Hoisin sauce vs. Soy sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are hoisin sauce and soy sauce different?

Hoisin sauce is richer in copper and fiber, while soy sauce is higher in manganese, phosphorus, magnesium, potassium, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, and iron.
Soy sauce covers your daily need for sodium, 169% more than hoisin sauce.
Hoisin sauce contains 4 times more fiber than soy sauce. Hoisin sauce contains 2.8g of fiber, while soy sauce contains 0.8g.
Hoisin sauce is lower in sodium.

Sauce, hoisin, ready-to-serve 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.

Hoisin sauce

Soy sauce

Contains more CopperCopper	+197.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-70.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+260%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+208.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+265.5%
Contains more IronIron	+43.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+171.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+336.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+300.8%

~equal in Calcium ~33mg

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.

Hoisin sauce

Soy sauce

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+31.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+64.3%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+725%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+87.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+336.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+138.7%
Contains more CholineCholine	+128.8%

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Sodium	1615mg	5493mg	169%
Manganese	0.254mg	1.018mg	33%
Phosphorus	38mg	166mg	18%
Carbs	44.08g	4.93g	13%
Magnesium	24mg	74mg	12%
Protein	3.31g	8.14g	10%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.698g	0.263g	10%
Potassium	119mg	435mg	9%
Copper	0.128mg	0.043mg	9%
Calories	220kcal	53kcal	8%
Fiber	2.8g	0.8g	8%
Vitamin B6	0.062mg	0.148mg	7%
Iron	1.01mg	1.45mg	6%
Vitamin B3	1.17mg	2.196mg	6%
Vitamin B5	0.068mg	0.297mg	5%
Zinc	0.32mg	0.87mg	5%
Vitamin B2	0.217mg	0.165mg	4%
Fats	3.39g	0.57g	4%
Choline	8mg	18.3mg	2%
Saturated fat	0.568g	0.073g	2%
Monounsaturated fat	0.963g	0.088g	2%
Folate	23µg	14µg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.004mg	0.033mg	2%
Selenium	1.8µg	0.5µg	2%
Vitamin E	0.28mg	0mg	2%
Cholesterol	3mg	0mg	1%
Vitamin C	0.4mg	0mg	0%
Net carbs	41.28g	4.13g	N/A
Calcium	32mg	33mg	0%
Sugar	27.26g	0.4g	N/A
Vitamin K	0.5µg	0µg	0%
Tryptophan		0.096mg	0%
Threonine		0.271mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.318mg	0%
Leucine		0.537mg	0%
Lysine		0.381mg	0%
Methionine		0.097mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.353mg	0%
Valine		0.332mg	0%
Histidine		0.174mg	0%