Calories & Macros in Marinara Sauce

Calories in any amount of Marinara Sauce

Weigh your portion and type it in, in grams or ounces; it starts at 1/2 cup (132 g). Every value scales from the USDA figures per 100 g, so 250 g has two and a half times the calories of 100 g.

Marinara Sauce nutrition facts per 100 g

% Daily Value is how much 100 g contributes to the FDA Daily Values for adults and children 4 years and older, the figures on US nutrition labels; a dash means there is no Daily Value for that nutrient. "Not reported" means USDA has no measurement for this food, not that it contains none.

How Marinara Sauce fits common diet targets

Net carbs

5.6g

per 100 g

Protein per 100 kcal

2.8g

Energy density

0.5kcal/g

very low

• Net carbs are total carbohydrate minus fiber: 7.4 g − 1.8 g = 5.6 g per 100 g. Low-carb plans usually count these.
• Protein per 100 kcal compares how much protein each food gives for the same calories: Marinara Sauce gives 2.8 g.
• Energy density is calories per gram. At 0.5 kcal/g, Marinara Sauce is very low on the CDC's scale (very low below 0.6, low to 1.5, medium to 4, high above 4); lower-density foods give a larger portion for the same calories.

Logging Marinara Sauce: what to know

Marinara is a jarred tomato sauce with 437 mg of sodium per 100 g, where raw tomato shows 5 mg. A half-cup serving is 132 g and 66 kcal, and a pasta dinner often uses more than one serving. Meat sauces and cream sauces are different foods, so log them under their own names.