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Cheese sauce vs. Minestrone — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between cheese sauce and minestrone

  • Cheese sauce is richer in vitamin B2, phosphorus, folate, vitamin B5, vitamin B12, calcium, and vitamin B1, while minestrone is higher in vitamin A.
  • Cheese sauce covers your daily sodium needs 128% more than minestrone.
  • Minestrone is lower in saturated fat.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Sauce, cheese sauce mix, dry 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 26% 61% 38% 19% 28% 30% 121% 418% 6.8% 0%
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 +1100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1357.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +229.2%
Contains more IronIron +31.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +66.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +258.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1130.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +192.3%
~equal in Selenium ~µg

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 3% 19% 0% 0% 53% 156% 45% 90% 42% 58% 0% 101% 0%
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 +80%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +14.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +859.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +3666.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +513.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +970.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +343.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +793.3%
~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 Cheese sauce Minestrone DV% diff.
Sodium 3202mg 254mg 128%
Vitamin B2 0.678mg 0.018mg 51%
Phosphorus 283mg 23mg 37%
Saturated fat 8.44g 0.23g 37%
Folate 134µg 15µg 30%
Fats 18.33g 1.04g 27%
Vitamin B5 1.499mg 0.14mg 27%
Calories 438kcal 34kcal 20%
Carbs 60.52g 4.66g 19%
Vitamin B12 0.46µg 0µg 19%
Calcium 204mg 14mg 19%
Monounsaturated fat 6.868g 0.29g 16%
Vitamin B1 0.211mg 0.022mg 16%
Vitamin B3 2.399mg 0.391mg 13%
Protein 7.68g 1.77g 12%
Vitamin B6 0.182mg 0.041mg 11%
Potassium 428mg 130mg 9%
Magnesium 36mg 3mg 8%
Cholesterol 23mg 1mg 7%
Zinc 1.11mg 0.31mg 7%
Copper 0.085mg 0.051mg 4%
Manganese 0.052mg 0.152mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.983g 0.46g 3%
Iron 0.5mg 0.38mg 2%
Fiber 1g 0.4g 2%
Vitamin A 56µg 49µg 1%
Vitamin C 0.9mg 0.5mg 0%
Net carbs 59.52g 4.26g N/A
Sugar 10.26g N/A
Tryptophan 0.013mg 0%
Threonine 0.043mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.054mg 0%
Leucine 0.098mg 0%
Lysine 0.076mg 0%
Methionine 0.018mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.064mg 0%
Valine 0.074mg 0%
Histidine 0.03mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
8% 18% 61% 4% 10%
Protein: 7.68 g
Fats: 18.33 g
Carbs: 60.52 g
Water: 3.78 g
Other: 9.69 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 +333.9%
Contains more FatsFats +1662.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1198.7%
Contains more OtherOther +707.5%
Contains more WaterWater +2316.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
52% 42% 6%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 8.44 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 6.868 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.983 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 +2268.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +113.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.3%

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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. Cheese sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171584/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.