Arborio rice vs. Minestrone — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between arborio rice and minestrone

Arborio rice has more iron, vitamin B1, folate, manganese, vitamin B3, and vitamin B5, while minestrone has more vitamin A.
Minestrone covers your daily need for vitamin A, 19% more than arborio rice.
Arborio rice contains 7 times more vitamin B1 than minestrone. While arborio rice contains 0.164mg of vitamin B1, minestrone contains only 0.022mg.
Minestrone has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of minestrone is 47, while the glycemic index of arborio rice is 69.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Rice, white, short-grain, enriched, cooked and Soup, minestrone, canned, prepared with equal volume water.

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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.

Arborio rice

Minestrone

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+166.7%
Contains more IronIron	+284.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+41.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+29%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+43.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+134.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+∞%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1300%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+400%

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.

Arborio rice

Minestrone

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+645.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+281.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+183.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+43.9%
Contains more FolateFolate	+293.3%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+12.5%

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	7.5µg		14%
Iron	1.46mg	0.38mg	14%
Vitamin B1	0.164mg	0.022mg	12%
Folate	59µg	15µg	11%
Sodium	0mg	254mg	11%
Manganese	0.357mg	0.152mg	9%
Carbs	28.73g	4.66g	8%
Vitamin B3	1.493mg	0.391mg	7%
Vitamin B5	0.397mg	0.14mg	5%
Vitamin A	0µg	49µg	5%
Calories	130kcal	34kcal	5%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.05g	0.46g	3%
Potassium	26mg	130mg	3%
Fiber		0.4g	2%
Copper	0.072mg	0.051mg	2%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.5mg	1%
Monounsaturated fat	0.058g	0.29g	1%
Saturated fat	0.051g	0.23g	1%
Vitamin B6	0.059mg	0.041mg	1%
Fats	0.19g	1.04g	1%
Protein	2.36g	1.77g	1%
Magnesium	8mg	3mg	1%
Calcium	1mg	14mg	1%
Phosphorus	33mg	23mg	1%
Zinc	0.4mg	0.31mg	1%
Net carbs	28.73g	4.26g	N/A
Cholesterol	0mg	1mg	0%
Vitamin B2	0.016mg	0.018mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.027mg	0.013mg	0%
Threonine	0.084mg	0.043mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.102mg	0.054mg	0%
Leucine	0.195mg	0.098mg	0%
Lysine	0.085mg	0.076mg	0%
Methionine	0.056mg	0.018mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.126mg	0.064mg	0%
Valine	0.144mg	0.074mg	0%
Histidine	0.056mg	0.03mg	0%