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

Corn syrup vs. Soybean meal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

How are corn syrup and soybean meal different?

  • Corn syrup contains less copper, iron, manganese, phosphorus, folate, potassium, magnesium, vitamin B1, zinc, and vitamin B6 than soybean meal.
  • Soybean meal covers your daily need for copper, 216% more than corn syrup.
  • Corn syrup has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of corn syrup is 90, while the glycemic index of soybean meal is 68.

Syrups, corn, dark and Soy meal, defatted, raw types were used in this article.

Infographic

Corn syrup vs Soybean meal 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 5.7% 5.4% 3.9% 14% 18% 1.1% 4.7% 20% 13% 16%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 219% 73% 220% 514% 667% 138% 300% 0.39% 496% 18%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +3725%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1255.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +5559.1%
Contains more IronIron +3602.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +3673.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +12550%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +6272.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3700%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +13.8%

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% 2.8% 2.1% 0.38% 1.4% 2.1% 0% 0% 0% 7.3%
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% 0.67% 0% 0% 173% 58% 49% 119% 131% 0% 0% 227% 0%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +6181.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +2688.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +12835%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +8491.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +6222.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Corn syrup Soybean meal DV% diff.
Copper 0.053mg 2mg 216%
Iron 0.37mg 13.7mg 167%
Manganese 0.1mg 3.8mg 161%
Phosphorus 11mg 701mg 99%
Protein 0g 49.2g 98%
Folate 0µg 303µg 76%
Potassium 44mg 2490mg 72%
Magnesium 8mg 306mg 71%
Vitamin B1 0.011mg 0.691mg 57%
Zinc 0.04mg 5.06mg 46%
Vitamin B6 0.009mg 0.569mg 43%
Vitamin B5 0.023mg 1.976mg 39%
Calcium 18mg 244mg 23%
Vitamin B2 0.009mg 0.251mg 19%
Vitamin B3 0.02mg 2.587mg 16%
Carbs 77.59g 35.89g 14%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 1.045g 7%
Sodium 155mg 3mg 7%
Fats 0g 2.39g 4%
Calories 286kcal 337kcal 3%
Choline 13.3mg 2%
Selenium 2.9µg 3.3µg 1%
Saturated fat 0g 0.268g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 0.409g 1%
Net carbs 77.59g 35.89g N/A
Sugar 77.59g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 2µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.653mg 0%
Threonine 1.952mg 0%
Isoleucine 2.18mg 0%
Leucine 3.66mg 0%
Lysine 2.991mg 0%
Methionine 0.606mg 0%
Phenylalanine 2.346mg 0%
Valine 2.243mg 0%
Histidine 1.212mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
78% 22%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 77.59 g
Water: 22.01 g
Other: 0.4 g
49% 2% 36% 7% 6%
Protein: 49.2 g
Fats: 2.39 g
Carbs: 35.89 g
Water: 6.94 g
Other: 5.58 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +116.2%
Contains more WaterWater +217.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +1295%

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. Corn syrup - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168836/nutrients
  2. Soybean meal - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172445/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.