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Minestrone vs. Pea soup — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are minestrone and pea soup different?

  • Minestrone is higher in vitamin A; however, pea soup is richer in copper and fiber.
  • Daily need coverage for copper for pea soup is 11% higher.
  • Minestrone contains 16 times more vitamin A than pea soup. While minestrone contains 49µg of vitamin A, pea soup contains only 3µg.
  • Minestrone has a lower glycemic index (47) than pea soup (66).

Soup, minestrone, canned, prepared with equal volume water and Soup, pea, green, canned, prepared with equal volume water are the varieties used in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 3.6% 6.3% 27% 49% 17% 20% 44% 32% 20%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +16.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +83.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -24.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +400%
Contains more IronIron +92.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +186.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +106.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +104.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +61.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 1.7% 0% 16% 0% 5.5% 4.2% 7.3% 8.4% 9.5% 0% 0% 11%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 2% 0% 1% 1.8% 10% 5.8% 8.7% 2.9% 4.6% 0% 0.5% 0.75%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1533.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +185.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +105%
Contains more FolateFolate +1400%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +20%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +81.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +38.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +18.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Minestrone Pea soup DV% diff.
Copper 0.051mg 0.146mg 11%
Selenium 3.6µg 7%
Fiber 0.4g 1.9g 6%
Vitamin A 49µg 3µg 5%
Iron 0.38mg 0.73mg 4%
Sodium 254mg 336mg 4%
Manganese 0.152mg 0.245mg 4%
Folate 15µg 1µg 4%
Protein 1.77g 3.2g 3%
Magnesium 3mg 15mg 3%
Zinc 0.31mg 0.64mg 3%
Phosphorus 23mg 47mg 3%
Carbs 4.66g 9.88g 2%
Potassium 130mg 71mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.022mg 0.04mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.14mg 0.049mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.041mg 0.02mg 2%
Choline 13.2mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.46g 0.142g 2%
Calories 34kcal 61kcal 1%
Vitamin E 0.09mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.018mg 0.025mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.23g 0.524g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 5.2g 5.2g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 192kcal 191kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 294g 164g N/A
Fats 1.04g 1.09g 0%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 0.6mg 0%
Net carbs 4.26g 7.98g N/A
Cholesterol 1mg 0mg 0%
Calcium 14mg 12mg 0%
Sugar 3.19g N/A
Vitamin B3 0.391mg 0.462mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.29g 0.372g 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
2% 5% 91%
Protein: 1.77 g
Fats: 1.04 g
Carbs: 4.66 g
Water: 91.33 g
Other: 1.2 g
3% 10% 85%
Protein: 3.2 g
Fats: 1.09 g
Carbs: 9.88 g
Water: 84.55 g
Other: 1.28 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +80.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +112%
~equal in Fats ~1.09g
~equal in Water ~84.55g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
23% 30% 47%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.23 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.29 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.46 g
50% 36% 14%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.524 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.372 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.142 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -56.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +223.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +28.3%

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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. Minestrone - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172913/nutrients
  2. Pea soup - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174561/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.