Minestrone vs. Rib eye steak — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between minestrone and rib eye steak?

Minestrone is higher in vitamin A, yet rib eye steak is higher in vitamin B12, zinc, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, iron, vitamin B2, and phosphorus.
Rib eye steak's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 88% more.
Minestrone has 39 times more vitamin A than rib eye steak. While minestrone has 970IU of vitamin A, rib eye steak has only 25IU.
The amount of saturated fat in minestrone is lower.
The glycemic index of rib eye steak is lower.

We used Soup, minestrone, canned, prepared with equal volume water and Beef, rib eye steak, boneless, lip-on, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, cooked, grilled 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.

Minestrone

Rib eye steak

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+27.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+90%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+633.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+100%
Contains more IronIron	+489.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+56.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+1806.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+560.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-78.7%

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

Rib eye steak

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+512.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+150%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+222.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+1494.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+1155.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+282.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+1063.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0µg	2.1µg	88%
Selenium		29.7µg	54%
Zinc	0.31mg	5.91mg	51%
Protein	1.77g	23.69g	44%
Saturated fat	0.23g	9.684g	43%
Vitamin B6	0.041mg	0.477mg	34%
Fats	1.04g	21.81g	32%
Vitamin B3	0.391mg	4.908mg	28%
Monounsaturated fat	0.29g	10.519g	26%
Cholesterol	1mg	80mg	26%
Iron	0.38mg	2.24mg	23%
Vitamin B2	0.018mg	0.287mg	21%
Phosphorus	23mg	152mg	18%
Calories	34kcal	291kcal	13%
Sodium	254mg	54mg	9%
Choline		48.8mg	9%
Vitamin B5	0.14mg	0.536mg	8%
Vitamin A	49µg	8µg	5%
Magnesium	3mg	22mg	5%
Vitamin B1	0.022mg	0.071mg	4%
Potassium	130mg	260mg	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.46g	1.027g	4%
Copper	0.051mg	0.08mg	3%
Manganese	0.152mg	0.08mg	3%
Fiber	0.4g	0g	2%
Folate	15µg	6µg	2%
Carbs	4.66g	0g	2%
Vitamin D		0.2µg	1%
Vitamin D		7IU	1%
Vitamin K		1.6µg	1%
Vitamin C	0.5mg	0mg	1%
Vitamin E		0.1mg	1%
Net carbs	4.26g	0g	N/A
Calcium	14mg	11mg	0%
Trans fat		1.478g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.013mg	0.265mg	0%
Threonine	0.043mg	1.116mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.054mg	1.103mg	0%
Leucine	0.098mg	2.041mg	0%
Lysine	0.076mg	2.269mg	0%
Methionine	0.018mg	0.641mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.064mg	0.95mg	0%
Valine	0.074mg	1.184mg	0%
Histidine	0.03mg	0.888mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.038g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.014g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.024g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.005g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.7g	N/A