Italian dressing vs. Marinara sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between italian dressing and marinara sauce?

Italian dressing is higher in vitamin E and fats, yet marinara sauce is higher in vitamin B3, vitamin B6, fiber, copper, potassium, and iron.
Italian dressing's daily need coverage for sodium is 37% more.
Italian dressing has 5 times more fats than marinara sauce. While italian dressing has 6.68g of fats, marinara sauce has only 1.48g.
The amount of sodium in marinara sauce is lower.

We used Salad dressing, italian dressing, commercial, reduced fat and Sauce, pasta, spaghetti/marinara, ready-to-serve, low sodium types in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Italian dressing

Marinara sauce

Contains more SeleniumSelenium

+45.5%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+350%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+80%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+254.4%
Contains more IronIron	+212%
Contains more CopperCopper	+326.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+233.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+183.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-96.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+372.4%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Italian dressing

Marinara sauce

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E

+78.3%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+3200%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+100%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+662.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+4067%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+214.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+11.2%
Contains more FolateFolate	+333.3%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Sodium	891mg	30mg	37%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.441g		28%
Vitamin B3	0.094mg	3.917mg	24%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.236g	0.508g	18%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	2.758g		16%
Vitamin E	4.28mg	2.4mg	13%
Vitamin B6	0.055mg	0.173mg	9%
Fats	6.68g	1.48g	8%
Potassium	90mg	319mg	7%
Iron	0.25mg	0.78mg	7%
Fiber	0g	1.8g	7%
Copper	0.019mg	0.081mg	7%
Fructose	5.05g		6%
Manganese	0.029mg	0.137mg	5%
Vitamin A	1µg	33µg	4%
Vitamin B2	0.008mg	0.061mg	4%
Calories	102kcal	51kcal	3%
Magnesium	4mg	18mg	3%
Phosphorus	12mg	34mg	3%
Folate	3µg	13µg	3%
Saturated fat	0.833g	0.17g	3%
Monounsaturated fat	1.725g	0.377g	3%
Protein	0.39g	1.41g	2%
Vitamin C	0mg	2mg	2%
Choline	3.3mg	13.7mg	2%
Carbs	9.99g	8.06g	1%
Cholesterol	0mg	2mg	1%
Calcium	15mg	27mg	1%
Zinc	0.06mg	0.2mg	1%
Selenium	1.6µg	1.1µg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.012mg	0.024mg	1%
Vitamin K	12.5µg	13.9µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	0.38g	2.8g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	2615kcal	362kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	98g	196g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	6	5.2	N/A
Net carbs	9.99g	6.26g	N/A
Sugar	9.16g	5.5g	N/A
Trans fat	0.017g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.006mg		0%
Threonine	0.012mg		0%
Isoleucine	0.016mg		0%
Leucine	0.024mg		0%
Lysine	0.018mg		0%
Methionine	0.008mg		0%
Phenylalanine	0.013mg		0%
Valine	0.017mg		0%
Histidine	0.008mg		0%
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)	0.017g		N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)	0.002g		N/A