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

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How are glutinous rice and soy sauce different?

Glutinous rice is richer in selenium, while soy sauce is higher in manganese, phosphorus, magnesium, iron, potassium, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, and vitamin B6.
Soy sauce covers your daily need for sodium, 239% more than glutinous rice.
Glutinous rice contains 11 times more selenium than soy sauce. Glutinous rice contains 5.6µg of selenium, while soy sauce contains 0.5µg.
Glutinous rice is lower in sodium.
Glutinous rice has a higher glycemic index (98) than soy sauce (15).

Rice, white, glutinous, unenriched, cooked and Soy sauce made from soy and wheat (shoyu) types were used 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.

Glutinous rice

Soy sauce

Contains more CopperCopper	+14%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-99.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+1020%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+1380%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1550%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+4250%
Contains more IronIron	+935.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+112.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+1975%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+288.5%

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.

Glutinous rice

Soy sauce

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E

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Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+65%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+1169.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+657.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+38.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+469.2%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1300%
Contains more CholineCholine	+771.4%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~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	5mg	5493mg	239%
Manganese	0.262mg	1.018mg	33%
Phosphorus	8mg	166mg	23%
Magnesium	5mg	74mg	16%
Iron	0.14mg	1.45mg	16%
Potassium	10mg	435mg	13%
Protein	2.02g	8.14g	12%
Vitamin B3	0.29mg	2.196mg	12%
Vitamin B2	0.013mg	0.165mg	12%
Selenium	5.6µg	0.5µg	9%
Vitamin B6	0.026mg	0.148mg	9%
Carbs	21.09g	4.93g	5%
Zinc	0.41mg	0.87mg	4%
Folate	1µg	14µg	3%
Choline	2.1mg	18.3mg	3%
Calcium	2mg	33mg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.215mg	0.297mg	2%
Calories	97kcal	53kcal	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.069g	0.263g	1%
Vitamin B1	0.02mg	0.033mg	1%
Copper	0.049mg	0.043mg	1%
Fiber	1g	0.8g	1%
Fats	0.19g	0.57g	1%
Net carbs	20.09g	4.13g	N/A
Sugar	0.05g	0.4g	N/A
Vitamin E	0.04mg	0mg	0%
Saturated fat	0.039g	0.073g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.07g	0.088g	0%
Tryptophan	0.023mg	0.096mg	0%
Threonine	0.072mg	0.271mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.087mg	0.318mg	0%
Leucine	0.167mg	0.537mg	0%
Lysine	0.073mg	0.381mg	0%
Methionine	0.047mg	0.097mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.108mg	0.353mg	0%
Valine	0.123mg	0.332mg	0%
Histidine	0.047mg	0.174mg	0%