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Margarine vs. Chicken soup — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are margarine and chicken soup different?

  • Margarine is higher in vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin E, and polyunsaturated fat; however, chicken soup is richer in vitamin B3 and copper.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin K for margarine is 77% higher.
  • Margarine contains 1192 times more vitamin A than chicken soup. While margarine contains 3577IU of vitamin A, chicken soup contains only 3IU.
  • Chicken soup has less saturated fat.
  • Margarine has a lower glycemic index (0) than chicken soup (52).

Margarine, regular, 80% fat, composite, stick, without salt and Soup, stock, chicken, home-prepared are the varieties used in this article.

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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 2.1% 0.9% 1.6% 2.3% 0% 0% 2.1% 0.26% 0% 0%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 2.9% 0.9% 9.3% 7.9% 18% 3.8% 12% 19% 0% 12%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +33.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +483.3%
Contains more IronIron +250%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +440%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
~equal in Calcium ~3mg
~equal in Manganese ~mg

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 0.67% 273% 180% 0% 2.5% 8.5% 0.43% 0% 2.1% 13% 233% 0.75% 6.8%
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 0.67% 0.33% 0.6% 0% 8.8% 20% 30% 0% 14% 0% 0.5% 3.8% 5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +81800%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +29900%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +46400%
Contains more CholineCholine +34.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +250%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +129.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +6787%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +577.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +400%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0.2mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Margarine Chicken soup DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 24.302g 0.213g 161%
Fats 80.71g 1.2g 122%
Monounsaturated fat 38.877g 0.582g 96%
Vitamin A 819µg 1µg 91%
Vitamin K 93µg 0.2µg 77%
Saturated fat 15.189g 0.321g 68%
Vitamin E 9mg 0.03mg 60%
Calories 717kcal 36kcal 34%
Vitamin B3 0.023mg 1.584mg 10%
Sodium 2mg 143mg 6%
Copper 0mg 0.054mg 6%
Protein 0.16g 2.52g 5%
Vitamin B2 0.037mg 0.085mg 4%
Vitamin B12 0.1µg 0µg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.009mg 0.061mg 4%
Selenium 0µg 2.2µg 4%
Phosphorus 5mg 27mg 3%
Potassium 18mg 105mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.01mg 0.035mg 2%
Iron 0.06mg 0.21mg 2%
Carbs 0.7g 3.53g 1%
Zinc 0mg 0.14mg 1%
Cholesterol 0mg 3mg 1%
Folate 1µg 5µg 1%
Choline 12.4mg 9.2mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0.2mg 0%
Net carbs 0.7g 3.53g N/A
Magnesium 3mg 4mg 0%
Calcium 3mg 3mg 0%
Sugar 0g 1.58g N/A
Trans fat 14.89g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.006g 0g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 21.522g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
81% 17% 2%
Protein: 0.16 g
Fats: 80.71 g
Carbs: 0.7 g
Water: 16.52 g
Other: 1.91 g
3% 4% 92%
Protein: 2.52 g
Fats: 1.2 g
Carbs: 3.53 g
Water: 92.15 g
Other: 0.6 g
Contains more FatsFats +6625.8%
Contains more OtherOther +218.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1475%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +404.3%
Contains more WaterWater +457.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
19% 50% 31%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 15.189 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 38.877 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 24.302 g
29% 52% 19%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.321 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.582 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.213 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +6579.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +11309.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.9%

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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. Margarine - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173585/nutrients
  2. Chicken soup - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172884/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.