Barley vs. Soy sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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What are the differences between barley and soy sauce?
- Barley is richer than soy sauce in selenium, fiber, vitamin B1, copper, manganese, iron, zinc, vitamin B3, and magnesium.
- Soy sauce's daily need coverage for sodium is 238% more.
- Barley has 75 times more selenium than soy sauce. While barley has 37.7µg of selenium, soy sauce has only 0.5µg.
- The amount of sodium in barley is lower.
- The glycemic index of soy sauce is lower.
We used Barley, hulled and Soy sauce made from soy and wheat (shoyu) types in this article.
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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.
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +79.7% |
Contains more IronIron | +148.3% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +1058.1% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +218.4% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +59% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -99.8% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +90.9% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +7440% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +1857.6% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +72.7% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +109.7% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +114.9% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +35.7% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Sodium | 12mg | 5493mg | 238% |
Selenium | 37.7µg | 0.5µg | 68% |
Fiber | 17.3g | 0.8g | 66% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.646mg | 0.033mg | 51% |
Copper | 0.498mg | 0.043mg | 51% |
Manganese | 1.943mg | 1.018mg | 40% |
Iron | 3.6mg | 1.45mg | 27% |
Carbs | 73.48g | 4.93g | 23% |
Zinc | 2.77mg | 0.87mg | 17% |
Vitamin B3 | 4.604mg | 2.196mg | 15% |
Calories | 354kcal | 53kcal | 15% |
Magnesium | 133mg | 74mg | 14% |
Phosphorus | 264mg | 166mg | 14% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.318mg | 0.148mg | 13% |
Protein | 12.48g | 8.14g | 9% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.285mg | 0.165mg | 9% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 1.108g | 0.263g | 6% |
Vitamin E | 0.57mg | 0mg | 4% |
Fats | 2.3g | 0.57g | 3% |
Choline | 18.3mg | 3% | |
Saturated fat | 0.482g | 0.073g | 2% |
Vitamin K | 2.2µg | 0µg | 2% |
Folate | 19µg | 14µg | 1% |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.295g | 0.088g | 1% |
Potassium | 452mg | 435mg | 1% |
Net carbs | 56.18g | 4.13g | N/A |
Calcium | 33mg | 33mg | 0% |
Sugar | 0.8g | 0.4g | N/A |
Vitamin A | 1µg | 0µg | 0% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.282mg | 0.297mg | 0% |
Tryptophan | 0.208mg | 0.096mg | 0% |
Threonine | 0.424mg | 0.271mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 0.456mg | 0.318mg | 0% |
Leucine | 0.848mg | 0.537mg | 0% |
Lysine | 0.465mg | 0.381mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.24mg | 0.097mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.7mg | 0.353mg | 0% |
Valine | 0.612mg | 0.332mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.281mg | 0.174mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more ProteinProtein | +53.3% |
Contains more FatsFats | +303.5% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +1390.5% |
Contains more WaterWater | +653.7% |
Contains more OtherOther | +561.3% |
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +235.2% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +321.3% |
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -84.9% |