Cheese sandwich vs. Minestrone — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between cheese sandwich and minestrone

Cheese sandwich has more phosphorus, manganese, vitamin B2, iron, vitamin B1, calcium, and vitamin B3, while minestrone has more vitamin A.
Cheese sandwich covers your daily need for phosphorus, 51% more than minestrone.
Cheese sandwich contains 24 times more vitamin B2 than minestrone. While cheese sandwich contains 0.427mg of vitamin B2, minestrone contains only 0.018mg.
The amount of saturated fat in minestrone is lower.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Crackers, wheat, sandwich, with cheese filling 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.

Cheese sandwich

Minestrone

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+1700%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1357.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+135.4%
Contains more IronIron	+589.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+213.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+180.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+1560.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+612.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+∞%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-69.7%

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.

Cheese sandwich

Minestrone

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+200%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1527.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+2272.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+714.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+344.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+536.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+326.7%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A

+133.3%

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	9.166g	0.46g	58%
Phosphorus	382mg	23mg	51%
Selenium	24.3µg		44%
Manganese	1.083mg	0.152mg	40%
Fats	25g	1.04g	37%
Vitamin B2	0.427mg	0.018mg	31%
Vitamin B1	0.358mg	0.022mg	28%
Iron	2.62mg	0.38mg	28%
Monounsaturated fat	10.351g	0.29g	25%
Sodium	839mg	254mg	25%
Calories	497kcal	34kcal	23%
Calcium	204mg	14mg	19%
Saturated fat	4.129g	0.23g	18%
Carbs	58.2g	4.66g	18%
Vitamin B6	0.261mg	0.041mg	17%
Vitamin B3	3.185mg	0.391mg	17%
Protein	9.8g	1.77g	16%
Folate	64µg	15µg	12%
Copper	0.16mg	0.051mg	12%
Magnesium	54mg	3mg	12%
Fiber	3.1g	0.4g	11%
Vitamin B5	0.622mg	0.14mg	10%
Vitamin B12	0.12µg	0µg	5%
Potassium	306mg	130mg	5%
Zinc	0.87mg	0.31mg	5%
Vitamin A	21µg	49µg	3%
Cholesterol	7mg	1mg	2%
Vitamin C	1.5mg	0.5mg	1%
Net carbs	55.1g	4.26g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.13mg	0.013mg	0%
Threonine	0.298mg	0.043mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.383mg	0.054mg	0%
Leucine	0.698mg	0.098mg	0%
Lysine	0.344mg	0.076mg	0%
Methionine	0.167mg	0.018mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.472mg	0.064mg	0%
Valine	0.438mg	0.074mg	0%
Histidine	0.219mg	0.03mg	0%