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Minestrone vs. Pastry — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between minestrone and pastry?

  • Minestrone is higher in vitamin A, yet pastry is higher in vitamin B1, iron, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, folate, manganese, copper, and phosphorus.
  • Pastry's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 47% more.
  • Minestrone has 970 times more vitamin A than pastry. While minestrone has 970IU of vitamin A, pastry has only 1IU.
  • The amount of saturated fat in minestrone is lower.
  • The glycemic index of minestrone is lower.

We used Soup, minestrone, canned, prepared with equal volume water and Puff pastry, frozen, ready-to-bake 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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 3% 5.4% 96% 38% 14% 26% 32% 64% 132%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +40%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +113.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +433.3%
Contains more IronIron +573.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +123.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +71%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +160.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +221.1%
~equal in Sodium ~249mg

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%
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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% 0% 11% 0% 100% 65% 78% 0% 4.8% 0% 40% 59% 3.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +95.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1709.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1472.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +966%
Contains more FolateFolate +420%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Minestrone Pastry DV% diff.
Fats 1.04g 38.1g 57%
Monounsaturated fat 0.29g 21.597g 53%
Selenium 24.2µg 44%
Saturated fat 0.23g 9.643g 43%
Vitamin B1 0.022mg 0.398mg 31%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.46g 4.894g 30%
Iron 0.38mg 2.56mg 27%
Calories 34kcal 551kcal 26%
Vitamin B3 0.391mg 4.168mg 24%
Vitamin B2 0.018mg 0.283mg 20%
Folate 15µg 78µg 16%
Manganese 0.152mg 0.488mg 15%
Vitamin K 16.1µg 13%
Carbs 4.66g 45.1g 13%
Protein 1.77g 7.3g 11%
Copper 0.051mg 0.114mg 7%
Phosphorus 23mg 60mg 5%
Vitamin A 49µg 0µg 5%
Vitamin E 0.54mg 4%
Fiber 0.4g 1.5g 4%
Vitamin B5 0.14mg 0mg 3%
Magnesium 3mg 16mg 3%
Zinc 0.31mg 0.53mg 2%
Potassium 130mg 61mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.041mg 0.021mg 2%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 0mg 1%
Choline 6.4mg 1%
Net carbs 4.26g 43.6g N/A
Cholesterol 1mg 0mg 0%
Calcium 14mg 10mg 0%
Sugar 0.74g N/A
Sodium 254mg 249mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.013mg 0.085mg 0%
Threonine 0.043mg 0.196mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.054mg 0.272mg 0%
Leucine 0.098mg 0.508mg 0%
Lysine 0.076mg 0.142mg 0%
Methionine 0.018mg 0.129mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.064mg 0.362mg 0%
Valine 0.074mg 0.308mg 0%
Histidine 0.03mg 0.156mg 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
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7% 38% 45% 9%
Protein: 7.3 g
Fats: 38.1 g
Carbs: 45.1 g
Water: 8.5 g
Other: 1 g
Contains more WaterWater +974.5%
Contains more OtherOther +20%
Contains more ProteinProtein +312.4%
Contains more FatsFats +3563.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +867.8%

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
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27% 60% 14%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 9.643 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 21.597 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.894 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +7347.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +963.9%

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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. Pastry - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172790/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.