Minestrone vs. Rice pudding — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are minestrone and rice pudding different?

Minestrone is richer in vitamin A, while rice pudding is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin B2, phosphorus, and calcium.
Minestrone covers your daily need for vitamin A, 16% more than rice pudding.
Minestrone contains 2 times more sodium than rice pudding. Minestrone contains 254mg of sodium, while rice pudding contains 109mg.
Rice pudding has a higher glycemic index (59) than minestrone (47).

Soup, minestrone, canned, prepared with equal volume water and Puddings, rice, dry mix, prepared with 2% milk types were used 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

Rice pudding

Contains more CopperCopper	+183.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+166.7%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+333.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+650%
Contains more ZincZinc	+22.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+278.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-57.1%

~equal in Potassium ~130mg

~equal in Iron ~0.37mg

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

Rice pudding

Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+17.1%
Contains more FolateFolate	+275%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+40%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+240.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+683.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+13.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+105.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin A ~46µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.24µg	10%
Calcium	14mg	105mg	9%
Phosphorus	23mg	87mg	9%
Vitamin B2	0.018mg	0.141mg	9%
Sodium	254mg	109mg	6%
Carbs	4.66g	20.81g	5%
Manganese	0.152mg	0.057mg	4%
Copper	0.051mg	0.018mg	4%
Vitamin B1	0.022mg	0.075mg	4%
Calories	34kcal	111kcal	4%
Vitamin D		0.8µg	4%
Vitamin D		34IU	4%
Protein	1.77g	3.29g	3%
Folate	15µg	4µg	3%
Saturated fat	0.23g	0.967g	3%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.46g	0.06g	3%
Vitamin B5	0.14mg	0.288mg	3%
Selenium		1.9µg	3%
Cholesterol	1mg	6mg	2%
Magnesium	3mg	13mg	2%
Fats	1.04g	1.63g	1%
Fiber	0.4g	0.1g	1%
Zinc	0.31mg	0.38mg	1%
Vitamin C	0.5mg	0.7mg	0%
Net carbs	4.26g	20.71g	N/A
Potassium	130mg	130mg	0%
Iron	0.38mg	0.37mg	0%
Vitamin A	49µg	46µg	0%
Vitamin B3	0.391mg	0.443mg	0%
Vitamin B6	0.041mg	0.035mg	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.29g	0.441g	0%
Tryptophan	0.013mg	0.039mg	0%
Threonine	0.043mg	0.126mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.054mg	0.169mg	0%
Leucine	0.098mg	0.273mg	0%
Lysine	0.076mg	0.221mg	0%
Methionine	0.018mg	0.07mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.064mg	0.135mg	0%
Valine	0.074mg	0.187mg	0%
Histidine	0.03mg	0.075mg	0%