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Soy sauce vs. Beer — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between soy sauce and beer?

  • Beer has less manganese, phosphorus, iron, magnesium, potassium, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, and zinc than soy sauce.
  • Soy sauce's daily need coverage for sodium is 239% higher.
  • Soy sauce has 127 times more manganese than beer. Soy sauce has 1.018mg of manganese, while beer has 0.008mg.
  • Beer contains less sodium.
  • Soy sauce has a lower glycemic index than beer.

We used Soy sauce made from soy and wheat (shoyu) and Alcoholic beverage, beer, regular, all 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.
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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 4.3% 1.2% 2.4% 0.75% 1.7% 0.27% 6% 0.52% 1% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1133.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +725%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1511.1%
Contains more IronIron +7150%
Contains more CopperCopper +760%
Contains more ZincZinc +8600%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1085.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +12625%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +20%

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%
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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% 1.3% 5.8% 9.6% 2.5% 11% 2.5% 0% 4.5% 5.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +560%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +560%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +328.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +624.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +221.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +133.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +81.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~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 Beer DV% diff.
Sodium 5493mg 4mg 239%
Manganese 1.018mg 0.008mg 44%
Phosphorus 166mg 14mg 22%
Iron 1.45mg 0.02mg 18%
Magnesium 74mg 6mg 16%
Protein 8.14g 0.46g 15%
Potassium 435mg 27mg 12%
Vitamin B2 0.165mg 0.025mg 11%
Vitamin B3 2.196mg 0.513mg 11%
Zinc 0.87mg 0.01mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.148mg 0.046mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.297mg 0.041mg 5%
Copper 0.043mg 0.005mg 4%
Calcium 33mg 4mg 3%
Fiber 0.8g 0g 3%
Folate 14µg 6µg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.033mg 0.005mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.263g 0g 2%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.02µg 1%
Choline 18.3mg 10.1mg 1%
Calories 53kcal 43kcal 1%
Fats 0.57g 0g 1%
Carbs 4.93g 3.55g 0%
Net carbs 4.13g 3.55g N/A
Sugar 0.4g 0g N/A
Selenium 0.5µg 0.6µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.073g 0g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.088g 0g 0%
Tryptophan 0.096mg 0mg 0%
Threonine 0.271mg 0mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.318mg 0mg 0%
Leucine 0.537mg 0mg 0%
Lysine 0.381mg 0mg 0%
Methionine 0.097mg 0mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.353mg 0mg 0%
Valine 0.332mg 0mg 0%
Histidine 0.174mg 0mg 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
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4% 92% 4%
Protein: 0.46 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 3.55 g
Water: 91.96 g
Other: 4.03 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1669.6%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +38.9%
Contains more OtherOther +277.4%
Contains more WaterWater +29.2%

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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. Beer - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168746/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.