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Soy sauce vs. Baker's yeast — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between soy sauce and baker's yeast?

  • Soy sauce is higher in manganese, yet baker's yeast is higher in folate, vitamin B1, vitamin B5, zinc, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, fiber, and phosphorus.
  • Soy sauce's daily need coverage for sodium is 238% more.
  • Soy sauce has 5 times more manganese than baker's yeast. While soy sauce has 1.018mg of manganese, baker's yeast has only 0.2mg.
  • The amount of sodium in baker's yeast is lower.

We used Soy sauce made from soy and wheat (shoyu) and Leavening agents, yeast, baker's, compressed 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 53% 9.9% 38% 54% 14% 24% 71% 716% 133% 2.7%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 29% 5.7% 53% 122% 49% 272% 144% 3.9% 26% 44%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +85%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +73.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +409%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +38.2%
Contains more IronIron +124.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +244.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +1046%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +102.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1520%

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% 0% 0% 0% 8.3% 38% 41% 18% 34% 0% 0% 11% 10%
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 0.33% 0% 0% 0% 470% 261% 231% 294% 99% 1.3% 0% 589% 17%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +5597%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +584.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +460.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1549.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +190.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +5507.1%
Contains more CholineCholine +74.9%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Soy sauce Baker's yeast DV% diff.
Sodium 5493mg 30mg 238%
Folate 14µg 785µg 193%
Vitamin B1 0.033mg 1.88mg 154%
Vitamin B5 0.297mg 4.9mg 92%
Zinc 0.87mg 9.97mg 83%
Vitamin B2 0.165mg 1.13mg 74%
Vitamin B3 2.196mg 12.3mg 63%
Manganese 1.018mg 0.2mg 36%
Fiber 0.8g 8.1g 29%
Phosphorus 166mg 336mg 24%
Iron 1.45mg 3.25mg 23%
Vitamin B6 0.148mg 0.43mg 22%
Selenium 0.5µg 8.1µg 14%
Copper 0.043mg 0.148mg 12%
Magnesium 74mg 40mg 8%
Potassium 435mg 601mg 5%
Carbs 4.93g 18.1g 4%
Calories 53kcal 105kcal 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.263g 0.004g 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.088g 1.047g 2%
Fats 0.57g 1.9g 2%
Choline 18.3mg 32mg 2%
Calcium 33mg 19mg 1%
Protein 8.14g 8.4g 1%
Saturated fat 0.073g 0.243g 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.1mg 0%
Net carbs 4.13g 10g N/A
Sugar 0.4g 0g N/A
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.01µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.096mg 0.106mg 0%
Threonine 0.271mg 0.435mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.318mg 0.476mg 0%
Leucine 0.537mg 0.668mg 0%
Lysine 0.381mg 0.69mg 0%
Methionine 0.097mg 0.166mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.353mg 0.407mg 0%
Valine 0.332mg 0.512mg 0%
Histidine 0.174mg 0.217mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
8% 5% 71% 15%
Protein: 8.14 g
Fats: 0.57 g
Carbs: 4.93 g
Water: 71.15 g
Other: 15.21 g
8% 2% 18% 69% 3%
Protein: 8.4 g
Fats: 1.9 g
Carbs: 18.1 g
Water: 69 g
Other: 2.6 g
Contains more OtherOther +485%
Contains more FatsFats +233.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +267.1%
~equal in Protein ~8.4g
~equal in Water ~69g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
17% 21% 62%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.073 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.088 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.263 g
19% 81%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.243 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.047 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.004 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -70%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +6475%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1089.8%

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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. Soy sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174277/nutrients
  2. Baker's yeast - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175042/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.