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Minestrone vs. Fennel — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between minestrone and fennel?

  • Fennel is richer than minestrone in vitamin C, fiber, and potassium.
  • Fennel's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 13% more.
  • Minestrone has 5 times more sodium than fennel. While minestrone has 254mg of sodium, fennel has only 52mg.

We used Soup, minestrone, canned, prepared with equal volume water and Fennel, bulb, raw 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.
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%
Fennel
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 12% 15% 37% 27% 22% 5.5% 21% 6.8% 25% 3.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +466.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +250%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +218.5%
Contains more IronIron +92.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +29.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +117.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -79.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +25.7%

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%
Fennel
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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 40% 16% 12% 0% 2.5% 7.4% 12% 14% 11% 0% 157% 20% 7.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +120%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +2300%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +77.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +63.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +65.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +14.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +80%
~equal in Vitamin A ~48µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Minestrone Fennel DV% diff.
Vitamin K 62.8µg 52%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 12mg 13%
Fiber 0.4g 3.1g 11%
Sodium 254mg 52mg 9%
Potassium 130mg 414mg 8%
Phosphorus 23mg 50mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.58mg 4%
Calcium 14mg 49mg 4%
Iron 0.38mg 0.73mg 4%
Folate 15µg 27µg 3%
Magnesium 3mg 17mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.14mg 0.232mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.391mg 0.64mg 2%
Manganese 0.152mg 0.191mg 2%
Choline 13.2mg 2%
Copper 0.051mg 0.066mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.46g 0.169g 2%
Zinc 0.31mg 0.2mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.23g 0.09g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.29g 0.068g 1%
Carbs 4.66g 7.3g 1%
Protein 1.77g 1.24g 1%
Vitamin B1 0.022mg 0.01mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.018mg 0.032mg 1%
Fats 1.04g 0.2g 1%
Selenium 0.7µg 1%
Calories 34kcal 31kcal 0%
Net carbs 4.26g 4.2g N/A
Cholesterol 1mg 0mg 0%
Sugar 3.93g N/A
Vitamin A 49µg 48µg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.041mg 0.047mg 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%

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
Fennel
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7% 90%
Protein: 1.24 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 7.3 g
Water: 90.21 g
Other: 1.05 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +42.7%
Contains more FatsFats +420%
Contains more OtherOther +14.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +56.7%
~equal in Water ~90.21g

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
Fennel
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28% 21% 52%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.09 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.068 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.169 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +326.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +172.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -60.9%

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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. Fennel - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169385/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.