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Potato salad vs. Soy sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between potato salad and soy sauce?

  • Potato salad is higher in vitamin C and copper, yet soy sauce is higher in manganese, phosphorus, magnesium, iron, vitamin B3, and vitamin B2.
  • Soy sauce's daily need coverage for sodium is 216% more.
  • The glycemic index of soy sauce is lower.

We used Potato salad, home-prepared and Soy sauce made from soy and wheat (shoyu) types in this article.

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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 11% 5.7% 22% 24% 39% 8.5% 22% 69% 13% 22%
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 CopperCopper +174.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +720%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +393.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +73.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +71.3%
Contains more IronIron +123.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +180.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +219.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +907.9%

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 33% 11% 0% 0% 19% 14% 17% 32% 33% 0% 0% 5.3% 0%
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 CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +133.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +79.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +175%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +146.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +100%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.148mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Potato salad Soy sauce DV% diff.
Sodium 529mg 5493mg 216%
Manganese 0.101mg 1.018mg 40%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.737g 0.263g 23%
Cholesterol 68mg 0mg 23%
Phosphorus 52mg 166mg 16%
Magnesium 15mg 74mg 14%
Fats 8.2g 0.57g 12%
Vitamin C 10mg 0mg 11%
Protein 2.68g 8.14g 11%
Iron 0.65mg 1.45mg 10%
Copper 0.118mg 0.043mg 8%
Vitamin B3 0.89mg 2.196mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 0.165mg 8%
Selenium 4.1µg 0.5µg 7%
Saturated fat 1.429g 0.073g 6%
Monounsaturated fat 2.48g 0.088g 6%
Vitamin B5 0.534mg 0.297mg 5%
Calories 143kcal 53kcal 5%
Zinc 0.31mg 0.87mg 5%
Potassium 254mg 435mg 5%
Vitamin A 32µg 0µg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.077mg 0.033mg 4%
Choline 18.3mg 3%
Folate 7µg 14µg 2%
Carbs 11.17g 4.93g 2%
Fiber 1.3g 0.8g 2%
Vitamin B6 0.141mg 0.148mg 1%
Calcium 19mg 33mg 1%
Net carbs 9.87g 4.13g N/A
Sugar 0.4g N/A
Tryptophan 0.042mg 0.096mg 0%
Threonine 0.116mg 0.271mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.141mg 0.318mg 0%
Leucine 0.202mg 0.537mg 0%
Lysine 0.171mg 0.381mg 0%
Methionine 0.066mg 0.097mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.135mg 0.353mg 0%
Valine 0.172mg 0.332mg 0%
Histidine 0.062mg 0.174mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 8% 11% 76% 2%
Protein: 2.68 g
Fats: 8.2 g
Carbs: 11.17 g
Water: 76 g
Other: 1.95 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 +1338.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +126.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +203.7%
Contains more OtherOther +680%
~equal in Water ~71.15g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
19% 32% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.429 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.48 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.737 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 +2718.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1320.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -94.9%

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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. Potato salad - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169269/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.