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Icing vs. Soy sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between icing and soy sauce

  • Icing has more vitamin K, while soy sauce has more manganese, phosphorus, magnesium, iron, vitamin B3, potassium, and vitamin B6.
  • Soy sauce covers your daily need for sodium, 231% more than icing.
  • The amount of saturated fat in soy sauce is lower.
  • Soy sauce has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of soy sauce is 15, while the glycemic index of icing is 51.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Frostings, vanilla, creamy, ready-to-eat and Soy sauce made from soy and wheat (shoyu).

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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.
Icing
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0.71% 0.9% 3% 6% 0% 1.9% 7.7% 24% 0% 0.55%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 53% 9.9% 38% 54% 14% 24% 71% 716% 133% 2.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +7300%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1000%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1179.4%
Contains more IronIron +806.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +1142.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +822.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +400%

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.
Icing
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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% 31% 0% 2.5% 70% 4.1% 3.3% 0% 0% 33% 6% 1.3%
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% 0% 0% 8.3% 38% 41% 18% 34% 0% 0% 11% 10%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +83%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +230%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +898.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +440%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +75%
Contains more CholineCholine +695.7%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Icing Soy sauce DV% diff.
Sodium 184mg 5493mg 231%
Polyunsaturated fat 7.951g 0.263g 51%
Manganese 0mg 1.018mg 44%
Fats 16.23g 0.57g 24%
Carbs 67.89g 4.93g 21%
Phosphorus 18mg 166mg 21%
Calories 418kcal 53kcal 18%
Magnesium 1mg 74mg 17%
Iron 0.16mg 1.45mg 16%
Protein 0g 8.14g 16%
Saturated fat 2.974g 0.073g 13%
Monounsaturated fat 4.86g 0.088g 12%
Potassium 34mg 435mg 12%
Vitamin B3 0.22mg 2.196mg 12%
Vitamin K 13µg 0µg 11%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.148mg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.302mg 0.165mg 11%
Vitamin E 1.53mg 0mg 10%
Zinc 0.07mg 0.87mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.055mg 0.297mg 5%
Copper 0mg 0.043mg 5%
Calcium 3mg 33mg 3%
Fiber 0g 0.8g 3%
Choline 2.3mg 18.3mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.01mg 0.033mg 2%
Folate 8µg 14µg 2%
Selenium 0.1µg 0.5µg 1%
Net carbs 67.89g 4.13g N/A
Sugar 63.1g 0.4g N/A
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%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Icing
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16% 68% 15%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 16.23 g
Carbs: 67.89 g
Water: 15.07 g
Other: 0.81 g
8% 5% 71% 15%
Protein: 8.14 g
Fats: 0.57 g
Carbs: 4.93 g
Water: 71.15 g
Other: 15.21 g
Contains more FatsFats +2747.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1277.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +372.1%
Contains more OtherOther +1777.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Icing
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19% 31% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.974 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.86 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 7.951 g
17% 21% 62%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.073 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.088 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.263 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +5422.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2923.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.5%

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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. Icing - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169620/nutrients
  2. Soy sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174277/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.