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Beetroot vs. Chicken soup — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between beetroot and chicken soup

  • Beetroot has more folate, fiber, iron, potassium, and vitamin C; however, chicken soup is richer in vitamin B3.
  • Beetroot's daily need coverage for folate is 26% more.
  • Chicken soup contains less sugar.
  • Beetroot has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of beetroot is 64, while the glycemic index of chicken soup is 52.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Beets, raw and Soup, stock, chicken, home-prepared.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 4.8% 29% 30% 25% 9.5% 17% 10% 43% 3.8%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 2.9% 0.9% 9.3% 7.9% 18% 3.8% 12% 19% 0% 12%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +475%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +433.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +209.5%
Contains more IronIron +281%
Contains more CopperCopper +38.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +150%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +48.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -45.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +214.3%

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 16% 0.67% 0.8% 0% 7.8% 9.2% 6.3% 9.3% 15% 0% 0.5% 82% 3.3%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0.67% 0.33% 0.6% 0% 8.8% 20% 30% 0% 14% 0% 0.5% 3.8% 5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +2350%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +100%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +33.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +2080%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +12.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +112.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +374.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +53.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.061mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0.2µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Beetroot Chicken soup DV% diff.
Folate 109µg 5µg 26%
Manganese 0.329mg 14%
Fiber 2.8g 0g 11%
Vitamin B3 0.334mg 1.584mg 8%
Iron 0.8mg 0.21mg 7%
Potassium 325mg 105mg 6%
Magnesium 23mg 4mg 5%
Vitamin C 4.9mg 0.2mg 5%
Selenium 0.7µg 2.2µg 3%
Sodium 78mg 143mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.04mg 0.085mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.155mg 3%
Fats 0.17g 1.2g 2%
Protein 1.61g 2.52g 2%
Zinc 0.35mg 0.14mg 2%
Phosphorus 40mg 27mg 2%
Carbs 9.56g 3.53g 2%
Copper 0.075mg 0.054mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.027g 0.321g 1%
Choline 6mg 9.2mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.032g 0.582g 1%
Calcium 16mg 3mg 1%
Cholesterol 0mg 3mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.06g 0.213g 1%
Calories 43kcal 36kcal 0%
Net carbs 6.76g 3.53g N/A
Sugar 6.76g 1.58g N/A
Vitamin E 0.04mg 0.03mg 0%
Vitamin A 2µg 1µg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.031mg 0.035mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.067mg 0.061mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 0.2µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.019mg 0%
Threonine 0.047mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.048mg 0%
Leucine 0.068mg 0%
Lysine 0.058mg 0%
Methionine 0.018mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.046mg 0%
Valine 0.056mg 0%
Histidine 0.021mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
10% 88%
Protein: 1.61 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 9.56 g
Water: 87.58 g
Other: 1.08 g
3% 4% 92%
Protein: 2.52 g
Fats: 1.2 g
Carbs: 3.53 g
Water: 92.15 g
Other: 0.6 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +170.8%
Contains more OtherOther +80%
Contains more ProteinProtein +56.5%
Contains more FatsFats +605.9%
~equal in Water ~92.15g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
23% 27% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.027 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.032 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.06 g
29% 52% 19%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.321 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.582 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.213 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -91.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1718.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +255%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Beetroot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169145/nutrients
  2. Chicken soup - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172884/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.