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Milk vs. Soybean meal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between milk and soybean meal

  • Milk contains less copper, iron, manganese, phosphorus, folate, magnesium, potassium, vitamin B1, zinc, and vitamin B6 than soybean meal.
  • Soybean meal's daily need coverage for copper is 221% higher.
  • Milk has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of milk is 31, while the glycemic index of soybean meal is 68.

The food types used in this comparison are Milk, lowfat, fluid, 1% milkfat, with added vitamin A and vitamin D and Soy meal, defatted, raw.

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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.
Milk
Milk
0
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 38% 13% 1.1% 3.3% 11% 41% 5.7% 0.39% 18%
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 more MagnesiumMagnesium +2681.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +95.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1560%
Contains more IronIron +45566.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +19900%
Contains more ZincZinc +1104.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +637.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +126566.7%
~equal in Selenium ~3.3µg

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.
Milk
Milk
6
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% 19% 0.2% 18% 5% 43% 1.7% 22% 8.5% 59% 0.25% 3.8% 9.7%
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 AVitamin A +2800%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +3355%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +35.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2681.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +447.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1437.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +5960%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Milk Soybean meal DV% diff.
Copper 0.01mg 2mg 221%
Iron 0.03mg 13.7mg 171%
Manganese 0.003mg 3.8mg 165%
Protein 3.37g 49.2g 92%
Phosphorus 95mg 701mg 87%
Folate 5µg 303µg 75%
Magnesium 11mg 306mg 70%
Potassium 150mg 2490mg 69%
Vitamin B1 0.02mg 0.691mg 56%
Zinc 0.42mg 5.06mg 42%
Vitamin B6 0.037mg 0.569mg 41%
Vitamin B5 0.361mg 1.976mg 32%
Vitamin B12 0.47µg 0µg 20%
Vitamin B3 0.093mg 2.587mg 16%
Calories 42kcal 337kcal 15%
Calcium 125mg 244mg 12%
Carbs 4.99g 35.89g 10%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.035g 1.045g 7%
Vitamin A 58µg 2µg 6%
Vitamin D 48IU 0IU 6%
Vitamin D 1.2µg 0µg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.185mg 0.251mg 5%
Choline 17.7mg 3%
Sodium 44mg 3mg 2%
Cholesterol 5mg 0mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.633g 0.268g 2%
Fats 0.97g 2.39g 2%
Net carbs 4.99g 35.89g N/A
Sugar 5.2g N/A
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0%
Selenium 3.3µg 3.3µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.277g 0.409g 0%
Tryptophan 0.043mg 0.653mg 0%
Threonine 0.143mg 1.952mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.174mg 2.18mg 0%
Leucine 0.319mg 3.66mg 0%
Lysine 0.282mg 2.991mg 0%
Methionine 0.088mg 0.606mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.174mg 2.346mg 0%
Valine 0.22mg 2.243mg 0%
Histidine 0.101mg 1.212mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.004g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.027g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Milk
Milk
1
3% 5% 90%
Protein: 3.37 g
Fats: 0.97 g
Carbs: 4.99 g
Water: 89.92 g
Other: 0.75 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 WaterWater +1195.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1359.9%
Contains more FatsFats +146.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +619.2%
Contains more OtherOther +644%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Milk
Milk
0
67% 29% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.633 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.277 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.035 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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -57.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +47.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2885.7%

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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. Milk - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170872/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.