Soy sauce vs. Chicken meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between soy sauce and chicken meat

Soy sauce has more manganese and magnesium; however, chicken meat has more selenium, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, vitamin B5, and vitamin B12.
Soy sauce's daily need coverage for sodium is 235% more.
Soy sauce has 51 times more manganese than chicken meat. Soy sauce has 1.018mg of manganese, while chicken meat has 0.02mg.
Chicken meat is lower in sodium.
Soy sauce has a higher glycemic index than chicken meat.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Soy sauce made from soy and wheat (shoyu) and Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted.

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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

Chicken meat

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+221.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+120%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+95.1%
Contains more IronIron	+15.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+4990%

Contains more CopperCopper	+53.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+123%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-98.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+4680%

~equal in Phosphorus ~182mg

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

Chicken meat

Contains more FolateFolate

+180%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+90.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+286.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+246.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+170.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+260.1%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.168mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Sodium	5493mg	82mg	235%
Selenium	0.5µg	23.9µg	43%
Manganese	1.018mg	0.02mg	43%
Vitamin B3	2.196mg	8.487mg	39%
Protein	8.14g	27.3g	38%
Cholesterol	0mg	88mg	29%
Fats	0.57g	13.6g	20%
Vitamin B6	0.148mg	0.4mg	19%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.263g	2.97g	18%
Saturated fat	0.073g	3.79g	17%
Vitamin B5	0.297mg	1.03mg	15%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.3µg	13%
Monounsaturated fat	0.088g	5.34g	13%
Magnesium	74mg	23mg	12%
Zinc	0.87mg	1.94mg	10%
Calories	53kcal	239kcal	9%
Choline	18.3mg	65.9mg	9%
Potassium	435mg	223mg	6%
Vitamin A	0µg	48µg	5%
Vitamin B1	0.033mg	0.063mg	3%
Fiber	0.8g	0g	3%
Copper	0.043mg	0.066mg	3%
Vitamin E	0mg	0.27mg	2%
Iron	1.45mg	1.26mg	2%
Calcium	33mg	15mg	2%
Carbs	4.93g	0g	2%
Vitamin K	0µg	2.4µg	2%
Folate	14µg	5µg	2%
Phosphorus	166mg	182mg	2%
Net carbs	4.13g	0g	N/A
Vitamin D	0IU	2IU	0%
Sugar	0.4g	0g	N/A
Vitamin B2	0.165mg	0.168mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.096mg	0.305mg	0%
Threonine	0.271mg	1.128mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.318mg	1.362mg	0%
Leucine	0.537mg	1.986mg	0%
Lysine	0.381mg	2.223mg	0%
Methionine	0.097mg	0.726mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.353mg	1.061mg	0%
Valine	0.332mg	1.325mg	0%
Histidine	0.174mg	0.802mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.01g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.04g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.02g	N/A