Soy sauce vs. Chives — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are soy sauce and chives different?
- Soy sauce is higher in manganese, phosphorus, vitamin B3, and magnesium; however, chives are richer in vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin C, folate, and copper.
- Daily need coverage for sodium for soy sauce is 239% higher.
- Soy sauce contains 3 times more vitamin B3 than chives. While soy sauce contains 2.196mg of vitamin B3, chives contain only 0.647mg.
- Chives have less sodium.
- Soy sauce has a lower glycemic index (15) than chives (45).
Soy sauce made from soy and wheat (shoyu) and Chives, raw are the varieties used 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.
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +76.2% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +47% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +55.4% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +186.2% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +172.9% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +178.8% |
Contains more IronIron | +10.3% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +265.1% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -99.9% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +80% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +43.5% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +239.4% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +251.9% |
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +136.4% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +650% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Sodium | 5493mg | 3mg | 239% |
Vitamin K | 0µg | 212.7µg | 177% |
Vitamin C | 0mg | 58.1mg | 65% |
Manganese | 1.018mg | 0.373mg | 28% |
Vitamin A | 0µg | 218µg | 24% |
Folate | 14µg | 105µg | 23% |
Phosphorus | 166mg | 58mg | 15% |
Copper | 0.043mg | 0.157mg | 13% |
Protein | 8.14g | 3.27g | 10% |
Vitamin B3 | 2.196mg | 0.647mg | 10% |
Magnesium | 74mg | 42mg | 8% |
Fiber | 0.8g | 2.5g | 7% |
Calcium | 33mg | 92mg | 6% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.033mg | 0.078mg | 4% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.165mg | 0.115mg | 4% |
Potassium | 435mg | 296mg | 4% |
Zinc | 0.87mg | 0.56mg | 3% |
Iron | 1.45mg | 1.6mg | 2% |
Choline | 18.3mg | 5.2mg | 2% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.297mg | 0.324mg | 1% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.148mg | 0.138mg | 1% |
Calories | 53kcal | 30kcal | 1% |
Selenium | 0.5µg | 0.9µg | 1% |
Vitamin E | 0mg | 0.21mg | 1% |
Fats | 0.57g | 0.73g | 0% |
Carbs | 4.93g | 4.35g | 0% |
Net carbs | 4.13g | 1.85g | N/A |
Sugar | 0.4g | 1.85g | N/A |
Saturated fat | 0.073g | 0.146g | 0% |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.088g | 0.095g | 0% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.263g | 0.267g | 0% |
Tryptophan | 0.096mg | 0.037mg | 0% |
Threonine | 0.271mg | 0.128mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 0.318mg | 0.139mg | 0% |
Leucine | 0.537mg | 0.195mg | 0% |
Lysine | 0.381mg | 0.163mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.097mg | 0.036mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.353mg | 0.105mg | 0% |
Valine | 0.332mg | 0.145mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.174mg | 0.057mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more ProteinProtein | +148.9% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +13.3% |
Contains more OtherOther | +1421% |
Contains more FatsFats | +28.1% |
Contains more WaterWater | +27.4% |
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -50% |
~equal in
Monounsaturated fat
~0.095g
~equal in
Polyunsaturated fat
~0.267g