Cereal vs. Minestrone — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are cereal and minestrone different?
- Cereal is higher than minestrone in vitamin B1, vitamin B6, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, zinc, vitamin C, vitamin A, and manganese.
- Cereal covers your daily need for vitamin B1, 522% more than minestrone.
- Cereal contains 215 times more vitamin B2 than minestrone. Cereal contains 3.87mg of vitamin B2, while minestrone contains 0.018mg.
- Minestrone is lower in sodium.
- Cereal has a higher glycemic index (69) than minestrone (47).
Cereals ready-to-eat, USDA Commodity Corn and Rice (includes all commodity brands) and Soup, minestrone, canned, prepared with equal volume water types were used in this article.
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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.
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +533.3% |
| Contains more IronIron | +8863.2% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +168.6% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +2351.6% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +234.8% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +419.7% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +∞% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +40% |
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +23.8% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -68.1% |
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.
| Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +7600% |
| Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +1561.2% |
| Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +28481.8% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +21400% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +7475.4% |
| Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +61.4% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +14500% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
 |
DV% diff. |
| Vitamin B1 | 6.288mg | 0.022mg | 522% |
| Vitamin B6 | 5.986mg | 0.041mg | 457% |
| Iron | 34.06mg | 0.38mg | 421% |
| Vitamin B2 | 3.87mg | 0.018mg | 296% |
| Vitamin B3 | 29.62mg | 0.391mg | 183% |
| Vitamin A | 814µg | 49µg | 85% |
| Zinc | 7.6mg | 0.31mg | 66% |
| Vitamin C | 38.5mg | 0.5mg | 42% |
| Manganese | 0.79mg | 0.152mg | 28% |
| Carbs | 86.85g | 4.66g | 27% |
| Sodium | 795mg | 254mg | 24% |
| Calories | 378kcal | 34kcal | 17% |
| Selenium | 6.3µg | 11% | |
| Copper | 0.137mg | 0.051mg | 10% |
| Protein | 6.06g | 1.77g | 9% |
| Phosphorus | 77mg | 23mg | 8% |
| Fiber | 1.4g | 0.4g | 4% |
| Magnesium | 19mg | 3mg | 4% |
| Folate | 15µg | 4% | |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.226mg | 0.14mg | 2% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 0.354g | 0.46g | 1% |
| Vitamin E | 0.08mg | 1% | |
| Potassium | 105mg | 130mg | 1% |
| Fats | 1.08g | 1.04g | 0% |
| Net carbs | 85.45g | 4.26g | N/A |
| Cholesterol | 1mg | 0% | |
| Calcium | 10mg | 14mg | 0% |
| Sugar | 10.35g | N/A | |
| Saturated fat | 0.26g | 0.23g | 0% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 0.204g | 0.29g | 0% |
| Tryptophan | 0.066mg | 0.013mg | 0% |
| Threonine | 0.241mg | 0.043mg | 0% |
| Isoleucine | 0.26mg | 0.054mg | 0% |
| Leucine | 0.767mg | 0.098mg | 0% |
| Lysine | 0.113mg | 0.076mg | 0% |
| Methionine | 0.13mg | 0.018mg | 0% |
| Phenylalanine | 0.365mg | 0.064mg | 0% |
| Valine | 0.344mg | 0.074mg | 0% |
| Histidine | 0.162mg | 0.03mg | 0% |
| Fructose | 0.26g | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
6.06 g
Fats:
1.08 g
Carbs:
86.85 g
Water:
3.78 g
Other:
2.23 g
Protein:
1.77 g
Fats:
1.04 g
Carbs:
4.66 g
Water:
91.33 g
Other:
1.2 g
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +242.4% |
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +1763.7% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +85.8% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +2316.1% |
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Fats
~1.04g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
0.26 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
0.204 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
0.354 g
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 | -11.5% |
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +42.2% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +29.9% |
