorus 34mg 11mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.061mg 0.021mg 3%
Folate 13µg 3µg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.508g 0.05g 3%
Calcium 27mg 7mg 2%
Magnesium 18mg 10mg 2%
Fats 1.48g 0.15g 2%
Protein 1.41g 0.61g 2%
Choline 13.7mg 4.1mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.17g 0.016g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.377g 0.037g 1%
Calories 51kcal 30kcal 1%
Selenium 1.1µg 0.4µg 1%
Cholesterol 2mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin A 33µg 28µg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.024mg 0.033mg 1%
Zinc 0.2mg 0.1mg 1%
Sodium 30mg 1mg 1%
Carbs 8.06g 7.55g 0%
Net carbs 6.26g 7.15g N/A
Sugar 5.5g 6.2g N/A
Tryptophan 0.007mg 0%
Threonine 0.027mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.019mg 0%
Leucine 0.018mg 0%
Lysine 0.062mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.015mg 0%
Valine 0.016mg 0%
Histidine 0.006mg 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
8% 91%
Protein: 0.61 g
Fats: 0.15 g
Carbs: 7.55 g
Water: 91.45 g
Other: 0.24 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +131.1%
Contains more FatsFats +886.7%
Contains more OtherOther +591.7%
~equal in Carbs ~7.55g
~equal in Water ~91.45g

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
16% 36% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.016 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.037 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.05 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +918.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +916%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -90.6%

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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. Watermelon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167765/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.