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Soy sauce vs. Balsamic vinegar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between soy sauce and balsamic vinegar

  • Balsamic vinegar has less manganese, phosphorus, magnesium, potassium, iron, and zinc.
  • Soy sauce's daily need coverage for sodium is 238% more.
  • Soy sauce has 11 times more zinc than balsamic vinegar. Soy sauce has 0.87mg of zinc, while balsamic vinegar has 0.08mg.
  • Balsamic vinegar is lower in sodium.
  • Balsamic vinegar has a higher glycemic index than soy sauce.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Soy sauce made from soy and wheat (shoyu) and Vinegar, balsamic.

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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 8.6% 8.1% 9.9% 27% 8.7% 2.2% 8.1% 3% 17% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +516.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +22.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +288.4%
Contains more IronIron +101.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +65.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +987.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +773.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +677.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.6%

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% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Soy sauce Balsamic vinegar DV% diff.
Sodium 5493mg 23mg 238%
Manganese 1.018mg 0.131mg 39%
Phosphorus 166mg 19mg 21%
Protein 8.14g 0.49g 15%
Magnesium 74mg 12mg 15%
Vitamin B3 2.196mg 14%
Vitamin B2 0.165mg 13%
Vitamin B6 0.148mg 11%
Potassium 435mg 112mg 10%
Fructose 0g 7.38g 9%
Iron 1.45mg 0.72mg 9%
Zinc 0.87mg 0.08mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.297mg 6%
Carbs 4.93g 17.03g 4%
Folate 14µg 4%
Fiber 0.8g 3%
Choline 18.3mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.033mg 3%
Copper 0.043mg 0.026mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.263g 2%
Calories 53kcal 88kcal 2%
Fats 0.57g 0g 1%
Calcium 33mg 27mg 1%
Selenium 0.5µg 1%
Net carbs 4.13g 17.03g N/A
Sugar 0.4g 14.95g N/A
Saturated fat 0.073g 0g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.088g 0%
Tryptophan 0.096mg 0%
Threonine 0.271mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.318mg 0%
Leucine 0.537mg 0%
Lysine 0.381mg 0%
Methionine 0.097mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.353mg 0%
Valine 0.332mg 0%
Histidine 0.174mg 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
17% 76% 6%
Protein: 0.49 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 17.03 g
Water: 76.45 g
Other: 6.03 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1561.2%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +152.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +245.4%
~equal in Water ~76.45g

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
25% 75%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.1 g
Glucose: 0.3 g
Fructose: 0 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
51% 49%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0 g
Glucose: 7.57 g
Fructose: 7.38 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +2423.3%
Contains more FructoseFructose +∞%
~equal in Starch ~0g
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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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. Balsamic vinegar - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172241/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.