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Ice cream vs. Minestrone — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between ice cream and minestrone

  • Ice cream has more vitamin B2, vitamin B12, phosphorus, calcium, and vitamin B5; however, minestrone is higher in vitamin A and manganese.
  • Ice cream covers your daily saturated fat needs 33% more than minestrone.
  • Minestrone has less cholesterol.
  • The glycemic index of ice cream is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Ice creams, vanilla 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 10% 38% 18% 3.4% 7.7% 19% 45% 10% 1% 9.8%
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 +366.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +814.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +53.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +122.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +356.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -68.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +322.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +121.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1800%

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 2% 39% 6% 3% 10% 55% 2.2% 35% 11% 49% 0.75% 3.8% 14%
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 +20%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +140.8%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +86.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1233.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +315%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +17.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +237.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +200%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Ice cream Minestrone DV% diff.
Saturated fat 6.79g 0.23g 30%
Vitamin B2 0.24mg 0.018mg 17%
Vitamin B12 0.39µg 0µg 16%
Fats 11g 1.04g 15%
Cholesterol 44mg 1mg 14%
Phosphorus 105mg 23mg 12%
Calcium 128mg 14mg 11%
Vitamin B5 0.581mg 0.14mg 9%
Calories 207kcal 34kcal 9%
Sodium 80mg 254mg 8%
Vitamin A 118µg 49µg 8%
Monounsaturated fat 2.969g 0.29g 7%
Carbs 23.6g 4.66g 6%
Manganese 0.008mg 0.152mg 6%
Choline 26mg 5%
Iron 0.09mg 0.38mg 4%
Folate 5µg 15µg 3%
Protein 3.5g 1.77g 3%
Selenium 1.8µg 3%
Zinc 0.69mg 0.31mg 3%
Copper 0.023mg 0.051mg 3%
Magnesium 14mg 3mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.3mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.041mg 0.022mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.116mg 0.391mg 2%
Potassium 199mg 130mg 2%
Vitamin D 8IU 1%
Fiber 0.7g 0.4g 1%
Vitamin B6 0.048mg 0.041mg 1%
Vitamin D 0.2µg 1%
Vitamin C 0.6mg 0.5mg 0%
Net carbs 22.9g 4.26g N/A
Sugar 21.22g N/A
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.452g 0.46g 0%
Tryptophan 0.045mg 0.013mg 0%
Threonine 0.146mg 0.043mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.195mg 0.054mg 0%
Leucine 0.316mg 0.098mg 0%
Lysine 0.258mg 0.076mg 0%
Methionine 0.081mg 0.018mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.157mg 0.064mg 0%
Valine 0.217mg 0.074mg 0%
Histidine 0.088mg 0.03mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.003g 0g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 11% 24% 61%
Protein: 3.5 g
Fats: 11 g
Carbs: 23.6 g
Water: 61 g
Other: 0.9 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 +97.7%
Contains more FatsFats +957.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +406.4%
Contains more WaterWater +49.7%
Contains more OtherOther +33.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
66% 29% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.79 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.969 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.452 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 +923.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96.6%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.46g

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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. Ice cream - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167575/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.