Crouton vs. Minestrone — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between crouton and minestrone

Crouton has more vitamin B1, iron, vitamin B3, folate, vitamin B2, fiber, manganese, and phosphorus; however, minestrone is richer in vitamin A.
Crouton's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 50% more.
Crouton contains 15 times more vitamin B2 than minestrone. Crouton contains 0.272mg of vitamin B2, while minestrone contains 0.018mg.
Minestrone contains less sodium.
Crouton has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of crouton is 72, while the glycemic index of minestrone is 47.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Croutons, plain 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.

Crouton

Minestrone

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+933.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+442.9%
Contains more IronIron	+973.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+219.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+187.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+400%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+228.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+∞%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-63.6%

~equal in Potassium ~130mg

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.

Crouton

Minestrone

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+2731.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+1411.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+1291%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+206.4%
Contains more FolateFolate	+780%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+57.7%

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	37.5µg		68%
Vitamin B1	0.623mg	0.022mg	50%
Iron	4.08mg	0.38mg	46%
Vitamin B3	5.439mg	0.391mg	32%
Folate	132µg	15µg	29%
Carbs	73.5g	4.66g	23%
Vitamin B2	0.272mg	0.018mg	20%
Protein	11.9g	1.77g	20%
Sodium	698mg	254mg	19%
Fiber	5.1g	0.4g	19%
Calories	407kcal	34kcal	19%
Manganese	0.5mg	0.152mg	15%
Phosphorus	115mg	23mg	13%
Copper	0.163mg	0.051mg	12%
Fats	6.6g	1.04g	9%
Magnesium	31mg	3mg	7%
Monounsaturated fat	3.059g	0.29g	7%
Calcium	76mg	14mg	6%
Vitamin B5	0.429mg	0.14mg	6%
Saturated fat	1.51g	0.23g	6%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.273g	0.46g	5%
Zinc	0.89mg	0.31mg	5%
Vitamin A	0µg	49µg	5%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.5mg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.026mg	0.041mg	1%
Net carbs	68.4g	4.26g	N/A
Cholesterol	0mg	1mg	0%
Potassium	124mg	130mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.14mg	0.013mg	0%
Threonine	0.337mg	0.043mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.456mg	0.054mg	0%
Leucine	0.832mg	0.098mg	0%
Lysine	0.278mg	0.076mg	0%
Methionine	0.211mg	0.018mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.586mg	0.064mg	0%
Valine	0.514mg	0.074mg	0%
Histidine	0.255mg	0.03mg	0%