First, let's take a look at the macros. Each of these are listed in grams and as usual, normalized to 200 calories for easy comparison, so we're always comparing apples to apples.
| Margarine | Tomato sauce |
| Nutrient | margarine | tomato sauce |
| Protein | 0g | 6g |
| Carbohydrate | 0g | 41g |
| Fiber | 0g | 7g |
| Fat | 22g | 1g |
| Monounsat. Fat | 11g | 1g |
| Polyunsat. Fat | 6g | 0g |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 0g |
Next, let's take a look at the Vitamin density. These values are shown in units of percent of recommended daily intake. And since we're showing 200 calories worth, this means anything above 10% is good.
| Nutrient | margarine | tomato sauce |
| Choline | 0% | 13% |
| Vitamin A | 36% | 21% |
| Vitamin C | 0% | 83% |
| Vitamin E | 7% | 69% |
| Vitamin K | 32% | 21% |
Margarine have significantly more Vitamins A, K than tomato sauce. Tomato sauce have significantly more Vitamins E, C than margarine. Margarine are a good source of Vitamin A, Vitamin K. Tomato sauce are a good source of Vitamin A, Vitamin K, Thiamin, Riboflavin, Magnesium, Phosphorus. Tomato sauce are a great source of Vitamin E, Vitamin C, Niacin, Vitamin B6, Potassium, Iron.
And here we see the B-vitamins: B1 (Thiamin), B2 (Riboflavin), B3 (Niacin), B5 (Pantothenic Acid), B6 (Pyridoxine)
| Nutrient | margarine | tomato sauce |
| Vitamin B1 | 0% | 33% |
| Vitamin B2 | 1% | 26% |
| Vitamin B3 | 0% | 46% |
| Vitamin B5 | 1% | 0% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0% | 69% |
| Vitamin B12 | 1% | 0% |
Now, lets look at mineral density. Here we have a lot of important electrolytes and minerals. Once again, units are in percent of RDI, thus for this 200 calorie serving anything above 10% would considered high.
| Nutrient | margarine | tomato sauce |
| Sodium | 17% | 3% |
| Potasium | 0% | 50% |
| Calcium | 2% | 13% |
| Magnesium | 0% | 26% |
| Phosphorus | 1% | 26% |
| Iron | 0% | 61% |
| Manganese | 0% | 27% |
| Selenium | 0% | 6% |
| Copper | 0% | 93% |
| Zinc | 0% | 13% |