Soy sauce vs. Arborio rice — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between soy sauce and arborio rice?

Soy sauce is richer in manganese, phosphorus, magnesium, potassium, vitamin B2, and vitamin B6, yet arborio rice is richer in selenium, folate, and vitamin B1.
Soy sauce's daily need coverage for sodium is 239% higher.
Soy sauce has 17 times more potassium than arborio rice. Soy sauce has 435mg of potassium, while arborio rice has 26mg.
Arborio rice contains less sodium.
Soy sauce has a lower glycemic index than arborio rice.

We used Soy sauce made from soy and wheat (shoyu) and Rice, white, short-grain, enriched, cooked 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.

Soy sauce

Arborio rice

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+825%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+3200%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+1573.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+117.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+403%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+185.2%

Contains more CopperCopper	+67.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-100%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+1400%

~equal in Iron ~1.46mg

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.

Soy sauce

Arborio rice

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+931.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+47.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+150.8%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+397%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+33.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+321.4%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Sodium	5493mg	0mg	239%
Manganese	1.018mg	0.357mg	29%
Phosphorus	166mg	33mg	19%
Magnesium	74mg	8mg	16%
Selenium	0.5µg	7.5µg	13%
Potassium	435mg	26mg	12%
Protein	8.14g	2.36g	12%
Vitamin B2	0.165mg	0.016mg	11%
Folate	14µg	59µg	11%
Vitamin B1	0.033mg	0.164mg	11%
Carbs	4.93g	28.73g	8%
Vitamin B6	0.148mg	0.059mg	7%
Vitamin B3	2.196mg	1.493mg	4%
Calories	53kcal	130kcal	4%
Zinc	0.87mg	0.4mg	4%
Fiber	0.8g		3%
Calcium	33mg	1mg	3%
Choline	18.3mg		3%
Copper	0.043mg	0.072mg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.297mg	0.397mg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.263g	0.05g	1%
Fats	0.57g	0.19g	1%
Net carbs	4.13g	28.73g	N/A
Iron	1.45mg	1.46mg	0%
Sugar	0.4g		N/A
Saturated fat	0.073g	0.051g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.088g	0.058g	0%
Tryptophan	0.096mg	0.027mg	0%
Threonine	0.271mg	0.084mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.318mg	0.102mg	0%
Leucine	0.537mg	0.195mg	0%
Lysine	0.381mg	0.085mg	0%
Methionine	0.097mg	0.056mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.353mg	0.126mg	0%
Valine	0.332mg	0.144mg	0%
Histidine	0.174mg	0.056mg	0%