Minestrone vs. Pot roast — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between minestrone and pot roast

Minestrone has more vitamin A, while pot roast has more vitamin B12, zinc, iron, vitamin B3, phosphorus, vitamin B6, and vitamin B2.
Pot roast covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 89% more than minestrone.
The amount of saturated fat in minestrone is lower.
Pot roast has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of pot roast is 0, while the glycemic index of minestrone is 47.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Soup, minestrone, canned, prepared with equal volume water and Beef, chuck, arm pot roast, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, braised.

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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.

Minestrone

Pot roast

Contains more ManganeseManganese

+1420%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+533.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+14.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+77.7%
Contains more IronIron	+536.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+94.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+2048.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+656.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-81.5%

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.

Minestrone

Pot roast

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+66.7%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+168.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+850%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+949.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+307.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+590.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0µg	2.13µg	89%
Zinc	0.31mg	6.66mg	58%
Protein	1.77g	28.94g	54%
Selenium		27µg	49%
Cholesterol	1mg	116mg	38%
Saturated fat	0.23g	7.548g	33%
Fats	1.04g	19.17g	28%
Iron	0.38mg	2.42mg	26%
Vitamin B3	0.391mg	4.105mg	23%
Phosphorus	23mg	174mg	22%
Monounsaturated fat	0.29g	8.175g	20%
Choline		110.2mg	20%
Vitamin B6	0.041mg	0.283mg	19%
Calories	34kcal	297kcal	13%
Vitamin B2	0.018mg	0.171mg	12%
Sodium	254mg	47mg	9%
Vitamin B5	0.14mg	0.571mg	9%
Manganese	0.152mg	0.01mg	6%
Copper	0.051mg	0.099mg	5%
Vitamin A	49µg	0µg	5%
Magnesium	3mg	19mg	4%
Vitamin E		0.51mg	3%
Potassium	130mg	231mg	3%
Vitamin B1	0.022mg	0.059mg	3%
Folate	15µg	9µg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.46g	0.708g	2%
Carbs	4.66g	0g	2%
Vitamin K		1.8µg	2%
Fiber	0.4g	0g	2%
Vitamin D		8IU	1%
Vitamin C	0.5mg	0mg	1%
Vitamin D		0.2µg	1%
Net carbs	4.26g	0g	N/A
Calcium	14mg	16mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.013mg	0.19mg	0%
Threonine	0.043mg	1.156mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.054mg	1.317mg	0%
Leucine	0.098mg	2.302mg	0%
Lysine	0.076mg	2.446mg	0%
Methionine	0.018mg	0.754mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.064mg	1.143mg	0%
Valine	0.074mg	1.436mg	0%
Histidine	0.03mg	0.924mg	0%