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Mortadella vs. Marinara sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between mortadella and marinara sauce?

  • Mortadella is richer in vitamin B2, vitamin B12, selenium, zinc, and choline, yet marinara sauce is richer in vitamin E and vitamin A.
  • Mortadella's daily need coverage for vitamin B2 is 11765% higher.
  • Marinara sauce contains less saturated fat.

We used Mortadella, beef, pork and Sauce, pasta, spaghetti/marinara, ready-to-serve, low sodium types in this comparison.

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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 7.9% 5.4% 14% 53% 20% 57% 42% 163% 3.9% 123%
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 IronIron +79.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +950%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +185.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1954.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +63.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +50%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +95.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +35%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +356.7%

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 0% 0% 4.4% 15% 30% 35308% 50% 26% 30% 185% 4% 2.3% 39%
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 DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +395.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +250719.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +427%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +990.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +46.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +33.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +768.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +333.3%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mortadella Marinara sauce DV% diff.
Vitamin B2 153mg 0.061mg 11765%
Vitamin B12 1.48µg 0µg 62%
Sodium 1246mg 30mg 53%
Saturated fat 9.51g 0.17g 42%
Selenium 22.6µg 1.1µg 39%
Fats 25.39g 1.48g 37%
Protein 16.37g 1.41g 30%
Monounsaturated fat 11.38g 0.377g 28%
Cholesterol 56mg 2mg 18%
Zinc 2.1mg 0.2mg 17%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.12g 0.508g 17%
Vitamin E 0.22mg 2.4mg 15%
Calories 311kcal 51kcal 13%
Choline 72.2mg 13.7mg 11%
Vitamin K 1.6µg 13.9µg 10%
Phosphorus 97mg 34mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.44mg 9%
Vitamin B1 0.119mg 0.024mg 8%
Iron 1.4mg 0.78mg 8%
Vitamin B3 2.673mg 3.917mg 8%
Fiber 0g 1.8g 7%
Vitamin D 41IU 0IU 5%
Manganese 0.03mg 0.137mg 5%
Vitamin D 1µg 0µg 5%
Potassium 163mg 319mg 5%
Vitamin A 0µg 33µg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.13mg 0.173mg 3%
Folate 3µg 13µg 3%
Magnesium 11mg 18mg 2%
Copper 0.06mg 0.081mg 2%
Vitamin C 0mg 2mg 2%
Carbs 3.05g 8.06g 2%
Calcium 18mg 27mg 1%
Net carbs 3.05g 6.26g N/A
Sugar 0g 5.5g N/A
Tryptophan 0.152mg 0%
Threonine 0.633mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.708mg 0%
Leucine 1.213mg 0%
Lysine 1.262mg 0%
Methionine 0.394mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.598mg 0%
Valine 0.735mg 0%
Histidine 0.52mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
16% 25% 3% 52% 3%
Protein: 16.37 g
Fats: 25.39 g
Carbs: 3.05 g
Water: 52.3 g
Other: 2.89 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 +1061%
Contains more FatsFats +1615.5%
Contains more OtherOther +74.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +164.3%
Contains more WaterWater +67.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
40% 47% 13%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 9.51 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 11.38 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.12 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 more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2918.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +514.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.2%

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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. Mortadella - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174573/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.