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Onion soup vs. Minestrone — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between onion soup and minestrone

  • Onion soup has more copper; however, minestrone is higher in vitamin A.
  • Minestrone covers your daily vitamin A needs 19% more than onion soup.
  • Minestrone contains 2 times less sodium than onion soup. Onion soup contains 516mg of sodium, while minestrone contains 254mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Soup, onion, canned, condensed and Soup, minestrone, canned, prepared with equal volume water.

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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 1.4% 6.6% 4.9% 21% 33% 14% 3.9% 67% 26% 19%
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 CalciumCalcium +57.1%
Contains more IronIron +44.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +96.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +61.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +31.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +50%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +132.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +155.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50.8%

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 3.3% 1% 4.4% 0% 6.8% 4.6% 9.2% 0% 9.2% 0% 1% 9% 2.2%
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 +100%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +22.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +25.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1533.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +25%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.018mg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.041mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Onion soup Minestrone DV% diff.
Sodium 516mg 254mg 11%
Selenium 3.5µg 6%
Vitamin A 3µg 49µg 5%
Copper 0.1mg 0.051mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.14mg 3%
Protein 3.06g 1.77g 3%
Manganese 0.2mg 0.152mg 2%
Potassium 56mg 130mg 2%
Iron 0.55mg 0.38mg 2%
Zinc 0.5mg 0.31mg 2%
Phosphorus 9mg 23mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.61g 0.29g 1%
Choline 4mg 1%
Folate 12µg 15µg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.49mg 0.391mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.22mg 1%
Calories 46kcal 34kcal 1%
Fiber 0.7g 0.4g 1%
Fats 1.42g 1.04g 1%
Calcium 22mg 14mg 1%
Carbs 6.68g 4.66g 1%
Vitamin C 1mg 0.5mg 1%
Net carbs 5.98g 4.26g N/A
Cholesterol 0mg 1mg 0%
Magnesium 2mg 3mg 0%
Sugar 2.72g N/A
Vitamin B1 0.027mg 0.022mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.02mg 0.018mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.04mg 0.041mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.4µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.21g 0.23g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.53g 0.46g 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
3% 7% 86% 2%
Protein: 3.06 g
Fats: 1.42 g
Carbs: 6.68 g
Water: 86.35 g
Other: 2.49 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 +72.9%
Contains more FatsFats +36.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +43.3%
Contains more OtherOther +107.5%
~equal in Water ~91.33g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
16% 45% 39%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.21 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.61 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.53 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 +110.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +15.2%
~equal in Saturated fat ~0.23g

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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. Onion soup - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171551/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.