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Margarine vs. Soybean meal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between margarine and soybean meal?

  • Margarine is richer in vitamin A, while soybean meal is higher in copper, iron, phosphorus, folate, potassium, magnesium, vitamin B1, and zinc.
  • Soybean meal's daily need coverage for copper is 222% higher.
  • Soybean meal has 89 times less vitamin A than margarine. Margarine has 3577IU of vitamin A, while soybean meal has 40IU.
  • Soybean meal is lower in saturated fat.
  • Soybean meal has a higher glycemic index (68) than margarine (0).

We used Margarine, regular, 80% fat, composite, stick, without salt and Soy meal, defatted, raw types in this comparison.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 2.1% 0.9% 1.6% 2.3% 0% 0% 2.1% 0.26% 0% 0%
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 less SodiumSodium -33.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +10100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +8033.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +13733.3%
Contains more IronIron +22733.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +13920%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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 0.67% 273% 180% 0% 2.5% 8.5% 0.43% 0% 2.1% 13% 233% 0.75% 6.8%
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 Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +40850%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +6810%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +578.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +11147.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +6222.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +30200%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Margarine Soybean meal DV% diff.
Copper 0mg 2mg 222%
Iron 0.06mg 13.7mg 171%
Manganese 3.8mg 165%
Polyunsaturated fat 24.302g 1.045g 155%
Fats 80.71g 2.39g 120%
Phosphorus 5mg 701mg 99%
Protein 0.16g 49.2g 98%
Monounsaturated fat 38.877g 0.409g 96%
Vitamin A 819µg 2µg 91%
Vitamin K 93µg 78%
Folate 1µg 303µg 76%
Potassium 18mg 2490mg 73%
Magnesium 3mg 306mg 72%
Saturated fat 15.189g 0.268g 68%
Vitamin E 9mg 60%
Vitamin B1 0.01mg 0.691mg 57%
Zinc 0mg 5.06mg 46%
Vitamin B6 0.009mg 0.569mg 43%
Vitamin B5 1.976mg 40%
Calcium 3mg 244mg 24%
Calories 717kcal 337kcal 19%
Vitamin B3 0.023mg 2.587mg 16%
Vitamin B2 0.037mg 0.251mg 16%
Carbs 0.7g 35.89g 12%
Selenium 0µg 3.3µg 6%
Vitamin B12 0.1µg 0µg 4%
Choline 12.4mg 2%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 0.7g 35.89g N/A
Sodium 2mg 3mg 0%
Trans fat 14.89g 0g N/A
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%
Omega-3 - DPA 0.006g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 21.522g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
81% 17% 2%
Protein: 0.16 g
Fats: 80.71 g
Carbs: 0.7 g
Water: 16.52 g
Other: 1.91 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 FatsFats +3277%
Contains more WaterWater +138%
Contains more ProteinProtein +30650%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +5027.1%
Contains more OtherOther +192.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
19% 50% 31%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 15.189 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 38.877 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 24.302 g
16% 24% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.268 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.409 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.045 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +9405.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2225.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.2%

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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. Margarine - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173585/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.