Arborio rice vs. Soy sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between arborio rice and soy sauce?

Arborio rice is richer in selenium, folate, and vitamin B1, yet soy sauce is richer in manganese, phosphorus, magnesium, potassium, vitamin B2, and vitamin B6.
Soy sauce's daily need coverage for sodium is 239% higher.
Arborio rice has 15 times more selenium than soy sauce. Arborio rice has 7.5µg of selenium, while soy sauce has 0.5µg.
Soy sauce has a lower glycemic index than arborio rice.

We used Rice, white, short-grain, enriched, cooked and Soy sauce made from soy and wheat (shoyu) 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.

Arborio rice

Soy sauce

Contains more CopperCopper	+67.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-100%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+1400%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+825%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+3200%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+1573.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+117.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+403%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+185.2%

~equal in Iron ~1.45mg

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.

Arborio rice

Soy sauce

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+397%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+33.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+321.4%

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+931.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+47.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+150.8%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Sodium	0mg	5493mg	239%
Manganese	0.357mg	1.018mg	29%
Phosphorus	33mg	166mg	19%
Magnesium	8mg	74mg	16%
Selenium	7.5µg	0.5µg	13%
Potassium	26mg	435mg	12%
Protein	2.36g	8.14g	12%
Vitamin B2	0.016mg	0.165mg	11%
Folate	59µg	14µg	11%
Vitamin B1	0.164mg	0.033mg	11%
Carbs	28.73g	4.93g	8%
Vitamin B6	0.059mg	0.148mg	7%
Vitamin B3	1.493mg	2.196mg	4%
Calories	130kcal	53kcal	4%
Zinc	0.4mg	0.87mg	4%
Fiber		0.8g	3%
Calcium	1mg	33mg	3%
Choline		18.3mg	3%
Copper	0.072mg	0.043mg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.397mg	0.297mg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.05g	0.263g	1%
Fats	0.19g	0.57g	1%
Net carbs	28.73g	4.13g	N/A
Iron	1.46mg	1.45mg	0%
Sugar		0.4g	N/A
Saturated fat	0.051g	0.073g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.058g	0.088g	0%
Tryptophan	0.027mg	0.096mg	0%
Threonine	0.084mg	0.271mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.102mg	0.318mg	0%
Leucine	0.195mg	0.537mg	0%
Lysine	0.085mg	0.381mg	0%
Methionine	0.056mg	0.097mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.126mg	0.353mg	0%
Valine	0.144mg	0.332mg	0%
Histidine	0.056mg	0.174mg	0%