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True morels vs. Marinara sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between true morels and marinara sauce?

  • True morels are richer in iron, copper, vitamin D, phosphorus, manganese, zinc, and vitamin B2, yet marinara sauce is richer in vitamin A and vitamin B3.
  • True morels' daily need coverage for iron is 143% higher.

We used Mushrooms, morel, raw 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 14% 13% 36% 457% 208% 55% 83% 2.7% 77% 12%
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 CalciumCalcium +59.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +28.8%
Contains more IronIron +1461.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +671.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +915%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +470.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -30%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +328.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +100%
~equal in Magnesium ~18mg

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% 77% 17% 47% 42% 26% 31% 0% 0% 6.8% 0%
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 +187.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +236.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +73.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +27.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +44.4%
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient True morels Marinara sauce DV% diff.
Iron 12.18mg 0.78mg 143%
Copper 0.625mg 0.081mg 60%
Vitamin D 5.1µg 0µg 26%
Vitamin D 206IU 0IU 26%
Phosphorus 194mg 34mg 23%
Manganese 0.587mg 0.137mg 20%
Zinc 2.03mg 0.2mg 17%
Vitamin E 2.4mg 16%
Vitamin K 13.9µg 12%
Vitamin B2 0.205mg 0.061mg 11%
Vitamin B3 2.252mg 3.917mg 10%
Vitamin B5 0.44mg 9%
Vitamin B1 0.069mg 0.024mg 4%
Vitamin A 0µg 33µg 4%
Fiber 2.8g 1.8g 4%
Potassium 411mg 319mg 3%
Protein 3.12g 1.41g 3%
Vitamin B6 0.136mg 0.173mg 3%
Calcium 43mg 27mg 2%
Choline 13.7mg 2%
Vitamin C 2mg 2%
Selenium 2.2µg 1.1µg 2%
Folate 9µg 13µg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.052g 0.377g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.433g 0.508g 1%
Calories 31kcal 51kcal 1%
Cholesterol 2mg 1%
Carbs 5.1g 8.06g 1%
Fats 0.57g 1.48g 1%
Net carbs 2.3g 6.26g N/A
Magnesium 19mg 18mg 0%
Sugar 0.6g 5.5g N/A
Sodium 21mg 30mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.065g 0.17g 0%
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.215g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 5% 90%
Protein: 3.12 g
Fats: 0.57 g
Carbs: 5.1 g
Water: 89.61 g
Other: 1.6 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 +121.3%
Contains more FatsFats +159.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +58%
~equal in Water ~87.39g
~equal in Other ~1.66g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
12% 9% 79%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.065 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.052 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.433 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 -61.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +625%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +17.3%

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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. True morels - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168423/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.