Nutrition for Tomato Sauce

Tomato Sauce Nutrition Summary

One cup of tomato sauce (245 grams or 0.5 lb) contains 59 calories and 2.9 grams of protein. Tomato sauce consist of 91% water, 5% carbohydrates, 1% protein, and less than 1% of fat.

Tomato sauce is an excellent source of many nutrients, including dietary fiber, Vitamin C, iron and potassium. It also contains significant amounts of calcium, magnesium, niacin, Vitamin B6, copper and manganese.

In one cup of tomato sauce:

• Calories: 59
• Protein: 2.9 g
• Sugar: 8.7 g
• Dietary fiber: 3.7 g
• Fat: 0.7 g, (Saturated: 0.1 g)
• Sodium: 1161.3 mg

There is no significant amounts of cholesterol in tomato sauce.

See the Tomato Sauce Nutrition Chart for complete recommended daily values.
The specific nutritional values from USDA is for: Tomato products, canned, sauce.

Calories in Tomato Sauce

Tomato sauce has 59 calories per cup or 24 calories for every 100 grams. Most of its calories are from carbohydrates and protein.

74% of calories in tomato sauce are from carbohydrates, 17% of calories are from protein and 9% of calories are from fat.

Calories from Carbs

Calories from Fat

Omega-6 in Tomato Sauce

Calories Similar to Tomato Sauce

Some other vegetables with similar calories to tomato sauce by weight:

• Arugula: +2 calories
• Cilantro: -2 calories
• Alfalfa Sprouts: -2 calories
• Spinach: -2 calories

Protein in Tomato Sauce

One cup of Tomato Sauce has 2.9 grams of protein or about 6% of daily recommended intake. Tomato sauce is relatively low in protein, and is not a source of complete protein, containing little or small amounts of the majority of the nine essential amino acids.

• Protein: 2.94 g
• Threonine: 0.1 g
• Isoleucine: 0.07 g
• Leucine: 0.09 g
• Lysine: 0.1 g
• Phenylalanine: 0.1 g
• Valine: 0.07 g
• Histidine: 0.05 g

There is no significant amounts of tryptophan or methionine in tomato sauce.

Protein Similar to Tomato Sauce

Some other vegetables with similar amounts of protein to tomato sauce by weight:

• Parsnip: same
• Zucchini: same
• Romaine Lettuce: +0.1 grams
• Fennel: +0.1 grams

Vitamins and Minerals in Tomato Sauce

An good source of many nutrients, tomato sauce contains abundant amounts of Vitamin C, iron and potassium. In fact, a single cup of tomato sauce contains 32% of recommended daily values or 727.7 milligrams of potassium. Also an excellent source of Vitamin C, a single cup of tomato sauce contains 23% of recommended daily values or 17.2 milligrams of Vitamin C.

Vitamins in tomato sauce (1 cup):

• Vitamin a: 53.9 ug
• Thiamin: 0.1 mg
• Riboflavin: 0.2 mg
• Niacin: 2.4 mg
• Vitamin b6: 0.2 mg
• Vitamin c: 17.2 mg
• Vitamin e: 3.5 mg
• Folate: 22.1 ug
• Vitamin k: 6.9 ug

Minerals in tomato sauce (1 cup):

• Calcium: 34.3 mg
• Potassium: 727.7 mg
• Iron: 2.4 mg
• Magnesium: 36.8 mg
• Zinc: 0.5 mg
• Selenium: 1.5 ug
• Phosphorus: 66.2 mg
• Copper: 0.3 mg
• Manganese: 0.3 mg
• Choline: 24.3 mg

There is no significant amounts of pantothenic acid or vitamin b12 in tomato sauce.

Similar to Tomato Sauce for Potassium

Here are some other vegetables with similarly abundant amounts of potassium to tomato sauce:

• Chives: -2.5 MG
• Okra: +4.9 MG
• Cauliflower: +4.9 MG
• Carrot Juice: -12 MG

Flavonoids and Carotenoids in Tomato Sauce ^[3]

Tomato Sauce Nutrition Chart

Tomato Sauce in Cooking

Tomato sauce is in the top 10% of most popular ingredients for recipes. Tomato Sauce can be consumed raw. Most recipes call for one or two cups of tomato sauce.

Friends and Relatives of Tomato Sauce

Foods commonly cooked with tomato sauce:

• Kidney Beans
• Sausage
• Beef
• Oregano
• Pinto Beans
• Beef Broth
• Black Beans

Other similar relatives:

• Tomato