Minestrone vs. Apple pie — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between minestrone and apple pie

Minestrone has more vitamin A, while apple pie has more vitamin B2, iron, vitamin B1, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat.
Apple pie covers your daily need for saturated fat, 18% more than minestrone.
Minestrone contains 8 times more vitamin A than apple pie. While minestrone contains 970IU of vitamin A, apple pie contains only 124IU.
The amount of saturated fat in minestrone is lower.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Soup, minestrone, canned, prepared with equal volume water and Pie, apple, commercially prepared, unenriched flour.

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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.

Minestrone

Apple pie

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+27.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+100%
Contains more ZincZinc	+93.8%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+133.3%
Contains more IronIron	+218.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+19.7%

~equal in Copper ~0.046mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~24mg

~equal in Sodium ~266mg

~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.

Minestrone

Apple pie

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+69%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+17.6%
Contains more FolateFolate	+275%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+540%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+509.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+777.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+187.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.038mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	0.23g	3.797g	16%
Fats	1.04g	11g	15%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.46g	2.198g	12%
Vitamin B2	0.018mg	0.158mg	11%
Calories	34kcal	237kcal	10%
Iron	0.38mg	1.21mg	10%
Monounsaturated fat	0.29g	4.388g	10%
Carbs	4.66g	34g	10%
Vitamin B1	0.022mg	0.134mg	9%
Vitamin B3	0.391mg	1.123mg	5%
Fiber	0.4g	1.6g	5%
Folate	15µg	4µg	3%
Vitamin C	0.5mg	3.2mg	3%
Potassium	130mg	65mg	2%
Vitamin A	49µg	29µg	2%
Copper	0.051mg	0.046mg	1%
Zinc	0.31mg	0.16mg	1%
Sodium	254mg	266mg	1%
Manganese	0.152mg	0.182mg	1%
Magnesium	3mg	7mg	1%
Protein	1.77g	1.9g	0%
Net carbs	4.26g	32.4g	N/A
Cholesterol	1mg	0mg	0%
Calcium	14mg	11mg	0%
Phosphorus	23mg	24mg	0%
Vitamin B5	0.14mg	0.119mg	0%
Vitamin B6	0.041mg	0.038mg	0%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.01µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.013mg	0.026mg	0%
Threonine	0.043mg	0.054mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.054mg	0.073mg	0%
Leucine	0.098mg	0.129mg	0%
Lysine	0.076mg	0.07mg	0%
Methionine	0.018mg	0.032mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.064mg	0.088mg	0%
Valine	0.074mg	0.084mg	0%
Histidine	0.03mg	0.038mg	0%