Foodstruct Nutrition Search | Diet Analysis | Food Comparison | Glycemic Index Chart | Insulin Index Chart | Blog | Subscribe | Sign Up
  1. Home
  2. Foods
  3. Spices
  4. Nutmeg
  5. Compare
  6. Nutmeg vs. Minestrone

Nutmeg vs. Minestrone — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

A recap on differences between nutmeg and minestrone

  • Nutmeg has more manganese, copper, fiber, magnesium, iron, phosphorus, vitamin B1, and calcium; however, minestrone is higher in vitamin A.
  • Nutmeg covers your daily saturated fat needs 129% more than minestrone.
  • Minestrone contains 61 times less magnesium than nutmeg. Nutmeg contains 183mg of magnesium, while minestrone contains 3mg.
  • Minestrone has less saturated fat.
  • The glycemic index of minestrone is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Spices, nutmeg, ground and Soup, minestrone, canned, prepared with equal volume water.

Infographic

Nutmeg vs Minestrone 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.
Nutmeg
Nutmeg
10
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 131% 55% 31% 114% 342% 59% 91% 2.1% 378% 8.7%
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%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +6000%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1214.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +169.2%
Contains more IronIron +700%
Contains more CopperCopper +1913.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +593.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +826.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1807.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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.
Nutmeg
Nutmeg
7
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 10% 1.7% 0% 0% 87% 13% 24% 0% 37% 0% 0% 57% 4.8%
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%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +500%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1472.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +216.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +232.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +290.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +406.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +880%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Nutmeg Minestrone DV% diff.
Manganese 2.9mg 0.152mg 119%
Saturated fat 25.94g 0.23g 117%
Copper 1.027mg 0.051mg 108%
Fiber 20.8g 0.4g 82%
Fats 36.31g 1.04g 54%
Magnesium 183mg 3mg 43%
Iron 3.04mg 0.38mg 33%
Phosphorus 213mg 23mg 27%
Vitamin B1 0.346mg 0.022mg 27%
Calories 525kcal 34kcal 25%
Calcium 184mg 14mg 17%
Zinc 2.15mg 0.31mg 17%
Carbs 49.29g 4.66g 15%
Folate 76µg 15µg 15%
Sodium 16mg 254mg 10%
Vitamin B6 0.16mg 0.041mg 9%
Protein 5.84g 1.77g 8%
Monounsaturated fat 3.22g 0.29g 7%
Vitamin B3 1.299mg 0.391mg 6%
Potassium 350mg 130mg 6%
Vitamin A 5µg 49µg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.14mg 3%
Selenium 1.6µg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.057mg 0.018mg 3%
Vitamin C 3mg 0.5mg 3%
Choline 8.8mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.35g 0.46g 1%
Net carbs 28.49g 4.26g N/A
Cholesterol 0mg 1mg 0%
Sugar 2.99g 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
Nutmeg
Nutmeg
4
6% 36% 49% 6% 2%
Protein: 5.84 g
Fats: 36.31 g
Carbs: 49.29 g
Water: 6.23 g
Other: 2.33 g
2% 5% 91%
Protein: 1.77 g
Fats: 1.04 g
Carbs: 4.66 g
Water: 91.33 g
Other: 1.2 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +229.9%
Contains more FatsFats +3391.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +957.7%
Contains more OtherOther +94.2%
Contains more WaterWater +1366%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Nutmeg
Nutmeg
1
88% 11%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 25.94 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.22 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.35 g
23% 30% 47%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.23 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.29 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.46 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1010.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +31.4%

People also compare

Nutmeg
Nutmeg vs Oregano
Oregano
Nutmeg
Nutmeg vs Paprika
Paprika
Nutmeg
Nutmeg vs Black pepper
Black pepper
Minestrone
Minestrone vs Beef noodle soup
Beef noodle soup
Minestrone
Minestrone vs Shark fin soup
Shark fin soup
Minestrone
Minestrone vs Cream of mushroom soup
Cream of mushroom soup

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. Nutmeg - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171326/nutrients
  2. Minestrone - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172913/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.