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Minestrone vs. Onion soup — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between minestrone and onion soup

  • Minestrone has more vitamin A; however, onion soup is higher in copper.
  • Onion soup covers your daily sodium needs 11% more than minestrone.
  • Onion soup contains 16 times less vitamin A than minestrone. Minestrone contains 49µg of vitamin A, while onion soup contains 3µg.
  • Minestrone has less sodium.

Food varieties used in this article are Soup, minestrone, canned, prepared with equal volume water and Soup, onion, canned, condensed.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each 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 1.4% 6.6% 4.9% 21% 33% 14% 3.9% 67% 26% 19%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +50%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +132.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +155.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +57.1%
Contains more IronIron +44.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +96.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +61.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +31.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 1.7% 0% 16% 0% 5.5% 4.2% 7.3% 8.4% 9.5% 0% 0% 11%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 3.3% 0% 1% 4.4% 6.8% 4.6% 9.2% 0% 9.2% 0% 1% 9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1533.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +25%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +100%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +22.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +11.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +25.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.04mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Minestrone Onion soup DV% diff.
Sodium 254mg 516mg 11%
Selenium 3.5µg 6%
Copper 0.051mg 0.1mg 5%
Vitamin A 49µg 3µg 5%
Protein 1.77g 3.06g 3%
Vitamin B5 0.14mg 0mg 3%
Potassium 130mg 56mg 2%
Iron 0.38mg 0.55mg 2%
Zinc 0.31mg 0.5mg 2%
Phosphorus 23mg 9mg 2%
Manganese 0.152mg 0.2mg 2%
Calories 34kcal 46kcal 1%
Fats 1.04g 1.42g 1%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 1mg 1%
Carbs 4.66g 6.68g 1%
Calcium 14mg 22mg 1%
Fiber 0.4g 0.7g 1%
Vitamin E 0.22mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.391mg 0.49mg 1%
Folate 15µg 12µg 1%
Choline 4mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.29g 0.61g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 5.2g 6.7g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 192kcal 150kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 294g 217g N/A
Net carbs 4.26g 5.98g N/A
Cholesterol 1mg 0mg 0%
Magnesium 3mg 2mg 0%
Sugar 2.72g N/A
Vitamin B1 0.022mg 0.027mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.018mg 0.02mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.041mg 0.04mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.4µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.23g 0.21g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.46g 0.53g 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
3% 7% 86% 2%
Protein: 3.06 g
Fats: 1.42 g
Carbs: 6.68 g
Water: 86.35 g
Other: 2.49 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +72.9%
Contains more FatsFats +36.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +43.3%
~equal in Water ~86.35g

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
16% 45% 39%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.21 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.61 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.53 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +110.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +15.2%
~equal in Saturated fat ~0.21g

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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. Onion soup - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171551/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.