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Pecan vs. Marinara sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are pecan and marinara sauce different?

  • Pecan is richer in manganese, copper, vitamin B1, zinc, phosphorus, fiber, magnesium, and iron, while marinara sauce is higher in vitamin B3.
  • Pecan covers your daily need for manganese, 190% more than marinara sauce.
  • Pecan contains 36 times more saturated fat than marinara sauce. Pecan contains 6.18g of saturated fat, while marinara sauce contains 0.17g.

Nuts, pecans and Sauce, pasta, spaghetti/marinara, ready-to-serve, low sodium types were used in this article.

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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.
Pecan
Pecan
10
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 86% 21% 36% 95% 400% 124% 119% 0% 587% 21%
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 +572.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +159.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +28.5%
Contains more IronIron +224.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +1381.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +2165%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +714.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3184.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +245.5%

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.
Pecan
Pecan
6
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 3.7% 1% 28% 0% 165% 30% 22% 52% 48% 0% 8.8% 17% 22%
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 B1Vitamin B1 +2650%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +113.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +21.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +69.2%
Contains more CholineCholine +195.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +81.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1000%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +71.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +235.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +297.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pecan Marinara sauce DV% diff.
Manganese 4.5mg 0.137mg 190%
Polyunsaturated fat 21.614g 0.508g 141%
Copper 1.2mg 0.081mg 124%
Fats 71.97g 1.48g 108%
Monounsaturated fat 40.801g 0.377g 101%
Vitamin B1 0.66mg 0.024mg 53%
Zinc 4.53mg 0.2mg 39%
Phosphorus 277mg 34mg 35%
Calories 691kcal 51kcal 32%
Fiber 9.6g 1.8g 31%
Saturated fat 6.18g 0.17g 27%
Magnesium 121mg 18mg 25%
Iron 2.53mg 0.78mg 22%
Vitamin B3 1.167mg 3.917mg 17%
Vitamin B5 0.863mg 17%
Protein 9.17g 1.41g 16%
Vitamin K 3.5µg 13.9µg 9%
Vitamin E 1.4mg 2.4mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.13mg 0.061mg 5%
Choline 40.5mg 13.7mg 5%
Selenium 3.8µg 1.1µg 5%
Calcium 70mg 27mg 4%
Vitamin A 3µg 33µg 3%
Potassium 410mg 319mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.21mg 0.173mg 3%
Folate 22µg 13µg 2%
Carbs 13.86g 8.06g 2%
Sodium 0mg 30mg 1%
Vitamin C 1.1mg 2mg 1%
Cholesterol 0mg 2mg 1%
Net carbs 4.26g 6.26g N/A
Sugar 3.97g 5.5g N/A
Starch 0.46g 0%
Tryptophan 0.093mg 0%
Threonine 0.306mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.336mg 0%
Leucine 0.598mg 0%
Lysine 0.287mg 0%
Methionine 0.183mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.426mg 0%
Valine 0.411mg 0%
Histidine 0.262mg 0%
Fructose 0.04g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Pecan
Pecan
3
9% 72% 14% 4%
Protein: 9.17 g
Fats: 71.97 g
Carbs: 13.86 g
Water: 3.52 g
Other: 1.48 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 +550.4%
Contains more FatsFats +4762.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +72%
Contains more WaterWater +2382.7%
Contains more OtherOther +12.2%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Pecan
Pecan
2
9% 59% 32%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.18 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 40.801 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 21.614 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 +10722.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +4154.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.2%

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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. Pecan - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170182/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.