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Spaghetti vs. Minestrone — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between spaghetti and minestrone

  • Spaghetti is higher in manganese, fiber, copper, and phosphorus; however, minestrone is richer in vitamin A.
  • Minestrone's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 19% higher.
  • Spaghetti has 6 times more magnesium than minestrone. While spaghetti has 18mg of magnesium, minestrone has only 3mg.
  • Spaghetti has less sodium.

The food types used in this comparison are Pasta, cooked, unenriched, without added salt 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 13% 2.1% 3.9% 19% 33% 14% 25% 0.13% 42% 144%
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 +500%
Contains more IronIron +31.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +96.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +64.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +152.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +111.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +195.5%

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 0% 0% 1.2% 0% 5% 4.6% 7.5% 6.7% 11% 0% 0% 5.3% 3.5%
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 1.7% 16% 0% 0% 5.5% 4.2% 7.3% 8.4% 9.5% 0% 0% 11% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +19.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +25%
Contains more FolateFolate +114.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.022mg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.018mg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.391mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Spaghetti Minestrone DV% diff.
Selenium 26.4µg 48%
Sodium 1mg 254mg 11%
Starch 26.01g 11%
Carbs 30.86g 4.66g 9%
Protein 5.8g 1.77g 8%
Manganese 0.322mg 0.152mg 7%
Fiber 1.8g 0.4g 6%
Calories 158kcal 34kcal 6%
Phosphorus 58mg 23mg 5%
Copper 0.1mg 0.051mg 5%
Vitamin A 0µg 49µg 5%
Magnesium 18mg 3mg 4%
Potassium 44mg 130mg 3%
Iron 0.5mg 0.38mg 2%
Zinc 0.51mg 0.31mg 2%
Folate 7µg 15µg 2%
Calcium 7mg 14mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.326g 0.46g 1%
Choline 6.4mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.049mg 0.041mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.112mg 0.14mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.5mg 1%
Fats 0.93g 1.04g 0%
Net carbs 29.06g 4.26g N/A
Cholesterol 0mg 1mg 0%
Sugar 0.56g N/A
Vitamin E 0.06mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.02mg 0.022mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.02mg 0.018mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.4mg 0.391mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.176g 0.23g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.131g 0.29g 0%
Tryptophan 0.083mg 0.013mg 0%
Threonine 0.206mg 0.043mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.228mg 0.054mg 0%
Leucine 0.44mg 0.098mg 0%
Lysine 0.133mg 0.076mg 0%
Methionine 0.065mg 0.018mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.297mg 0.064mg 0%
Valine 0.262mg 0.074mg 0%
Histidine 0.132mg 0.03mg 0%
Fructose 0.03g 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.024g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
6% 31% 62%
Protein: 5.8 g
Fats: 0.93 g
Carbs: 30.86 g
Water: 62.13 g
Other: 0.28 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 +227.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +562.2%
Contains more FatsFats +11.8%
Contains more WaterWater +47%
Contains more OtherOther +328.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
28% 21% 52%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.176 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.131 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.326 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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -23.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +121.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +41.1%

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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. Spaghetti - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168928/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.