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Minestrone vs. Herbal tea — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are minestrone and herbal tea different?

  • Minestrone is higher in vitamin A and copper; however, herbal tea is richer in manganese.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin A for minestrone is 19% higher.
  • Herbal tea has less sodium.
  • Herbal tea has a lower glycemic index (0) than minestrone (47).

Soup, minestrone, canned, prepared with equal volume water and Beverages, tea, hibiscus, brewed are the varieties used 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 2.1% 2.4% 1.8% 3% 0% 1.1% 0.43% 0.52% 62% 0%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +75%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +550%
Contains more IronIron +375%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +675%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2200%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +213.8%
~equal in Magnesium ~3mg
~equal in Selenium ~0µg

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 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0.75% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0.75% 0.22%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +877.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1400%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Minestrone Herbal tea DV% diff.
Manganese 0.152mg 0.477mg 14%
Sodium 254mg 4mg 11%
Copper 0.051mg 0mg 6%
Vitamin A 49µg 0µg 5%
Folate 15µg 1µg 4%
Protein 1.77g 0g 4%
Iron 0.38mg 0.08mg 4%
Phosphorus 23mg 1mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.46g 0g 3%
Vitamin B6 0.041mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.14mg 0mg 3%
Potassium 130mg 20mg 3%
Calories 34kcal 0kcal 2%
Vitamin B3 0.391mg 0.04mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.022mg 0mg 2%
Zinc 0.31mg 0.04mg 2%
Carbs 4.66g 0g 2%
Fats 1.04g 0g 2%
Fiber 0.4g 0g 2%
Saturated fat 0.23g 0g 1%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 0mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.29g 0g 1%
Vitamin B2 0.018mg 0mg 1%
Calcium 14mg 8mg 1%
Net carbs 4.26g 0g N/A
Cholesterol 1mg 0mg 0%
Magnesium 3mg 3mg 0%
Choline 0.4mg 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
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 99.58 g
Other: 0.42 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +185.7%
~equal in Water ~99.58g

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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. Herbal tea - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171946/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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