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Minestrone vs. Nutmeg — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between minestrone and nutmeg

  • Minestrone has more vitamin A; however, nutmeg is higher in manganese, copper, fiber, magnesium, iron, phosphorus, vitamin B1, and calcium.
  • Nutmeg covers your daily saturated fat needs 129% more than minestrone.
  • Nutmeg contains 10 times less vitamin A than minestrone. Minestrone contains 970IU of vitamin A, while nutmeg contains 102IU.
  • Minestrone has less saturated fat.
  • The glycemic index of minestrone is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Soup, minestrone, canned, prepared with equal volume water and Spices, nutmeg, ground.

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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%
Nutmeg
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 131% 55% 31% 114% 342% 59% 91% 2.1% 378% 8.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +6000%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1214.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +169.2%
Contains more IronIron +700%
Contains more CopperCopper +1913.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +593.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +826.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1807.9%

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%
Nutmeg
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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 10% 1.7% 0% 0% 87% 13% 24% 0% 37% 0% 0% 57% 4.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +880%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +500%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1472.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +216.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +232.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +290.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +406.7%
~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 Nutmeg DV% diff.
Manganese 0.152mg 2.9mg 119%
Saturated fat 0.23g 25.94g 117%
Copper 0.051mg 1.027mg 108%
Fiber 0.4g 20.8g 82%
Fats 1.04g 36.31g 54%
Magnesium 3mg 183mg 43%
Iron 0.38mg 3.04mg 33%
Phosphorus 23mg 213mg 27%
Vitamin B1 0.022mg 0.346mg 27%
Calories 34kcal 525kcal 25%
Calcium 14mg 184mg 17%
Zinc 0.31mg 2.15mg 17%
Carbs 4.66g 49.29g 15%
Folate 15µg 76µg 15%
Sodium 254mg 16mg 10%
Vitamin B6 0.041mg 0.16mg 9%
Protein 1.77g 5.84g 8%
Monounsaturated fat 0.29g 3.22g 7%
Vitamin B3 0.391mg 1.299mg 6%
Potassium 130mg 350mg 6%
Vitamin A 49µg 5µg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.14mg 3%
Selenium 1.6µg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.018mg 0.057mg 3%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 3mg 3%
Choline 8.8mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.46g 0.35g 1%
Net carbs 4.26g 28.49g N/A
Cholesterol 1mg 0mg 0%
Sugar 2.99g 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%

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
Nutmeg
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6% 36% 49% 6% 2%
Protein: 5.84 g
Fats: 36.31 g
Carbs: 49.29 g
Water: 6.23 g
Other: 2.33 g
Contains more WaterWater +1366%
Contains more ProteinProtein +229.9%
Contains more FatsFats +3391.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +957.7%
Contains more OtherOther +94.2%

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
Nutmeg
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88% 11%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 25.94 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.22 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.35 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +31.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1010.3%

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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. Nutmeg - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171326/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.