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Star anise vs. Minestrone — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between star anise and minestrone

  • Star anise has more iron, copper, manganese, calcium, phosphorus, fiber, vitamin B6, zinc, magnesium, and potassium than minestrone.
  • Star anise's daily need coverage for iron is 457% more.
  • Star anise contains 57 times more magnesium than minestrone. Star anise contains 170mg of magnesium, while minestrone contains 3mg.
  • Star anise has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of star anise is 89, while the glycemic index of minestrone is 47.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Spices, anise seed 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 121% 194% 127% 1386% 303% 145% 189% 2.1% 300% 27%
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 +5566.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +4514.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1008.5%
Contains more IronIron +9626.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +1684.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +1609.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1813%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1413.2%
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.
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 70% 5.3% 0% 0% 85% 67% 57% 48% 150% 0% 0% 7.5% 0%
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 +4100%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1445.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1511.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +682.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +469.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1485.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +206.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +50%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Star anise Minestrone DV% diff.
Iron 36.96mg 0.38mg 457%
Copper 0.91mg 0.051mg 95%
Manganese 2.3mg 0.152mg 93%
Calcium 646mg 14mg 63%
Phosphorus 440mg 23mg 60%
Fiber 14.6g 0.4g 57%
Vitamin B6 0.65mg 0.041mg 47%
Zinc 5.3mg 0.31mg 45%
Magnesium 170mg 3mg 40%
Potassium 1441mg 130mg 39%
Protein 17.6g 1.77g 32%
Vitamin B1 0.34mg 0.022mg 27%
Monounsaturated fat 9.78g 0.29g 24%
Vitamin C 21mg 0.5mg 23%
Fats 15.9g 1.04g 23%
Vitamin B2 0.29mg 0.018mg 21%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.15g 0.46g 18%
Vitamin B3 3.06mg 0.391mg 17%
Carbs 50.02g 4.66g 15%
Calories 337kcal 34kcal 15%
Vitamin B5 0.797mg 0.14mg 13%
Sodium 16mg 254mg 10%
Selenium 5µg 9%
Vitamin A 16µg 49µg 4%
Saturated fat 0.586g 0.23g 2%
Folate 10µg 15µg 1%
Net carbs 35.42g 4.26g N/A
Cholesterol 0mg 1mg 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
18% 16% 50% 10% 7%
Protein: 17.6 g
Fats: 15.9 g
Carbs: 50.02 g
Water: 9.54 g
Other: 6.94 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 +894.4%
Contains more FatsFats +1428.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +973.4%
Contains more OtherOther +478.3%
Contains more WaterWater +857.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 72% 23%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.586 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 9.78 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.15 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 +3272.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +584.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -60.8%

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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. Star anise - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171316/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.