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Marinara sauce vs. Wheat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between marinara sauce and wheat

  • Marinara sauce has less selenium, manganese, phosphorus, copper, zinc, iron, vitamin B1, magnesium, vitamin B6, and vitamin B3.
  • Wheat 's daily need coverage for selenium is 161% more.

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

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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 103% 10% 38% 132% 184% 113% 218% 0.26% 393% 488%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +700%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +25.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +35.1%
Contains more IronIron +351.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +582.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +1980%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1394.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2098.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +8027.3%

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 0% 0% 0% 0% 105% 28% 126% 56% 97% 0% 0% 32% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1645.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +98.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +72%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +142.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +230.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Marinara sauce Wheat DV% diff.
Selenium 1.1µg 89.4µg 161%
Manganese 0.137mg 3.012mg 125%
Phosphorus 34mg 508mg 68%
Copper 0.081mg 0.553mg 52%
Zinc 0.2mg 4.16mg 36%
Iron 0.78mg 3.52mg 34%
Vitamin B1 0.024mg 0.419mg 33%
Magnesium 18mg 144mg 30%
Protein 1.41g 13.68g 25%
Carbs 8.06g 71.13g 21%
Vitamin B6 0.173mg 0.419mg 19%
Vitamin B5 0.935mg 19%
Vitamin B3 3.917mg 6.738mg 18%
Vitamin E 2.4mg 16%
Calories 51kcal 339kcal 14%
Vitamin K 13.9µg 12%
Folate 13µg 43µg 8%
Fiber 1.8g 7%
Vitamin B2 0.061mg 0.121mg 5%
Vitamin A 33µg 0µg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.508g 0.978g 3%
Potassium 319mg 431mg 3%
Fats 1.48g 2.47g 2%
Choline 13.7mg 2%
Vitamin C 2mg 0mg 2%
Cholesterol 2mg 0mg 1%
Calcium 27mg 34mg 1%
Sodium 30mg 2mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.17g 0.454g 1%
Net carbs 6.26g 71.13g N/A
Sugar 5.5g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.377g 0.344g 0%
Tryptophan 0.176mg 0%
Threonine 0.366mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.533mg 0%
Leucine 0.934mg 0%
Lysine 0.303mg 0%
Methionine 0.221mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.681mg 0%
Valine 0.594mg 0%
Histidine 0.322mg 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
14% 2% 71% 11% 2%
Protein: 13.68 g
Fats: 2.47 g
Carbs: 71.13 g
Water: 10.94 g
Other: 1.78 g
Contains more WaterWater +698.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +870.2%
Contains more FatsFats +66.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +782.5%
~equal in Other ~1.78g

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
26% 19% 55%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.454 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.344 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.978 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -62.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +92.5%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~0.344g

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. Wheat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169721/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.