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Minestrone vs. Margarine — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between minestrone and margarine?

  • Minestrone is higher in copper, yet margarine is higher in vitamin A, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat.
  • Margarine's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 75% more.
  • The amount of sodium in margarine is lower.
  • The glycemic index of margarine is lower.

We used Soup, minestrone, canned, prepared with equal volume water and Margarine, regular, 80% fat, composite, stick, without salt 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 2.1% 0.9% 1.6% 2.3% 0% 0% 2.1% 0.26% 0% 0%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +366.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +622.2%
Contains more IronIron +533.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +360%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.2%
~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 0.67% 273% 180% 0% 2.5% 8.5% 0.43% 0% 2.1% 13% 233% 0.75% 6.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +150%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +120%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1600%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +355.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +1400%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1571.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +105.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Minestrone Margarine DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 0.46g 24.302g 159%
Fats 1.04g 80.71g 123%
Monounsaturated fat 0.29g 38.877g 96%
Vitamin A 49µg 819µg 86%
Vitamin K 93µg 78%
Saturated fat 0.23g 15.189g 68%
Vitamin E 9mg 60%
Calories 34kcal 717kcal 34%
Sodium 254mg 2mg 11%
Manganese 0.152mg 7%
Copper 0.051mg 0mg 6%
Iron 0.38mg 0.06mg 4%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.1µg 4%
Folate 15µg 1µg 4%
Zinc 0.31mg 0mg 3%
Phosphorus 23mg 5mg 3%
Protein 1.77g 0.16g 3%
Potassium 130mg 18mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.14mg 3%
Choline 12.4mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.041mg 0.009mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.391mg 0.023mg 2%
Fiber 0.4g 0g 2%
Vitamin B2 0.018mg 0.037mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.022mg 0.01mg 1%
Calcium 14mg 3mg 1%
Carbs 4.66g 0.7g 1%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 0.2mg 0%
Net carbs 4.26g 0.7g N/A
Cholesterol 1mg 0mg 0%
Magnesium 3mg 3mg 0%
Trans fat 14.89g 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 - DPA 0g 0.006g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 21.522g N/A

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
81% 17% 2%
Protein: 0.16 g
Fats: 80.71 g
Carbs: 0.7 g
Water: 16.52 g
Other: 1.91 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1006.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +565.7%
Contains more WaterWater +452.8%
Contains more FatsFats +7660.6%
Contains more OtherOther +59.2%

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
19% 50% 31%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 15.189 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 38.877 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 24.302 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +13305.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +5183%

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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. Margarine - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173585/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.