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Vegetable vs. Minestrone — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between vegetable and minestrone

  • Minestrone contains less vitamin A, fiber, manganese, vitamin B2, and iron than vegetable.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin A for vegetable is 66% higher.
  • Minestrone has 11 times less fiber than vegetable. Vegetable has 4.4g of fiber, while minestrone has 0.4g.
  • Vegetable is lower in sodium.
  • Vegetable has a higher glycemic index than minestrone.

Food types used in this article are Vegetables, mixed, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without 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 16% 7.5% 15% 31% 28% 13% 22% 4.6% 49% 1.6%
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 +633.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +78.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +30%
Contains more IronIron +115.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +62.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +58.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +121.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -86.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +149.3%
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 11% 71% 7.6% 0% 18% 28% 16% 9.1% 17% 0% 59% 14% 13%
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 +540%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +336.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +222.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +566.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +117.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +80.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +26.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.14mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Vegetable Minestrone DV% diff.
Vitamin K 23.5µg 20%
Vitamin A 214µg 49µg 18%
Fiber 4.4g 0.4g 16%
Manganese 0.379mg 0.152mg 10%
Sodium 35mg 254mg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.12mg 0.018mg 8%
Iron 0.82mg 0.38mg 6%
Magnesium 22mg 3mg 5%
Copper 0.083mg 0.051mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.071mg 0.022mg 4%
Choline 24.1mg 4%
Phosphorus 51mg 23mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.38mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.851mg 0.391mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.074mg 0.041mg 3%
Carbs 13.09g 4.66g 3%
Vitamin C 3.2mg 0.5mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.072g 0.46g 3%
Zinc 0.49mg 0.31mg 2%
Protein 2.86g 1.77g 2%
Calories 65kcal 34kcal 2%
Folate 19µg 15µg 1%
Saturated fat 0.031g 0.23g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.01g 0.29g 1%
Selenium 0.3µg 1%
Potassium 169mg 130mg 1%
Calcium 25mg 14mg 1%
Fats 0.15g 1.04g 1%
Net carbs 8.69g 4.26g N/A
Cholesterol 0mg 1mg 0%
Sugar 3.12g N/A
Vitamin B5 0.151mg 0.14mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.029mg 0.013mg 0%
Threonine 0.115mg 0.043mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.139mg 0.054mg 0%
Leucine 0.19mg 0.098mg 0%
Lysine 0.17mg 0.076mg 0%
Methionine 0.034mg 0.018mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.12mg 0.064mg 0%
Valine 0.149mg 0.074mg 0%
Histidine 0.073mg 0.03mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 13% 83%
Protein: 2.86 g
Fats: 0.15 g
Carbs: 13.09 g
Water: 83.23 g
Other: 0.67 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 +61.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +180.9%
Contains more FatsFats +593.3%
Contains more OtherOther +79.1%
~equal in Water ~91.33g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 9% 64%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.031 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.01 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.072 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 -86.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2800%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +538.9%

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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. Vegetable - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170472/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.