Marinara sauce vs. Ketchup — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between marinara sauce and ketchup

Marinara sauce has more vitamin B3, vitamin K, vitamin E, fiber, and iron, while ketchup has more vitamin B2 and carbs.
Ketchup's daily need coverage for sodium is 38% higher.
Ketchup contains 6 times less fiber than marinara sauce. Marinara sauce contains 1.8g of fiber, while ketchup contains 0.3g.
The amount of sugar in marinara sauce is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are Sauce, pasta, spaghetti/marinara, ready-to-serve, low sodium and Catsup.

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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.

Marinara sauce

Ketchup

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+38.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+80%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+13.5%
Contains more IronIron	+122.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+17.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+30.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-96.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+63.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+57.1%

~equal in Copper ~0.085mg

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.

Marinara sauce

Ketchup

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+26.9%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+64.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+118.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+173.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+363.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+44.4%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+105%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+172.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.158mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Sodium	30mg	907mg	38%
Vitamin B3	3.917mg	1.434mg	16%
Fructose		8.72g	11%
Vitamin K	13.9µg	3µg	9%
Vitamin B2	0.061mg	0.166mg	8%
Carbs	8.06g	27.4g	6%
Fiber	1.8g	0.3g	6%
Vitamin E	2.4mg	1.46mg	6%
Iron	0.78mg	0.35mg	5%
Calories	51kcal	101kcal	3%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.508g	0.041g	3%
Fats	1.48g	0.1g	2%
Vitamin C	2mg	4.1mg	2%
Manganese	0.137mg	0.084mg	2%
Protein	1.41g	1.04g	1%
Cholesterol	2mg	0mg	1%
Magnesium	18mg	13mg	1%
Calcium	27mg	15mg	1%
Potassium	319mg	281mg	1%
Phosphorus	34mg	26mg	1%
Vitamin A	33µg	26µg	1%
Selenium	1.1µg	0.7µg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.024mg	0.011mg	1%
Vitamin B5		0.047mg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.173mg	0.158mg	1%
Folate	13µg	9µg	1%
Saturated fat	0.17g	0.014g	1%
Monounsaturated fat	0.377g	0.015g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	2.8g	1g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	362kcal	971kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	196g	99g	N/A
Net carbs	6.26g	27.1g	N/A
Sugar	5.5g	21.27g	N/A
Copper	0.081mg	0.085mg	0%
Zinc	0.2mg	0.17mg	0%
Choline	13.7mg	12.5mg	0%
Tryptophan		0.005mg	0%
Threonine		0.019mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.014mg	0%
Leucine		0.021mg	0%
Lysine		0.023mg	0%
Methionine		0.005mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.021mg	0%
Valine		0.014mg	0%
Histidine		0.013mg	0%