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Minestrone vs. Pumpkin — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between minestrone and pumpkin

  • Pumpkin has more vitamin A, vitamin C, copper, vitamin B2, potassium, and iron than minestrone.
  • Pumpkin's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 151% more.
  • Minestrone contains 254 times more sodium than pumpkin. Minestrone contains 254mg of sodium, while pumpkin contains 1mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Soup, minestrone, canned, prepared with equal volume water and Pumpkin, raw.

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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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 6.3% 30% 30% 42% 8.7% 19% 0.13% 16% 1.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +21.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +300%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +50%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +161.5%
Contains more IronIron +110.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +149%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +91.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.6%
~equal in Zinc ~0.32mg

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 30% 142% 21% 0% 13% 25% 11% 18% 14% 0% 2.8% 12% 4.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1700%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +769.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +127.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +511.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +53.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +112.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +48.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~16µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Minestrone Pumpkin DV% diff.
Vitamin A 49µg 426µg 42%
Sodium 254mg 1mg 11%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 9mg 9%
Copper 0.051mg 0.127mg 8%
Vitamin E 1.06mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.018mg 0.11mg 7%
Potassium 130mg 340mg 6%
Iron 0.38mg 0.8mg 5%
Phosphorus 23mg 44mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.14mg 0.298mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.46g 0.005g 3%
Magnesium 3mg 12mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.041mg 0.061mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.022mg 0.05mg 2%
Protein 1.77g 1g 2%
Manganese 0.152mg 0.125mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.391mg 0.6mg 1%
Selenium 0.3µg 1%
Vitamin K 1.1µg 1%
Saturated fat 0.23g 0.052g 1%
Calcium 14mg 21mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.29g 0.013g 1%
Carbs 4.66g 6.5g 1%
Fats 1.04g 0.1g 1%
Choline 8.2mg 1%
Calories 34kcal 26kcal 0%
Net carbs 4.26g 6g N/A
Cholesterol 1mg 0mg 0%
Sugar 2.76g N/A
Fiber 0.4g 0.5g 0%
Zinc 0.31mg 0.32mg 0%
Folate 15µg 16µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.013mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.043mg 0.029mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.054mg 0.031mg 0%
Leucine 0.098mg 0.046mg 0%
Lysine 0.076mg 0.054mg 0%
Methionine 0.018mg 0.011mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.064mg 0.032mg 0%
Valine 0.074mg 0.035mg 0%
Histidine 0.03mg 0.016mg 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
7% 92%
Protein: 1 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 6.5 g
Water: 91.6 g
Other: 0.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +77%
Contains more FatsFats +940%
Contains more OtherOther +50%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +39.5%
~equal in Water ~91.6g

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
74% 19% 7%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.052 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.013 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.005 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2130.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +9100%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -77.4%

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. Pumpkin - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168448/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.