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Wheat Bread vs. Minestrone — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between wheat Bread and minestrone

  • Wheat Bread has more manganese, iron, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, phosphorus, folate, fiber, and copper; however, minestrone is higher in vitamin A.
  • Wheat Bread covers your daily manganese needs 53% more than minestrone.
  • Minestrone contains 21 times less vitamin B2 than wheat Bread. Wheat Bread contains 0.382mg of vitamin B2, while minestrone contains 0.018mg.
  • The glycemic index of wheat Bread is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Bread, wheat, toasted 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 42% 50% 20% 153% 66% 40% 81% 78% 180% 182%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 2.1% 4.2% 11% 14% 17% 8.5% 9.9% 33% 20% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1866.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1078.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +71.5%
Contains more IronIron +976.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +288.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +374.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +717.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +805.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -57.7%

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 0.67% 0% 4.8% 0% 110% 88% 117% 27% 35% 0% 14% 65% 12%
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 1.7% 16% 0% 0% 5.5% 4.2% 7.3% 8.4% 9.5% 0% 0% 11% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1895.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +2022.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1498.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +225.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +273.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +473.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +150%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wheat Bread Minestrone DV% diff.
Selenium 33.4µg 61%
Manganese 1.377mg 0.152mg 53%
Iron 4.09mg 0.38mg 46%
Vitamin B3 6.25mg 0.391mg 37%
Vitamin B1 0.439mg 0.022mg 35%
Vitamin B2 0.382mg 0.018mg 28%
Phosphorus 188mg 23mg 24%
Protein 12.96g 1.77g 22%
Folate 86µg 15µg 18%
Carbs 55.77g 4.66g 17%
Fiber 4.7g 0.4g 17%
Copper 0.198mg 0.051mg 16%
Calcium 165mg 14mg 15%
Sodium 601mg 254mg 15%
Calories 313kcal 34kcal 14%
Magnesium 59mg 3mg 13%
Zinc 1.47mg 0.31mg 11%
Vitamin B6 0.153mg 0.041mg 9%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.72g 0.46g 8%
Vitamin B5 0.456mg 0.14mg 6%
Vitamin A 0µg 49µg 5%
Fats 4.27g 1.04g 5%
Vitamin K 5.7µg 5%
Choline 22.1mg 4%
Potassium 223mg 130mg 3%
Saturated fat 0.989g 0.23g 3%
Monounsaturated fat 1.019g 0.29g 2%
Vitamin E 0.24mg 2%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0.5mg 0%
Net carbs 51.07g 4.26g N/A
Cholesterol 0mg 1mg 0%
Sugar 6.42g N/A
Tryptophan 0.092mg 0.013mg 0%
Threonine 0.299mg 0.043mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.258mg 0.054mg 0%
Leucine 0.461mg 0.098mg 0%
Lysine 0.215mg 0.076mg 0%
Methionine 0.105mg 0.018mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.315mg 0.064mg 0%
Valine 0.31mg 0.074mg 0%
Histidine 0.15mg 0.03mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.161g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
13% 4% 56% 24% 3%
Protein: 12.96 g
Fats: 4.27 g
Carbs: 55.77 g
Water: 24.23 g
Other: 2.77 g
2% 5% 91%
Protein: 1.77 g
Fats: 1.04 g
Carbs: 4.66 g
Water: 91.33 g
Other: 1.2 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +632.2%
Contains more FatsFats +310.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1096.8%
Contains more OtherOther +130.8%
Contains more WaterWater +276.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 27% 46%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.989 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.019 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.72 g
23% 30% 47%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.23 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.29 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.46 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +251.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +273.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -76.7%

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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. Wheat Bread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172687/nutrients
  2. Minestrone - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172913/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.