Minestrone vs. Turkey meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between minestrone and turkey meat?

Minestrone is richer in vitamin A, yet turkey meat is richer in vitamin B3, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, phosphorus, vitamin B2, zinc, and vitamin B5.
Turkey meat's daily need coverage for vitamin B3 is 57% higher.
Minestrone has 25 times more vitamin A than turkey meat. Minestrone has 970IU of vitamin A, while turkey meat has 39IU.
Minestrone contains less saturated fat.
Turkey meat has a lower glycemic index than minestrone.

We used Soup, minestrone, canned, prepared with equal volume water and Turkey, whole, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted types in this comparison.

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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

Turkey meat

Contains more ManganeseManganese

+985.7%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+900%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+83.8%
Contains more IronIron	+186.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+82.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+700%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+869.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-59.4%

~equal in Calcium ~14mg

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

Turkey meat

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+308.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+66.7%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+104.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+1461.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+2348.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+577.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+1402.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B3	0.391mg	9.573mg	57%
Protein	1.77g	28.55g	54%
Selenium		29.8µg	54%
Vitamin B6	0.041mg	0.616mg	44%
Vitamin B12	0µg	1.02µg	43%
Cholesterol	1mg	109mg	36%
Phosphorus	23mg	223mg	29%
Vitamin B2	0.018mg	0.281mg	20%
Zinc	0.31mg	2.48mg	20%
Choline		87.4mg	16%
Vitamin B5	0.14mg	0.948mg	16%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.46g	2.119g	11%
Fats	1.04g	7.39g	10%
Saturated fat	0.23g	2.155g	9%
Iron	0.38mg	1.09mg	9%
Calories	34kcal	189kcal	8%
Sodium	254mg	103mg	7%
Monounsaturated fat	0.29g	2.647g	6%
Manganese	0.152mg	0.014mg	6%
Magnesium	3mg	30mg	6%
Copper	0.051mg	0.093mg	5%
Vitamin A	49µg	12µg	4%
Potassium	130mg	239mg	3%
Carbs	4.66g	0.06g	2%
Vitamin D		0.4µg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.022mg	0.045mg	2%
Fiber	0.4g	0g	2%
Vitamin D		15IU	2%
Folate	15µg	9µg	2%
Vitamin C	0.5mg	0mg	1%
Net carbs	4.26g	0.06g	N/A
Calcium	14mg	14mg	0%
Vitamin E		0.07mg	0%
Trans fat		0.101g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.013mg	0.291mg	0%
Threonine	0.043mg	1.004mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.054mg	0.796mg	0%
Leucine	0.098mg	1.925mg	0%
Lysine	0.076mg	2.282mg	0%
Methionine	0.018mg	0.724mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.064mg	0.903mg	0%
Valine	0.074mg	0.902mg	0%
Histidine	0.03mg	0.749mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.008g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.005g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.105g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.008g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.003g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.01g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.014g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		1.841g	N/A