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Minestrone vs. Cauliflower — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between minestrone and cauliflower

  • Minestrone has more vitamin A; however, cauliflower is higher in vitamin C, vitamin B6, vitamin B5, folate, and fiber.
  • Cauliflower covers your daily vitamin C needs 53% more than minestrone.
  • Cauliflower has less sodium.

Food varieties used in this article are Soup, minestrone, canned, prepared with equal volume water and Cauliflower, raw.

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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% 4.2% 11% 14% 17% 8.5% 9.9% 33% 20% 0%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 6.6% 26% 16% 13% 7.4% 19% 3.9% 20% 3.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +30.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +14.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +400%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +57.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +130%
Contains more IronIron +10.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +91.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88.2%
~equal in Manganese ~0.155mg

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 1.7% 16% 0% 0% 5.5% 4.2% 7.3% 8.4% 9.5% 0% 0% 11% 0%
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 161% 0% 1.6% 0% 13% 14% 9.5% 40% 42% 0% 39% 43% 24%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +9540%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +127.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +233.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +29.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +376.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +348.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +280%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Minestrone Cauliflower DV% diff.
Vitamin C 0.5mg 48.2mg 53%
Vitamin K 15.5µg 13%
Vitamin B5 0.14mg 0.667mg 11%
Vitamin B6 0.041mg 0.184mg 11%
Folate 15µg 57µg 11%
Sodium 254mg 30mg 10%
Choline 44.3mg 8%
Fiber 0.4g 2g 6%
Vitamin A 49µg 0µg 5%
Potassium 130mg 299mg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.46g 0.031g 3%
Phosphorus 23mg 44mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.018mg 0.06mg 3%
Magnesium 3mg 15mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.022mg 0.05mg 2%
Copper 0.051mg 0.039mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.29g 0.034g 1%
Vitamin B3 0.391mg 0.507mg 1%
Calcium 14mg 22mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 1%
Fats 1.04g 0.28g 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 1%
Fructose 0.97g 1%
Calories 34kcal 25kcal 0%
Protein 1.77g 1.92g 0%
Net carbs 4.26g 2.97g N/A
Carbs 4.66g 4.97g 0%
Cholesterol 1mg 0mg 0%
Iron 0.38mg 0.42mg 0%
Sugar 1.91g N/A
Zinc 0.31mg 0.27mg 0%
Manganese 0.152mg 0.155mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.23g 0.13g 0%
Tryptophan 0.013mg 0.02mg 0%
Threonine 0.043mg 0.076mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.054mg 0.071mg 0%
Leucine 0.098mg 0.106mg 0%
Lysine 0.076mg 0.217mg 0%
Methionine 0.018mg 0.02mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.064mg 0.065mg 0%
Valine 0.074mg 0.125mg 0%
Histidine 0.03mg 0.056mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.015g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.013g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 5% 91%
Protein: 1.77 g
Fats: 1.04 g
Carbs: 4.66 g
Water: 91.33 g
Other: 1.2 g
2% 5% 92%
Protein: 1.92 g
Fats: 0.28 g
Carbs: 4.97 g
Water: 92.07 g
Other: 0.76 g
Contains more FatsFats +271.4%
Contains more OtherOther +57.9%
~equal in Protein ~1.92g
~equal in Carbs ~4.97g
~equal in Water ~92.07g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
23% 30% 47%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.23 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.29 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.46 g
67% 17% 16%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.13 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.034 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.031 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +752.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1383.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -43.5%

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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. Minestrone - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172913/nutrients
  2. Cauliflower - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169986/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.