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

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Summary of differences between marinara sauce and tomato sauce

Marinara sauce has more vitamin B3, vitamin K, vitamin E, and vitamin B6; however, tomato sauce is higher in vitamin C.
Marinara sauce covers your daily need for vitamin B3, 18% more than tomato sauce.
Marinara sauce has 5 times more vitamin K than tomato sauce. While marinara sauce has 13.9µg of vitamin K, tomato sauce has only 2.8µg.
Tomato sauce has less sugar.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Sauce, pasta, spaghetti/marinara, ready-to-serve, low sodium and Tomato sauce, canned, no salt added.

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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.

Marinara sauce

Tomato sauce

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+20%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+92.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+25.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+21.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+83.3%

Contains more IronIron	+23.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+42%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-63.3%

~equal in Potassium ~297mg

~equal in Zinc ~0.22mg

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.

Marinara sauce

Tomato sauce

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+50%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+66.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+295.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+76.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+396.4%
Contains more FolateFolate	+44.4%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C

+250%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.024mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.065mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B3	3.917mg	0.991mg	18%
Vitamin K	13.9µg	2.8µg	9%
Vitamin C	2mg	7mg	6%
Vitamin E	2.4mg	1.44mg	6%
Vitamin B5		0.309mg	6%
Vitamin B6	0.173mg	0.098mg	6%
Copper	0.081mg	0.115mg	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.508g	0.121g	3%
Fats	1.48g	0.3g	2%
Iron	0.78mg	0.96mg	2%
Fructose		1.67g	2%
Calories	51kcal	24kcal	1%
Carbs	8.06g	5.31g	1%
Cholesterol	2mg	0mg	1%
Magnesium	18mg	15mg	1%
Calcium	27mg	14mg	1%
Potassium	319mg	297mg	1%
Fiber	1.8g	1.5g	1%
Phosphorus	34mg	27mg	1%
Sodium	30mg	11mg	1%
Vitamin A	33µg	22µg	1%
Manganese	0.137mg	0.113mg	1%
Selenium	1.1µg	0.6µg	1%
Folate	13µg	9µg	1%
Choline	13.7mg	9.9mg	1%
Saturated fat	0.17g	0.041g	1%
Monounsaturated fat	0.377g	0.044g	1%
Protein	1.41g	1.2g	0%
Protein per 100 calories	2.8g	5g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	362kcal	200kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	196g	417g	N/A
Net carbs	6.26g	3.81g	N/A
Sugar	5.5g	3.56g	N/A
Zinc	0.2mg	0.22mg	0%
Vitamin B1	0.024mg	0.024mg	0%
Vitamin B2	0.061mg	0.065mg	0%
Tryptophan		0.009mg	0%
Threonine		0.037mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.025mg	0%
Leucine		0.034mg	0%
Lysine		0.037mg	0%
Methionine		0.008mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.036mg	0%
Valine		0.025mg	0%
Histidine		0.02mg	0%