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Cassava vs. Minestrone — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between cassava and minestrone

  • Cassava has more vitamin C, manganese, fiber, copper, and vitamin B1; however, minestrone has more vitamin A.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin C for cassava is 22% higher.
  • Minestrone has 7 times less magnesium than cassava. Cassava has 21mg of magnesium, while minestrone has 3mg.
  • Cassava is lower in sodium.
  • Cassava has a higher glycemic index than minestrone.

Food types used in this article are Cassava, raw 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 15% 4.8% 24% 10% 33% 9.3% 12% 1.8% 50% 3.8%
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 +600%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +14.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +108.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +96.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +17.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +152.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +40.7%
~equal in Zinc ~0.31mg

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 69% 0.33% 3.8% 0% 22% 11% 16% 6.4% 20% 0% 4.8% 20% 13%
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 CVitamin C +4020%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +295.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +166.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +118.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +114.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +80%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +4800%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +30.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cassava Minestrone DV% diff.
Vitamin C 20.6mg 0.5mg 22%
Carbs 38.06g 4.66g 11%
Manganese 0.384mg 0.152mg 10%
Sodium 14mg 254mg 10%
Calories 160kcal 34kcal 6%
Fiber 1.8g 0.4g 6%
Vitamin A 1µg 49µg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.087mg 0.022mg 5%
Copper 0.1mg 0.051mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.088mg 0.041mg 4%
Magnesium 21mg 3mg 4%
Choline 23.7mg 4%
Potassium 271mg 130mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.854mg 0.391mg 3%
Folate 27µg 15µg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.048g 0.46g 3%
Vitamin K 1.9µg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.048mg 0.018mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.107mg 0.14mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.074g 0.23g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.075g 0.29g 1%
Selenium 0.7µg 1%
Protein 1.36g 1.77g 1%
Iron 0.27mg 0.38mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.19mg 1%
Fats 0.28g 1.04g 1%
Phosphorus 27mg 23mg 1%
Net carbs 36.26g 4.26g N/A
Cholesterol 0mg 1mg 0%
Calcium 16mg 14mg 0%
Sugar 1.7g N/A
Zinc 0.34mg 0.31mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.019mg 0.013mg 0%
Threonine 0.028mg 0.043mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.027mg 0.054mg 0%
Leucine 0.039mg 0.098mg 0%
Lysine 0.044mg 0.076mg 0%
Methionine 0.011mg 0.018mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.026mg 0.064mg 0%
Valine 0.035mg 0.074mg 0%
Histidine 0.02mg 0.03mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
38% 60%
Protein: 1.36 g
Fats: 0.28 g
Carbs: 38.06 g
Water: 59.68 g
Other: 0.62 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 CarbsCarbs +716.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +30.1%
Contains more FatsFats +271.4%
Contains more WaterWater +53%
Contains more OtherOther +93.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
38% 38% 24%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.074 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.075 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.048 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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -67.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +286.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +858.3%

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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. Cassava - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169985/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.