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Sun-dried tomato vs. Marinara sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between sun-dried tomato and marinara sauce

  • Marinara sauce has less vitamin C, copper, potassium, vitamin B2, iron, fiber, magnesium, phosphorus, manganese, and vitamin B1.
  • Sun-dried tomato's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 111% more.
  • Sun-dried tomato has 8 times more vitamin B1 than marinara sauce. Sun-dried tomato has 0.193mg of vitamin B1, while marinara sauce has 0.024mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Tomatoes, sun-dried, packed in oil, drained 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 58% 14% 138% 101% 158% 21% 60% 35% 61% 16%
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 +350%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +74.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +390.6%
Contains more IronIron +243.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +484%
Contains more ZincZinc +290%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +308.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +240.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +172.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88.7%

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 339% 21% 0% 0% 48% 88% 68% 29% 74% 0% 0% 17% 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 +4990%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +93.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +704.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +527.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +84.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +76.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~3.917mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sun-dried tomato Marinara sauce DV% diff.
Vitamin C 101.8mg 2mg 111%
Copper 0.473mg 0.081mg 44%
Potassium 1565mg 319mg 37%
Vitamin B2 0.383mg 0.061mg 25%
Iron 2.68mg 0.78mg 24%
Monounsaturated fat 8.663g 0.377g 21%
Fats 14.08g 1.48g 19%
Fiber 5.8g 1.8g 16%
Vitamin E 2.4mg 16%
Phosphorus 139mg 34mg 15%
Magnesium 81mg 18mg 15%
Vitamin B1 0.193mg 0.024mg 14%
Manganese 0.466mg 0.137mg 14%
Vitamin K 13.9µg 12%
Vitamin B6 0.319mg 0.173mg 11%
Sodium 266mg 30mg 10%
Vitamin B5 0.479mg 10%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.06g 0.508g 10%
Saturated fat 1.893g 0.17g 8%
Calories 213kcal 51kcal 8%
Protein 5.06g 1.41g 7%
Zinc 0.78mg 0.2mg 5%
Carbs 23.33g 8.06g 5%
Folate 23µg 13µg 3%
Selenium 3µg 1.1µg 3%
Vitamin A 64µg 33µg 3%
Vitamin B3 3.63mg 3.917mg 2%
Choline 13.7mg 2%
Calcium 47mg 27mg 2%
Cholesterol 0mg 2mg 1%
Net carbs 17.53g 6.26g N/A
Sugar 5.5g N/A
Tryptophan 0.037mg 0%
Threonine 0.128mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.121mg 0%
Leucine 0.185mg 0%
Lysine 0.186mg 0%
Methionine 0.044mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.131mg 0%
Valine 0.13mg 0%
Histidine 0.077mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 14% 23% 54% 4%
Protein: 5.06 g
Fats: 14.08 g
Carbs: 23.33 g
Water: 53.83 g
Other: 3.7 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 +258.9%
Contains more FatsFats +851.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +189.5%
Contains more OtherOther +122.9%
Contains more WaterWater +62.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
15% 69% 16%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.893 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.663 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.06 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 +2197.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +305.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -91%

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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. Sun-dried tomato - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169384/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.