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Minestrone vs. Smoothie — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between minestrone and smoothie?

  • Minestrone is higher in vitamin A, yet smoothie is higher in vitamin C and vitamin B12.
  • Smoothie's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 27% more.
  • Minestrone has 9 times more sodium than smoothie. While minestrone has 254mg of sodium, smoothie has only 29mg.

We used Soup, minestrone, canned, prepared with equal volume water and Beverages, V8 SPLASH Smoothies, Strawberry Banana 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.
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 0% 12% 2.1% 5.6% 0% 0% 0% 3.8% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +441.7%
Contains more IronIron +153.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +192.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88.6%
~equal in Selenium ~µg

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%
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 82% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 15% 0% 19% 30% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +4800%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +108.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +100%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Minestrone Smoothie DV% diff.
Vitamin C 0.5mg 24.5mg 27%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.24µg 10%
Sodium 254mg 29mg 10%
Manganese 0.152mg 7%
Copper 0.051mg 6%
Vitamin A 49µg 5%
Folate 15µg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.041mg 0.082mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.46g 3%
Vitamin B5 0.14mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.391mg 0.816mg 3%
Calcium 14mg 41mg 3%
Potassium 130mg 24mg 3%
Iron 0.38mg 0.15mg 3%
Zinc 0.31mg 3%
Phosphorus 23mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.022mg 2%
Fats 1.04g 0g 2%
Fiber 0.4g 0g 2%
Saturated fat 0.23g 0g 1%
Magnesium 3mg 1%
Protein 1.77g 1.22g 1%
Vitamin B2 0.018mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.29g 1%
Carbs 4.66g 8.16g 1%
Calories 34kcal 37kcal 0%
Net carbs 4.26g 8.16g N/A
Cholesterol 1mg 0mg 0%
Sugar 7.35g N/A
Tryptophan 0.013mg 0%
Threonine 0.043mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.054mg 0%
Leucine 0.098mg 0%
Lysine 0.076mg 0%
Methionine 0.018mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.064mg 0%
Valine 0.074mg 0%
Histidine 0.03mg 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
8% 90%
Protein: 1.22 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 8.16 g
Water: 90.28 g
Other: 0.34 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +45.1%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +252.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +75.1%
~equal in Water ~90.28g

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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. Smoothie - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174829/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.