Foodstruct Nutrition Search | Diet Analysis | Food Comparison | Glycemic Index Chart | Insulin Index Chart | Blog | Subscribe | Sign Up

Minestrone vs. Whey — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

The main differences between minestrone and whey

  • Minestrone has more vitamin A, manganese, and copper; however, whey has more vitamin B12 and vitamin B2.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin A for minestrone is 19% higher.
  • Whey has 152 times less manganese than minestrone. Minestrone has 0.152mg of manganese, while whey has 0.001mg.
  • Whey is lower in sodium.

Food types used in this article are Soup, minestrone, canned, prepared with equal volume water and Whey, sweet, fluid.

Infographic

Minestrone vs Whey infographic
Infographic link

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%
Whey
6
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 14% 14% 2.3% 1.3% 3.5% 20% 7% 0.13% 10%
Contains more IronIron +533.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +1175%
Contains more ZincZinc +138.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +15100%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +166.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +235.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +23.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +100%
Contains less SodiumSodium -78.7%

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%
Whey
5
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 0.33% 1% 0% 0% 9% 36% 1.4% 23% 7.2% 35% 0% 0.75% 8.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +400%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1533.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +428.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +32.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +1400%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +63.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +777.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +173.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Minestrone Whey DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.28µg 12%
Vitamin B2 0.018mg 0.158mg 11%
Sodium 254mg 54mg 9%
Manganese 0.152mg 0.001mg 7%
Vitamin A 49µg 3µg 5%
Copper 0.051mg 0.004mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.14mg 0.383mg 5%
Iron 0.38mg 0.06mg 4%
Folate 15µg 1µg 4%
Phosphorus 23mg 46mg 3%
Selenium 1.9µg 3%
Calcium 14mg 47mg 3%
Choline 16mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.46g 0.011g 3%
Fiber 0.4g 0g 2%
Protein 1.77g 0.85g 2%
Zinc 0.31mg 0.13mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.391mg 0.074mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.022mg 0.036mg 1%
Potassium 130mg 161mg 1%
Magnesium 3mg 8mg 1%
Fats 1.04g 0.36g 1%
Vitamin B6 0.041mg 0.031mg 1%
Calories 34kcal 27kcal 0%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 0.1mg 0%
Carbs 4.66g 5.14g 0%
Net carbs 4.26g 5.14g N/A
Cholesterol 1mg 2mg 0%
Sugar 5.14g N/A
Saturated fat 0.23g 0.23g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.29g 0.1g 0%
Tryptophan 0.013mg 0.013mg 0%
Threonine 0.043mg 0.054mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.054mg 0.047mg 0%
Leucine 0.098mg 0.078mg 0%
Lysine 0.076mg 0.068mg 0%
Methionine 0.018mg 0.016mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.064mg 0.027mg 0%
Valine 0.074mg 0.046mg 0%
Histidine 0.03mg 0.016mg 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
Whey
2
5% 93%
Protein: 0.85 g
Fats: 0.36 g
Carbs: 5.14 g
Water: 93.12 g
Other: 0.53 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +108.2%
Contains more FatsFats +188.9%
Contains more OtherOther +126.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +10.3%
~equal in Water ~93.12g

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
Whey
0
67% 29% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.23 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.1 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.011 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +190%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +4081.8%
~equal in Saturated fat ~0.23g

People also compare

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. Whey - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171282/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.