Minestrone vs. Fast food — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between minestrone and fast food?

Minestrone is higher in vitamin A, yet fast food is higher in vitamin B12, iron, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, zinc, folate, and phosphorus.
Fast food's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 37% more.
Minestrone has 19 times more vitamin A than fast food. While minestrone has 970IU of vitamin A, fast food has only 51IU.
The amount of saturated fat in minestrone is lower.
The glycemic index of minestrone is lower.

We used Soup, minestrone, canned, prepared with equal volume water and Fast foods, hamburger; single, regular patty; plain types 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.

Minestrone

Fast food

Contains less SodiumSodium

-23.3%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+800%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+342.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+51.5%
Contains more IronIron	+705.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+137.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+712.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+482.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+134.9%

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

Fast food

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+444.4%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1340.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+1916.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+1336.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+278.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+417.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+433.3%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium		20.3µg	37%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.89µg	37%
Iron	0.38mg	3.06mg	34%
Vitamin B3	0.391mg	5.617mg	33%
Protein	1.77g	16.52g	30%
Vitamin B2	0.018mg	0.363mg	27%
Vitamin B1	0.022mg	0.317mg	25%
Zinc	0.31mg	2.52mg	20%
Saturated fat	0.23g	4.493g	19%
Fats	1.04g	12.01g	17%
Phosphorus	23mg	134mg	16%
Folate	15µg	80µg	16%
Calories	34kcal	297kcal	13%
Vitamin B6	0.041mg	0.212mg	13%
Cholesterol	1mg	33mg	11%
Monounsaturated fat	0.29g	4.835g	11%
Manganese	0.152mg	0.357mg	9%
Carbs	4.66g	31.5g	9%
Starch		22.87g	9%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.46g	1.68g	8%
Vitamin B5	0.14mg	0.53mg	8%
Copper	0.051mg	0.121mg	8%
Choline		34.4mg	6%
Magnesium	3mg	27mg	6%
Calcium	14mg	62mg	5%
Fiber	0.4g	1.7g	5%
Vitamin K		4.9µg	4%
Vitamin A	49µg	9µg	4%
Fructose		2.27g	3%
Vitamin E		0.38mg	3%
Sodium	254mg	331mg	3%
Potassium	130mg	197mg	2%
Vitamin C	0.5mg	0mg	1%
Vitamin D		0.1µg	1%
Net carbs	4.26g	29.8g	N/A
Vitamin D		2IU	0%
Sugar		4.88g	N/A
Trans fat		0.514g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.013mg	0.144mg	0%
Threonine	0.043mg	0.46mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.054mg	0.642mg	0%
Leucine	0.098mg	1.13mg	0%
Lysine	0.076mg	0.785mg	0%
Methionine	0.018mg	0.306mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.064mg	0.67mg	0%
Valine	0.074mg	0.728mg	0%
Histidine	0.03mg	0.402mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.005g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.121g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.009g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.004g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.009g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.003g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		1.391g	N/A