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Oregano vs. Marinara sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between oregano and marinara sauce

  • Marinara sauce has less vitamin K, iron, manganese, fiber, calcium, vitamin E, vitamin B6, copper, magnesium, and folate than oregano.
  • Oregano covers your daily need for vitamin K, 506% more than marinara sauce.
  • Oregano has 59 times more calcium than marinara sauce. While oregano has 1597mg of calcium, marinara sauce has only 27mg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Spices, oregano, dried 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.
Oregano
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 193% 479% 111% 1380% 211% 73% 63% 3.3% 651% 25%
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 MagnesiumMagnesium +1400%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +5814.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +295%
Contains more IronIron +4617.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +681.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +1245%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +335.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -16.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3542.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +309.1%

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.
Oregano
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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 7.7% 28% 365% 0% 44% 122% 87% 55% 241% 0% 1554% 178% 18%
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 CVitamin C +15%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +157.6%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +660.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +637.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +765.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +18.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +503.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +4372.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +1723.1%
Contains more CholineCholine +135.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Oregano Marinara sauce DV% diff.
Vitamin K 621.7µg 13.9µg 507%
Iron 36.8mg 0.78mg 450%
Manganese 4.99mg 0.137mg 211%
Fiber 42.5g 1.8g 163%
Calcium 1597mg 27mg 157%
Vitamin E 18.26mg 2.4mg 106%
Vitamin B6 1.044mg 0.173mg 67%
Copper 0.633mg 0.081mg 61%
Magnesium 270mg 18mg 60%
Folate 237µg 13µg 56%
Vitamin B2 0.528mg 0.061mg 36%
Potassium 1260mg 319mg 28%
Zinc 2.69mg 0.2mg 23%
Carbs 68.92g 8.06g 20%
Vitamin B5 0.921mg 18%
Phosphorus 148mg 34mg 16%
Protein 9g 1.41g 15%
Vitamin B1 0.177mg 0.024mg 13%
Calories 265kcal 51kcal 11%
Vitamin A 85µg 33µg 6%
Saturated fat 1.551g 0.17g 6%
Selenium 4.5µg 1.1µg 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.369g 0.508g 6%
Vitamin B3 4.64mg 3.917mg 5%
Fats 4.28g 1.48g 4%
Choline 32.3mg 13.7mg 3%
Fructose 1.13g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.716g 0.377g 1%
Cholesterol 0mg 2mg 1%
Vitamin C 2.3mg 2mg 0%
Net carbs 26.42g 6.26g N/A
Sugar 4.09g 5.5g N/A
Sodium 25mg 30mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.203mg 0%
Threonine 0.322mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.441mg 0%
Leucine 0.78mg 0%
Lysine 0.5mg 0%
Methionine 0.127mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.449mg 0%
Valine 0.585mg 0%
Histidine 0.144mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.621g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
9% 4% 69% 10% 8%
Protein: 9 g
Fats: 4.28 g
Carbs: 68.92 g
Water: 9.93 g
Other: 7.87 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 +538.3%
Contains more FatsFats +189.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +755.1%
Contains more OtherOther +374.1%
Contains more WaterWater +780.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
43% 20% 38%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.551 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.716 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.369 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 +89.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +169.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -89%

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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. Oregano - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171328/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.

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