Minestrone vs. Chicken sandwich — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between minestrone and chicken sandwich

Minestrone has more vitamin A; however, chicken sandwich is richer in vitamin B3, vitamin B6, phosphorus, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, iron, and vitamin B1.
Chicken sandwich's daily need coverage for vitamin B3 is 46% more.
Minestrone contains 30 times more vitamin A than chicken sandwich. Minestrone contains 970IU of vitamin A, while chicken sandwich contains 32IU.
Minestrone contains less sodium.
Chicken sandwich has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of chicken sandwich is 74, while the glycemic index of minestrone is 47.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Soup, minestrone, canned, prepared with equal volume water and Fast foods, chicken fillet sandwich, plain with pickles.

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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

Chicken sandwich

Contains less SodiumSodium

-66.3%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+700%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+314.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+88.5%
Contains more IronIron	+365.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+31.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+96.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+704.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+44.1%

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

Chicken sandwich

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A

+1533.3%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+60%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+945.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+1566.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+1874.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+757.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+834.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+213.3%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B3	0.391mg	7.72mg	46%
Selenium		19.9µg	36%
Protein	1.77g	16.28g	29%
Vitamin B6	0.041mg	0.383mg	26%
Phosphorus	23mg	185mg	23%
Vitamin B2	0.018mg	0.3mg	22%
Sodium	254mg	753mg	22%
Vitamin B5	0.14mg	1.2mg	21%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.46g	3.177g	18%
Vitamin B1	0.022mg	0.23mg	17%
Iron	0.38mg	1.77mg	17%
Fats	1.04g	11.19g	16%
Vitamin E		2.41mg	16%
Calories	34kcal	250kcal	11%
Cholesterol	1mg	35mg	11%
Monounsaturated fat	0.29g	4.481g	10%
Saturated fat	0.23g	2.123g	9%
Folate	15µg	47µg	8%
Vitamin K		8.5µg	7%
Starch		16.5g	7%
Choline		35.3mg	6%
Vitamin A	49µg	3µg	5%
Magnesium	3mg	24mg	5%
Carbs	4.66g	20.89g	5%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.13µg	5%
Fiber	0.4g	1.4g	4%
Calcium	14mg	58mg	4%
Potassium	130mg	245mg	3%
Zinc	0.31mg	0.61mg	3%
Manganese	0.152mg	0.219mg	3%
Copper	0.051mg	0.067mg	2%
Fructose		0.97g	1%
Vitamin D		5IU	1%
Vitamin D		0.1µg	1%
Vitamin C	0.5mg	0.8mg	0%
Net carbs	4.26g	19.49g	N/A
Sugar		3.64g	N/A
Trans fat		0.03g	N/A
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%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.003g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.003g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.197g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.003g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.009g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.008g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.006g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		2.884g	N/A