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Oatmeal vs. Soybean — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between oatmeal and soybeans

  • Oatmeal has more vitamin B3, iron, and vitamin B1; however, soybeans have more copper, phosphorus, fiber, vitamin K, magnesium, potassium, and manganese.
  • Soybeans' daily need coverage for copper is 38% more.
  • Oatmeal has 8 times more vitamin B3 than soybeans. Oatmeal has 3.025mg of vitamin B3, while soybeans have 0.399mg.
  • Oatmeal has a higher glycemic index than soybeans.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Cereals, oats, instant, fortified, plain, prepared with water (boiling water added or microwaved) and Soybeans, mature cooked, boiled, without salt.

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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 19% 24% 5.4% 224% 22% 17% 33% 6.4% 73% 27%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 61% 31% 45% 193% 136% 31% 105% 0.13% 107% 40%
Contains more IronIron +16%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +230.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +27.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +744.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +516.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +85.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +218.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +47.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +46%

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% 43% 1.4% 0% 65% 50% 57% 19% 67% 0% 1% 33% 2.6%
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 5.7% 0% 7% 0% 39% 66% 7.5% 11% 54% 0% 48% 41% 26%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +67.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +658.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +77.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +23.9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +400%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +32.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +4700%
Contains more FolateFolate +22.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +910.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Oatmeal Soybean DV% diff.
Copper 0.066mg 0.407mg 38%
Protein 2.37g 18.21g 32%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.426g 5.064g 31%
Phosphorus 77mg 245mg 24%
Fiber 1.7g 6g 17%
Vitamin B3 3.025mg 0.399mg 16%
Vitamin K 0.4µg 19.2µg 16%
Magnesium 26mg 86mg 14%
Vitamin A 130µg 0µg 14%
Potassium 61mg 515mg 13%
Manganese 0.558mg 0.824mg 12%
Fats 1.36g 8.97g 12%
Iron 5.96mg 5.14mg 10%
Vitamin B1 0.26mg 0.155mg 9%
Choline 4.7mg 47.5mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.215mg 0.285mg 5%
Saturated fat 0.226g 1.297g 5%
Calories 68kcal 172kcal 5%
Zinc 0.62mg 1.15mg 5%
Selenium 5µg 7.3µg 4%
Starch 10.37g 4%
Vitamin B6 0.29mg 0.234mg 4%
Monounsaturated fat 0.391g 1.981g 4%
Vitamin B5 0.317mg 0.179mg 3%
Folate 44µg 54µg 3%
Vitamin E 0.07mg 0.35mg 2%
Sodium 49mg 1mg 2%
Vitamin C 0mg 1.7mg 2%
Calcium 80mg 102mg 2%
Carbs 11.67g 8.36g 1%
Net carbs 9.97g 2.36g N/A
Sugar 0.46g 3g N/A
Trans fat 0.003g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.04mg 0.242mg 0%
Threonine 0.083mg 0.723mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.105mg 0.807mg 0%
Leucine 0.2mg 1.355mg 0%
Lysine 0.135mg 1.108mg 0%
Methionine 0.04mg 0.224mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.13mg 0.869mg 0%
Valine 0.151mg 0.831mg 0%
Histidine 0.057mg 0.449mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 12% 84%
Protein: 2.37 g
Fats: 1.36 g
Carbs: 11.67 g
Water: 84.03 g
Other: 0.57 g
18% 9% 8% 63% 2%
Protein: 18.21 g
Fats: 8.97 g
Carbs: 8.36 g
Water: 62.55 g
Other: 1.91 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +39.6%
Contains more WaterWater +34.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +668.4%
Contains more FatsFats +559.6%
Contains more OtherOther +235.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
22% 37% 41%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.226 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.391 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.426 g
16% 24% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.297 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.981 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 5.064 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -82.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +406.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1088.7%

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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. Oatmeal - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171662/nutrients
  2. Soybean - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174271/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.