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Marshmallow vs. Marinara sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between marshmallow and marinara sauce

  • Marshmallow has less vitamin B3, vitamin E, vitamin B6, vitamin A, vitamin K, potassium, iron, fiber, and manganese.
  • Marinara sauce's daily need coverage for vitamin B3 is 24% more.

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

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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 1.4% 0.9% 0.44% 8.6% 32% 1.1% 3.4% 10% 1% 9.3%
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%
Contains more CopperCopper +19.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +54.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +800%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +800%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +6280%
Contains more IronIron +239.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +400%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +325%
Contains less SodiumSodium -62.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1612.5%

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 0% 0% 0% 0% 0.25% 0.23% 1.5% 0.3% 0.69% 0% 0% 0.75% 0.05%
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%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2300%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +6000%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +4921.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +5666.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1200%
Contains more CholineCholine +13600%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Marshmallow Marinara sauce DV% diff.
Vitamin B3 0.078mg 3.917mg 24%
Carbs 81.3g 8.06g 24%
Vitamin E 0mg 2.4mg 16%
Calories 318kcal 51kcal 13%
Vitamin B6 0.003mg 0.173mg 13%
Vitamin K 0µg 13.9µg 12%
Potassium 5mg 319mg 9%
Fiber 0.1g 1.8g 7%
Iron 0.23mg 0.78mg 7%
Manganese 0.008mg 0.137mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.001mg 0.061mg 5%
Magnesium 2mg 18mg 4%
Vitamin A 0µg 33µg 4%
Phosphorus 8mg 34mg 4%
Folate 1µg 13µg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.047g 0.508g 3%
Choline 0.1mg 13.7mg 2%
Copper 0.097mg 0.081mg 2%
Sodium 80mg 30mg 2%
Vitamin C 0mg 2mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.001mg 0.024mg 2%
Calcium 3mg 27mg 2%
Fats 0.2g 1.48g 2%
Saturated fat 0.056g 0.17g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.08g 0.377g 1%
Selenium 1.7µg 1.1µg 1%
Protein 1.8g 1.41g 1%
Zinc 0.04mg 0.2mg 1%
Cholesterol 0mg 2mg 1%
Net carbs 81.2g 6.26g N/A
Sugar 57.56g 5.5g N/A
Vitamin B5 0.005mg 0%
Threonine 0.035mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.028mg 0%
Leucine 0.066mg 0%
Lysine 0.077mg 0%
Methionine 0.015mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.042mg 0%
Valine 0.05mg 0%
Histidine 0.017mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 81% 16%
Protein: 1.8 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 81.3 g
Water: 16.4 g
Other: 0.3 g
8% 87%
Protein: 1.41 g
Fats: 1.48 g
Carbs: 8.06 g
Water: 87.39 g
Other: 1.66 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +27.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +908.7%
Contains more FatsFats +640%
Contains more WaterWater +432.9%
Contains more OtherOther +453.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
31% 44% 26%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.056 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.08 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.047 g
16% 36% 48%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.17 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.377 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.508 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -67.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +371.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +980.9%

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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. Marshmallow - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167995/nutrients
  2. Marinara sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171597/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.