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Wheat vs. Minestrone — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between wheat and minestrone?

  • Wheat is richer in manganese, phosphorus, copper, vitamin B3, iron, zinc, magnesium, vitamin B1, and vitamin B6, yet minestrone is richer in vitamin A.
  • Wheat 's daily need coverage for manganese is 124% higher.
  • Wheat has 48 times more magnesium than minestrone. Wheat has 144mg of magnesium, while minestrone has 3mg.

We used Wheat, durum 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.
Wheat
Wheat
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 103% 10% 38% 132% 184% 113% 218% 0.26% 393% 488%
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 +4700%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +142.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +231.5%
Contains more IronIron +826.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +984.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +1241.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2108.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1881.6%
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 0% 0% 0% 0% 105% 28% 126% 56% 97% 0% 0% 32% 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 B1Vitamin B1 +1804.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +572.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1623.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +567.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +922%
Contains more FolateFolate +186.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
~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 Wheat Minestrone DV% diff.
Selenium 89.4µg 163%
Manganese 3.012mg 0.152mg 124%
Phosphorus 508mg 23mg 69%
Copper 0.553mg 0.051mg 56%
Vitamin B3 6.738mg 0.391mg 40%
Iron 3.52mg 0.38mg 39%
Zinc 4.16mg 0.31mg 35%
Magnesium 144mg 3mg 34%
Vitamin B1 0.419mg 0.022mg 33%
Vitamin B6 0.419mg 0.041mg 29%
Protein 13.68g 1.77g 24%
Carbs 71.13g 4.66g 22%
Vitamin B5 0.935mg 0.14mg 16%
Calories 339kcal 34kcal 15%
Sodium 2mg 254mg 11%
Potassium 431mg 130mg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.121mg 0.018mg 8%
Folate 43µg 15µg 7%
Vitamin A 0µg 49µg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.978g 0.46g 3%
Fiber 0.4g 2%
Fats 2.47g 1.04g 2%
Calcium 34mg 14mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.454g 0.23g 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.5mg 1%
Net carbs 71.13g 4.26g N/A
Cholesterol 0mg 1mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.344g 0.29g 0%
Tryptophan 0.176mg 0.013mg 0%
Threonine 0.366mg 0.043mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.533mg 0.054mg 0%
Leucine 0.934mg 0.098mg 0%
Lysine 0.303mg 0.076mg 0%
Methionine 0.221mg 0.018mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.681mg 0.064mg 0%
Valine 0.594mg 0.074mg 0%
Histidine 0.322mg 0.03mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
14% 2% 71% 11% 2%
Protein: 13.68 g
Fats: 2.47 g
Carbs: 71.13 g
Water: 10.94 g
Other: 1.78 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 +672.9%
Contains more FatsFats +137.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1426.4%
Contains more OtherOther +48.3%
Contains more WaterWater +734.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
26% 19% 55%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.454 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.344 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.978 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 +18.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +112.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -49.3%

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. Wheat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169721/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.