Minestrone vs. Brown sugar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between minestrone and brown sugar

Minestrone has more vitamin A; however, brown sugar has more calcium.
Daily need coverage for vitamin A for minestrone is 19% higher.
Brown sugar has 9 times less sodium than minestrone. Minestrone has 254mg of sodium, while brown sugar has 28mg.
Brown sugar has a higher glycemic index than minestrone.

Food types used in this article are Soup, minestrone, canned, prepared with equal volume water and Sugars, brown.

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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

Brown sugar

Contains more ZincZinc	+933.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+475%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+137.5%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+200%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+492.9%
Contains more IronIron	+86.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-89%

~equal in Potassium ~133mg

~equal in Copper ~0.047mg

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

Brown sugar

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+255.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1400%

~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.132mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.041mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Carbs	4.66g	98.09g	31%
Calories	34kcal	380kcal	17%
Sodium	254mg	28mg	10%
Calcium	14mg	83mg	7%
Vitamin A	49µg	0µg	5%
Folate	15µg	1µg	4%
Manganese	0.152mg	0.064mg	4%
Iron	0.38mg	0.71mg	4%
Zinc	0.31mg	0.03mg	3%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.46g	0g	3%
Protein	1.77g	0.12g	3%
Phosphorus	23mg	4mg	3%
Vitamin B3	0.391mg	0.11mg	2%
Selenium		1.2µg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.022mg	0mg	2%
Fats	1.04g	0g	2%
Fiber	0.4g	0g	2%
Fructose		1.11g	1%
Vitamin C	0.5mg	0mg	1%
Monounsaturated fat	0.29g	0g	1%
Saturated fat	0.23g	0g	1%
Vitamin B2	0.018mg	0mg	1%
Magnesium	3mg	9mg	1%
Net carbs	4.26g	98.09g	N/A
Cholesterol	1mg	0mg	0%
Potassium	130mg	133mg	0%
Sugar		97.02g	N/A
Copper	0.051mg	0.047mg	0%
Vitamin B5	0.14mg	0.132mg	0%
Vitamin B6	0.041mg	0.041mg	0%
Choline		2.3mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.013mg		0%
Threonine	0.043mg		0%
Isoleucine	0.054mg		0%
Leucine	0.098mg		0%
Lysine	0.076mg		0%
Methionine	0.018mg		0%
Phenylalanine	0.064mg		0%
Valine	0.074mg		0%
Histidine	0.03mg		0%