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Minestrone vs. Sunflower oil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between minestrone and sunflower oil

  • Minestrone has more vitamin A, manganese, and copper; however, sunflower oil is higher in monounsaturated fat and polyunsaturated fat.
  • Sunflower oil covers your daily saturated fat needs 64% more than minestrone.
  • Sunflower oil has less sodium.
  • The glycemic index of minestrone is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Soup, minestrone, canned, prepared with equal volume water and Oil, sunflower, linoleic, (partially hydrogenated).

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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% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
~equal in Selenium ~0µg

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 0% 0% 822% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 14% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Minestrone Sunflower oil DV% diff.
Vitamin E 41.08mg 274%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.46g 36.4g 240%
Fats 1.04g 100g 152%
Monounsaturated fat 0.29g 46.2g 115%
Saturated fat 0.23g 13g 58%
Calories 34kcal 884kcal 43%
Sodium 254mg 0mg 11%
Manganese 0.152mg 0mg 7%
Copper 0.051mg 0mg 6%
Vitamin A 49µg 0µg 5%
Iron 0.38mg 0mg 5%
Vitamin K 5.4µg 5%
Potassium 130mg 0mg 4%
Folate 15µg 0µg 4%
Protein 1.77g 0g 4%
Vitamin B5 0.14mg 0mg 3%
Zinc 0.31mg 0mg 3%
Phosphorus 23mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.041mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.391mg 0mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.022mg 0mg 2%
Fiber 0.4g 0g 2%
Carbs 4.66g 0g 2%
Vitamin B2 0.018mg 0mg 1%
Calcium 14mg 0mg 1%
Magnesium 3mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 4.26g 0g N/A
Cholesterol 1mg 0mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.013mg 0mg 0%
Threonine 0.043mg 0mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.054mg 0mg 0%
Leucine 0.098mg 0mg 0%
Lysine 0.076mg 0mg 0%
Methionine 0.018mg 0mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.064mg 0mg 0%
Valine 0.074mg 0mg 0%
Histidine 0.03mg 0mg 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
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 100 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 0 g
Other: 0 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +9515.4%

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
14% 48% 38%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 13 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 46.2 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 36.4 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +15831%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +7813%

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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. Sunflower oil - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172328/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.