Foodstruct Nutrition Search | Diet Analysis | Food Comparison | Glycemic Index Chart | Insulin Index Chart | Blog | Subscribe | Sign Up

Cassava vs. Soy milk — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

The main differences between cassava and soy milk

  • Cassava has more vitamin C and manganese; however, soy milk has more selenium, vitamin B5, and polyunsaturated fat.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin C for cassava is 23% higher.
  • Soy milk has 3 times less fiber than cassava. Cassava has 1.8g of fiber, while soy milk has 0.6g.
  • Cassava is lower in sugar.
  • Cassava has a higher glycemic index than soy milk.

Food types used in this article are Cassava, raw and Soymilk, original, and vanilla, unfortified.

Infographic

Cassava vs Soy milk infographic
Infographic link

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 15% 4.8% 24% 10% 33% 9.3% 12% 1.8% 50% 3.8%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 18% 7.5% 10% 24% 43% 3.3% 22% 6.7% 29% 26%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +129.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +183.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -72.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +72.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +19%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +56.3%
Contains more IronIron +137%
Contains more CopperCopper +28%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +92.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +585.7%

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 69% 0.33% 3.8% 0% 22% 11% 16% 6.4% 20% 0% 4.8% 20% 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 0% 0% 2.2% 0% 15% 16% 9.6% 22% 18% 0% 7.5% 14% 13%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +72.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +45%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +66.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +14.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +50%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +43.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +248.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +57.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~23.6mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cassava Soy milk DV% diff.
Vitamin C 20.6mg 0mg 23%
Carbs 38.06g 6.28g 11%
Manganese 0.384mg 0.223mg 7%
Selenium 0.7µg 4.8µg 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.048g 0.961g 6%
Calories 160kcal 54kcal 5%
Vitamin B5 0.107mg 0.373mg 5%
Potassium 271mg 118mg 5%
Iron 0.27mg 0.64mg 5%
Fiber 1.8g 0.6g 5%
Protein 1.36g 3.27g 4%
Phosphorus 27mg 52mg 4%
Copper 0.1mg 0.128mg 3%
Folate 27µg 18µg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.854mg 0.513mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.048mg 0.069mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.087mg 0.06mg 2%
Sodium 14mg 51mg 2%
Zinc 0.34mg 0.12mg 2%
Fats 0.28g 1.75g 2%
Vitamin E 0.19mg 0.11mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.9µg 3µg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.075g 0.401g 1%
Saturated fat 0.074g 0.205g 1%
Vitamin B6 0.088mg 0.077mg 1%
Magnesium 21mg 25mg 1%
Calcium 16mg 25mg 1%
Net carbs 36.26g 5.68g N/A
Sugar 1.7g 3.99g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Choline 23.7mg 23.6mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.019mg 0.038mg 0%
Threonine 0.028mg 0.108mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.027mg 0.114mg 0%
Leucine 0.039mg 0.186mg 0%
Lysine 0.044mg 0.131mg 0%
Methionine 0.011mg 0.027mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.026mg 0.113mg 0%
Valine 0.035mg 0.117mg 0%
Histidine 0.02mg 0.061mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
38% 60%
Protein: 1.36 g
Fats: 0.28 g
Carbs: 38.06 g
Water: 59.68 g
Other: 0.62 g
3% 2% 6% 88%
Protein: 3.27 g
Fats: 1.75 g
Carbs: 6.28 g
Water: 88.05 g
Other: 0.65 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +506.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +140.4%
Contains more FatsFats +525%
Contains more WaterWater +47.5%
~equal in Other ~0.65g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
38% 38% 24%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.074 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.075 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.048 g
13% 26% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.205 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.401 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.961 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -63.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +434.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1902.1%

People also compare

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. Cassava - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169985/nutrients
  2. Soy milk - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172446/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.