Minestrone vs. Fruit salad — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between minestrone and fruit salad

The amount of vitamin A in minestrone is higher than in fruit salad.
Minestrone covers your daily need for sodium, 11% more than fruit salad.
Minestrone contains 2 times more vitamin A than fruit salad. While minestrone contains 970IU of vitamin A, fruit salad contains only 600IU.
The amount of sodium in fruit salad is lower.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Soup, minestrone, canned, prepared with equal volume water and Fruit salad, (peach and pear and apricot and pineapple and cherry), canned, juice pack, solids, and liquids.

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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

Fruit salad

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+27.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+12.1%
Contains more IronIron	+52%
Contains more ZincZinc	+121.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+64.3%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+166.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-98%

~equal in Copper ~0.05mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.151mg

~equal in Selenium ~µg

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

Fruit salad

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+63.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+100%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+28.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+164.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+51.9%
Contains more FolateFolate	+400%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C

+560%

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.356mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Sodium	254mg	5mg	11%
Vitamin C	0.5mg	3.3mg	3%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.46g	0.011g	3%
Carbs	4.66g	13.05g	3%
Folate	15µg	3µg	3%
Protein	1.77g	0.51g	3%
Vitamin A	49µg	30µg	2%
Fats	1.04g	0.03g	2%
Iron	0.38mg	0.25mg	2%
Fiber	0.4g	1g	2%
Vitamin B5	0.14mg	0.053mg	2%
Zinc	0.31mg	0.14mg	2%
Calories	34kcal	50kcal	1%
Monounsaturated fat	0.29g	0.005g	1%
Saturated fat	0.23g	0.004g	1%
Vitamin B6	0.041mg	0.027mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.022mg	0.011mg	1%
Magnesium	3mg	8mg	1%
Phosphorus	23mg	14mg	1%
Net carbs	4.26g	12.05g	N/A
Cholesterol	1mg	0mg	0%
Calcium	14mg	11mg	0%
Potassium	130mg	116mg	0%
Copper	0.051mg	0.05mg	0%
Manganese	0.152mg	0.151mg	0%
Vitamin B2	0.018mg	0.014mg	0%
Vitamin B3	0.391mg	0.356mg	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%