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Tomato paste vs. Minestrone — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between tomato paste and minestrone?

  • Minestrone has less copper, iron, potassium, vitamin C, vitamin B3, fiber, vitamin B6, vitamin A, vitamin B2, and magnesium than tomato paste.
  • Tomato paste's daily need coverage for copper is 35% higher.
  • Tomato paste has 44 times more vitamin C than minestrone. Tomato paste has 21.9mg of vitamin C, while minestrone has 0.5mg.

We used Tomato products, canned, paste, without salt added and Soup, minestrone, canned, prepared with equal volume water types in this comparison.

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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 30% 11% 89% 112% 122% 17% 36% 7.7% 39% 29%
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 +1300%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +157.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +680%
Contains more IronIron +684.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +615.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +103.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +260.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -76.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +98.7%
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 73% 25% 86% 0% 15% 35% 58% 8.5% 50% 0% 29% 9% 21%
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 +4280%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +55.1%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +172.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +750%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +686.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +426.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +25%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.14mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tomato paste Minestrone DV% diff.
Copper 0.365mg 0.051mg 35%
Iron 2.98mg 0.38mg 33%
Vitamin E 4.3mg 29%
Potassium 1014mg 130mg 26%
Vitamin C 21.9mg 0.5mg 24%
Vitamin B3 3.076mg 0.391mg 17%
Fiber 4.1g 0.4g 15%
Vitamin B6 0.216mg 0.041mg 13%
Selenium 5.3µg 10%
Vitamin K 11.4µg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.153mg 0.018mg 10%
Phosphorus 83mg 23mg 9%
Magnesium 42mg 3mg 9%
Sodium 59mg 254mg 8%
Choline 38.5mg 7%
Manganese 0.302mg 0.152mg 7%
Fructose 5.85g 7%
Protein 4.32g 1.77g 5%
Carbs 18.91g 4.66g 5%
Zinc 0.63mg 0.31mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.06mg 0.022mg 3%
Vitamin A 76µg 49µg 3%
Calories 82kcal 34kcal 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.16g 0.46g 2%
Calcium 36mg 14mg 2%
Fats 0.47g 1.04g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.067g 0.29g 1%
Saturated fat 0.1g 0.23g 1%
Folate 12µg 15µg 1%
Net carbs 14.81g 4.26g N/A
Cholesterol 0mg 1mg 0%
Sugar 12.18g N/A
Starch 0.22g 0%
Vitamin B5 0.142mg 0.14mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.031mg 0.013mg 0%
Threonine 0.133mg 0.043mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.089mg 0.054mg 0%
Leucine 0.124mg 0.098mg 0%
Lysine 0.134mg 0.076mg 0%
Methionine 0.027mg 0.018mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.13mg 0.064mg 0%
Valine 0.088mg 0.074mg 0%
Histidine 0.071mg 0.03mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 19% 74% 3%
Protein: 4.32 g
Fats: 0.47 g
Carbs: 18.91 g
Water: 73.5 g
Other: 2.8 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 +144.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +305.8%
Contains more OtherOther +133.3%
Contains more FatsFats +121.3%
Contains more WaterWater +24.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
31% 20% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.1 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.067 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.16 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 -56.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +332.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +187.5%

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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. Tomato paste - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170459/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.