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Potato salad vs. Marinara sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between potato salad and marinara sauce

  • Potato salad has more vitamin C, selenium, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat; however, marinara sauce is richer in vitamin B3 and vitamin A.
  • Potato salad covers your daily cholesterol needs 22% more than marinara sauce.
  • Marinara sauce has 18 times less sodium than potato salad. Potato salad has 529mg of sodium, while marinara sauce has 30mg.
  • Marinara sauce contains less cholesterol.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Potato salad, home-prepared 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 11% 5.7% 22% 24% 39% 8.5% 22% 69% 13% 22%
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 +45.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +55%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +52.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +272.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +20%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +42.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +25.6%
Contains more IronIron +20%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +35.6%

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 33% 11% 0% 0% 19% 14% 17% 32% 33% 0% 0% 5.3% 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 CVitamin C +400%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +220.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +340.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +22.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +85.7%
~equal in Vitamin A ~33µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.061mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Potato salad Marinara sauce DV% diff.
Sodium 529mg 30mg 22%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.737g 0.508g 22%
Cholesterol 68mg 2mg 22%
Vitamin B3 0.89mg 3.917mg 19%
Vitamin E 2.4mg 16%
Vitamin K 13.9µg 12%
Vitamin B5 0.534mg 11%
Fats 8.2g 1.48g 10%
Vitamin C 10mg 2mg 9%
Saturated fat 1.429g 0.17g 6%
Calories 143kcal 51kcal 5%
Monounsaturated fat 2.48g 0.377g 5%
Selenium 4.1µg 1.1µg 5%
Copper 0.118mg 0.081mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.077mg 0.024mg 4%
Phosphorus 52mg 34mg 3%
Protein 2.68g 1.41g 3%
Choline 13.7mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.141mg 0.173mg 2%
Potassium 254mg 319mg 2%
Iron 0.65mg 0.78mg 2%
Folate 7µg 13µg 2%
Fiber 1.3g 1.8g 2%
Manganese 0.101mg 0.137mg 2%
Calcium 19mg 27mg 1%
Zinc 0.31mg 0.2mg 1%
Magnesium 15mg 18mg 1%
Carbs 11.17g 8.06g 1%
Net carbs 9.87g 6.26g N/A
Sugar 5.5g N/A
Vitamin A 32µg 33µg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 0.061mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.042mg 0%
Threonine 0.116mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.141mg 0%
Leucine 0.202mg 0%
Lysine 0.171mg 0%
Methionine 0.066mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.135mg 0%
Valine 0.172mg 0%
Histidine 0.062mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 8% 11% 76% 2%
Protein: 2.68 g
Fats: 8.2 g
Carbs: 11.17 g
Water: 76 g
Other: 1.95 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 +90.1%
Contains more FatsFats +454.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +38.6%
Contains more OtherOther +17.5%
Contains more WaterWater +15%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
19% 32% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.429 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.48 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.737 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 +557.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +635.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -88.1%

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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. Potato salad - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169269/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.