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Spaghetti sauce vs. Marinara sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are spaghetti sauce and marinara sauce different?

  • Marinara sauce has more vitamin B3, vitamin B6, and vitamin A than spaghetti sauce.
  • Daily need coverage for sodium for spaghetti sauce is 24% higher.
  • Marinara sauce has less sodium.

USDA Commodity, spaghetti sauce, meatless, canned and Sauce, pasta, spaghetti/marinara, ready-to-serve, low sodium are the varieties 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 9.3% 6% 26% 34% 0% 5.7% 11% 77% 0% 0%
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 +15.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +38.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +35%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +36%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.9%
~equal in Potassium ~319mg
~equal in Zinc ~0.2mg

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 13% 5.7% 0% 0% 7.5% 28% 14% 0% 14% 0% 0% 0% 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 +95%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +25%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +96.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +94.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +436.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +188.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Spaghetti sauce Marinara sauce DV% diff.
Sodium 590mg 30mg 24%
Vitamin B3 0.73mg 3.917mg 20%
Vitamin E 2.4mg 16%
Vitamin K 13.9µg 12%
Copper 0.081mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.06mg 0.173mg 9%
Fiber 1.8g 7%
Manganese 0.137mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.12mg 0.061mg 5%
Folate 13µg 3%
Choline 13.7mg 2%
Selenium 1.1µg 2%
Vitamin A 17µg 33µg 2%
Fructose 1.8g 2%
Vitamin C 3.9mg 2mg 2%
Iron 0.9mg 0.78mg 2%
Cholesterol 0mg 2mg 1%
Phosphorus 25mg 34mg 1%
Fats 0.9g 1.48g 1%
Potassium 292mg 319mg 1%
Calcium 20mg 27mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.03mg 0.024mg 1%
Magnesium 13mg 18mg 1%
Calories 48kcal 51kcal 0%
Protein 1.2g 1.41g 0%
Carbs 8.7g 8.06g 0%
Net carbs 8.7g 6.26g N/A
Sugar 4.7g 5.5g N/A
Zinc 0.21mg 0.2mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.162g 0.17g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.21g 0.377g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.51g 0.508g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
9% 87% 2%
Protein: 1.2 g
Fats: 0.9 g
Carbs: 8.7 g
Water: 87.1 g
Other: 2.1 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 OtherOther +26.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +17.5%
Contains more FatsFats +64.4%
~equal in Carbs ~8.06g
~equal in Water ~87.39g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
18% 24% 58%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.162 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.21 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.51 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 +79.5%
~equal in Saturated fat ~0.17g
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.508g

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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. 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.