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Garlic vs. Minestrone — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between garlic and minestrone

  • Garlic has more vitamin B6, manganese, vitamin C, copper, phosphorus, calcium, iron, and vitamin B1; however, minestrone is higher in vitamin A.
  • Garlic covers your daily vitamin B6 needs 92% more than minestrone.
  • Minestrone contains 62 times less vitamin C than garlic. Garlic contains 31.2mg of vitamin C, while minestrone contains 0.5mg.
  • Garlic has less sodium.
  • The glycemic index of minestrone is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Garlic, 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.
Garlic
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 18% 54% 35% 64% 100% 32% 66% 2.2% 218% 77%
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 +733.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1192.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +208.5%
Contains more IronIron +347.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +486.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +274.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +565.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1000%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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.
Garlic
9
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 104% 0% 1.6% 0% 50% 25% 13% 36% 285% 0% 4.3% 2.3% 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 +6140%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +809.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +511.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +79%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +325.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +2912.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +400%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Garlic Minestrone DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 1.235mg 0.041mg 92%
Manganese 1.672mg 0.152mg 66%
Vitamin C 31.2mg 0.5mg 34%
Copper 0.299mg 0.051mg 28%
Selenium 14.2µg 26%
Phosphorus 153mg 23mg 19%
Iron 1.7mg 0.38mg 17%
Calcium 181mg 14mg 17%
Vitamin B1 0.2mg 0.022mg 15%
Sodium 17mg 254mg 10%
Protein 6.36g 1.77g 9%
Carbs 33.06g 4.66g 9%
Vitamin B5 0.596mg 0.14mg 9%
Potassium 401mg 130mg 8%
Zinc 1.16mg 0.31mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.11mg 0.018mg 7%
Fiber 2.1g 0.4g 7%
Calories 149kcal 34kcal 6%
Vitamin A 0µg 49µg 5%
Magnesium 25mg 3mg 5%
Choline 23.2mg 4%
Folate 3µg 15µg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.7mg 0.391mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.249g 0.46g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.011g 0.29g 1%
Saturated fat 0.089g 0.23g 1%
Vitamin K 1.7µg 1%
Fats 0.5g 1.04g 1%
Net carbs 30.96g 4.26g N/A
Cholesterol 0mg 1mg 0%
Sugar 1g N/A
Tryptophan 0.066mg 0.013mg 0%
Threonine 0.157mg 0.043mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.217mg 0.054mg 0%
Leucine 0.308mg 0.098mg 0%
Lysine 0.273mg 0.076mg 0%
Methionine 0.076mg 0.018mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.183mg 0.064mg 0%
Valine 0.291mg 0.074mg 0%
Histidine 0.113mg 0.03mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Garlic
3
6% 33% 59%
Protein: 6.36 g
Fats: 0.5 g
Carbs: 33.06 g
Water: 58.58 g
Other: 1.5 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 +259.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +609.4%
Contains more OtherOther +25%
Contains more FatsFats +108%
Contains more WaterWater +55.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Garlic
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26% 3% 71%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.089 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.011 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.249 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 -61.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2536.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +84.7%

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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. Garlic - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169230/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.