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Minestrone vs. Milk — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between minestrone and milk

  • Minestrone has more vitamin A and manganese; however, milk is richer in vitamin B12, vitamin B2, calcium, and phosphorus.
  • Milk's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 20% more.
  • Minestrone contains 51 times more manganese than milk. Minestrone contains 0.152mg of manganese, while milk contains 0.003mg.
  • Milk contains less sodium.
  • Minestrone has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of minestrone is 47, while the glycemic index of milk is 31.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Soup, minestrone, canned, prepared with equal volume water and Milk, lowfat, fluid, 1% milkfat, with added vitamin A and vitamin D.

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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%
Milk
Milk
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 38% 13% 1.1% 3.3% 11% 41% 5.7% 0.39% 18%
Contains more IronIron +1166.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +410%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +4966.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +266.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +792.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +15.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +35.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +313%
Contains less SodiumSodium -82.7%

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%
Milk
Milk
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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 0% 19% 0.2% 18% 5% 43% 1.7% 22% 8.5% 59% 0.25% 3.8% 9.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +320.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +200%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +18.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +927.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +157.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.02mg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.037mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Minestrone Milk DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.47µg 20%
Vitamin B2 0.018mg 0.185mg 13%
Calcium 14mg 125mg 11%
Phosphorus 23mg 95mg 10%
Sodium 254mg 44mg 9%
Selenium 3.3µg 6%
Vitamin D 1.2µg 6%
Manganese 0.152mg 0.003mg 6%
Vitamin D 48IU 6%
Copper 0.051mg 0.01mg 5%
Iron 0.38mg 0.03mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.14mg 0.361mg 4%
Protein 1.77g 3.37g 3%
Choline 17.7mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.46g 0.035g 3%
Folate 15µg 5µg 3%
Magnesium 3mg 11mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.391mg 0.093mg 2%
Fiber 0.4g 0g 2%
Saturated fat 0.23g 0.633g 2%
Zinc 0.31mg 0.42mg 1%
Vitamin A 49µg 58µg 1%
Potassium 130mg 150mg 1%
Cholesterol 1mg 5mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 0mg 1%
Calories 34kcal 42kcal 0%
Fats 1.04g 0.97g 0%
Carbs 4.66g 4.99g 0%
Net carbs 4.26g 4.99g N/A
Sugar 5.2g N/A
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.022mg 0.02mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.041mg 0.037mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.29g 0.277g 0%
Tryptophan 0.013mg 0.043mg 0%
Threonine 0.043mg 0.143mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.054mg 0.174mg 0%
Leucine 0.098mg 0.319mg 0%
Lysine 0.076mg 0.282mg 0%
Methionine 0.018mg 0.088mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.064mg 0.174mg 0%
Valine 0.074mg 0.22mg 0%
Histidine 0.03mg 0.101mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.004g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.027g 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
Milk
Milk
2
3% 5% 90%
Protein: 3.37 g
Fats: 0.97 g
Carbs: 4.99 g
Water: 89.92 g
Other: 0.75 g
Contains more OtherOther +60%
Contains more ProteinProtein +90.4%
~equal in Fats ~0.97g
~equal in Carbs ~4.99g
~equal in Water ~89.92g

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
Milk
Milk
0
67% 29% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.633 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.277 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.035 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -63.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1214.3%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~0.277g

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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. Milk - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170872/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.