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Minestrone vs. Sweet and sour — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between minestrone and sweet and sour

  • Minestrone is richer in vitamin A, while sweet, and sour is higher in manganese and vitamin C.
  • Sweet and sour covers your daily manganese needs 26% more than minestrone.
  • Minestrone has 97 times more vitamin A than sweet and sour. Minestrone has 970IU of vitamin A, while sweet, and sour has 10IU.
  • Minestrone is lower in sodium.
  • Sweet and sour has a higher glycemic index (70) than minestrone (47).

Specific food types used in this comparison are Soup, minestrone, canned, prepared with equal volume water and Sauce, sweet, and sour, ready-to-serve.

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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 5.7% 3% 8.7% 7.9% 26% 2.5% 3% 48% 99% 2.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +40%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +31.3%
Contains more IronIron +81%
Contains more ZincZinc +244.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +228.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -31.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +166.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +54.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +400.7%

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.
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 29% 0.33% 0.2% 0% 12% 4.4% 3.5% 5.6% 12% 0% 0.5% 6% 1.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +4800%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +109.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +50.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +87.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1640%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +118.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +29.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.019mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Minestrone Sweet and sour DV% diff.
Manganese 0.152mg 0.761mg 26%
Carbs 4.66g 38.22g 11%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 8.7mg 9%
Calories 34kcal 150kcal 6%
Sodium 254mg 371mg 5%
Vitamin A 49µg 1µg 5%
Protein 1.77g 0.27g 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.46g 0g 3%
Copper 0.051mg 0.079mg 3%
Fats 1.04g 0.02g 2%
Folate 15µg 8µg 2%
Zinc 0.31mg 0.09mg 2%
Phosphorus 23mg 7mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.022mg 0.048mg 2%
Iron 0.38mg 0.21mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.29g 0g 1%
Saturated fat 0.23g 0g 1%
Vitamin B6 0.041mg 0.053mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.14mg 0.093mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.391mg 0.187mg 1%
Selenium 0.4µg 1%
Magnesium 3mg 8mg 1%
Fiber 0.4g 0.1g 1%
Potassium 130mg 99mg 1%
Net carbs 4.26g 38.12g N/A
Cholesterol 1mg 0mg 0%
Calcium 14mg 10mg 0%
Sugar 18.75g N/A
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.018mg 0.019mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 0%
Choline 2.4mg 0%
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
38% 60%
Protein: 0.27 g
Fats: 0.02 g
Carbs: 38.22 g
Water: 60.27 g
Other: 1.22 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +555.6%
Contains more FatsFats +5100%
Contains more WaterWater +51.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +720.2%
~equal in Other ~1.22g

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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. Sweet and sour - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174066/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.