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Minestrone vs. Pork — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between minestrone and pork

  • Minestrone has more vitamin A; however, pork is richer in vitamin B1, vitamin B6, phosphorus, vitamin B12, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, and zinc.
  • Pork's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 71% more.
  • Minestrone contains 139 times more vitamin A than pork. Minestrone contains 970IU of vitamin A, while pork contains 7IU.
  • Minestrone contains less saturated fat.
  • Minestrone has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of minestrone is 47, while the glycemic index of pork is 0.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Soup, minestrone, canned, prepared with equal volume water and Pork, fresh, loin, whole, separable lean, and fat, cooked, broiled.

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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%
Pork
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 20% 5.7% 37% 33% 24% 65% 105% 8.1% 1.2% 247%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1588.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +833.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +35.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +225.4%
Contains more IronIron +128.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +43.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +671%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +969.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -75.6%

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 2% 0.67% 5.8% 20% 219% 74% 94% 42% 107% 88% 0% 3.8% 51%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +2350%
Contains more FolateFolate +200%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +20%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +3886.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1683.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1188.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +398.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1031.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Minestrone Pork DV% diff.
Selenium 45.3µg 82%
Vitamin B1 0.022mg 0.877mg 71%
Protein 1.77g 27.32g 51%
Vitamin B6 0.041mg 0.464mg 33%
Phosphorus 23mg 246mg 32%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.7µg 29%
Vitamin B3 0.391mg 5.037mg 29%
Cholesterol 1mg 80mg 26%
Saturated fat 0.23g 5.23g 23%
Vitamin B2 0.018mg 0.321mg 23%
Fats 1.04g 13.92g 20%
Zinc 0.31mg 2.39mg 19%
Choline 93.9mg 17%
Monounsaturated fat 0.29g 6.19g 15%
Vitamin B5 0.14mg 0.698mg 11%
Calories 34kcal 242kcal 10%
Potassium 130mg 423mg 9%
Sodium 254mg 62mg 8%
Vitamin D 1.3µg 7%
Vitamin D 53IU 7%
Magnesium 3mg 28mg 6%
Manganese 0.152mg 0.009mg 6%
Iron 0.38mg 0.87mg 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.46g 1.2g 5%
Vitamin A 49µg 2µg 5%
Folate 15µg 5µg 3%
Carbs 4.66g 0g 2%
Fiber 0.4g 0g 2%
Copper 0.051mg 0.073mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.29mg 2%
Calcium 14mg 19mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 0.6mg 0%
Net carbs 4.26g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.013mg 0.338mg 0%
Threonine 0.043mg 1.234mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.054mg 1.26mg 0%
Leucine 0.098mg 2.177mg 0%
Lysine 0.076mg 2.446mg 0%
Methionine 0.018mg 0.712mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.064mg 1.086mg 0%
Valine 0.074mg 1.473mg 0%
Histidine 0.03mg 1.067mg 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
Pork
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27% 14% 58%
Protein: 27.32 g
Fats: 13.92 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 57.87 g
Other: 0.89 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +57.8%
Contains more OtherOther +34.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1443.5%
Contains more FatsFats +1238.5%

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
Pork
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41% 49% 10%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 5.23 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 6.19 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.2 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -95.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2034.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +160.9%

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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. Pork - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167820/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.