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

Lamb vs. Soy sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

A recap on differences between lamb and soy sauce

  • Lamb has more vitamin B12, selenium, zinc, vitamin B3, and choline; however, soy sauce is higher in manganese and magnesium.
  • Soy sauce covers your daily sodium needs 236% more than lamb.
  • Soy sauce has less cholesterol.
  • The glycemic index of soy sauce is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Lamb, domestic, composite of trimmed retail cuts, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked and Soy sauce made from soy and wheat (shoyu).

Infographic

Lamb vs Soy sauce 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.
Lamb
6
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 5.1% 27% 71% 40% 122% 81% 9.4% 2.9% 144%
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 more IronIron +29.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +176.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +412.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +13.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +5180%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +221.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +94.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +40.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +4527.3%

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.
Lamb
10
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% 2.8% 1.5% 25% 58% 125% 40% 30% 319% 12% 14% 51%
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 DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +203%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +51.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +203.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +122.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +28.6%
Contains more CholineCholine +412%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +13.8%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lamb Soy sauce DV% diff.
Sodium 72mg 5493mg 236%
Vitamin B12 2.55µg 0µg 106%
Selenium 26.4µg 0.5µg 47%
Manganese 0.022mg 1.018mg 43%
Saturated fat 8.83g 0.073g 40%
Zinc 4.46mg 0.87mg 33%
Protein 24.52g 8.14g 33%
Cholesterol 97mg 0mg 32%
Fats 20.94g 0.57g 31%
Vitamin B3 6.66mg 2.196mg 28%
Monounsaturated fat 8.82g 0.088g 22%
Choline 93.7mg 18.3mg 14%
Magnesium 23mg 74mg 12%
Calories 294kcal 53kcal 12%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.51g 0.263g 8%
Copper 0.119mg 0.043mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.66mg 0.297mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.25mg 0.165mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.1mg 0.033mg 6%
Iron 1.88mg 1.45mg 5%
Potassium 310mg 435mg 4%
Vitamin K 4.6µg 0µg 4%
Phosphorus 188mg 166mg 3%
Fiber 0g 0.8g 3%
Carbs 0g 4.93g 2%
Calcium 17mg 33mg 2%
Vitamin D 0.1µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.13mg 0.148mg 1%
Folate 18µg 14µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.14mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 0g 4.13g N/A
Vitamin D 2IU 0IU 0%
Sugar 0g 0.4g N/A
Tryptophan 0.287mg 0.096mg 0%
Threonine 1.05mg 0.271mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.183mg 0.318mg 0%
Leucine 1.908mg 0.537mg 0%
Lysine 2.166mg 0.381mg 0%
Methionine 0.629mg 0.097mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.998mg 0.353mg 0%
Valine 1.323mg 0.332mg 0%
Histidine 0.777mg 0.174mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Lamb
2
25% 21% 54%
Protein: 24.52 g
Fats: 20.94 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 53.72 g
Other: 0.82 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 ProteinProtein +201.2%
Contains more FatsFats +3573.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +32.4%
Contains more OtherOther +1754.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Lamb
2
46% 46% 8%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 8.83 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.82 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.51 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 +9922.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +474.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.2%

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. Lamb - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172480/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.