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Soy sauce vs. Cocktail sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between soy sauce and cocktail sauce

  • Soy sauce has more manganese, phosphorus, magnesium, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, and iron; however, cocktail sauce has more vitamin C, copper, and vitamin E.
  • Daily need coverage for sodium for soy sauce is 196% higher.
  • Cocktail sauce has 7 times less manganese than soy sauce. Soy sauce has 1.018mg of manganese, while cocktail sauce has 0.148mg.
  • Cocktail sauce is lower in sodium.

Food types used in this article are Soy sauce made from soy and wheat (shoyu) and Sauce, cocktail, ready-to-serve.

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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 12% 7.8% 27% 31% 37% 10% 13% 128% 19% 12%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +335.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +26.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +40.8%
Contains more IronIron +74.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +128.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +453.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +587.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +158.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -82.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +340%

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 39% 6% 22% 0% 5.3% 11% 15% 4.1% 18% 0% 11% 13% 6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +57.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +251.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +167.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +336.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +85%
Contains more CholineCholine +66.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +21.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Soy sauce Cocktail sauce DV% diff.
Sodium 5493mg 983mg 196%
Manganese 1.018mg 0.148mg 38%
Phosphorus 166mg 30mg 19%
Magnesium 74mg 17mg 14%
Protein 8.14g 1.36g 14%
Vitamin C 0mg 11.6mg 13%
Vitamin B3 2.196mg 0.82mg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.165mg 0.047mg 9%
Copper 0.043mg 0.111mg 8%
Carbs 4.93g 28.22g 8%
Iron 1.45mg 0.83mg 8%
Vitamin E 0mg 1.08mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.297mg 0.068mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.148mg 0.08mg 5%
Zinc 0.87mg 0.38mg 4%
Fiber 0.8g 1.8g 4%
Vitamin K 0µg 4.4µg 4%
Potassium 435mg 309mg 4%
Calories 53kcal 124kcal 4%
Selenium 0.5µg 2.2µg 3%
Vitamin A 0µg 18µg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.263g 0g 2%
Folate 14µg 17µg 1%
Choline 18.3mg 11mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.033mg 0.021mg 1%
Calcium 33mg 26mg 1%
Fats 0.57g 1.05g 1%
Net carbs 4.13g 26.42g N/A
Sugar 0.4g 11.83g N/A
Saturated fat 0.073g 0g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.088g 0g 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
28% 66% 4%
Protein: 1.36 g
Fats: 1.05 g
Carbs: 28.22 g
Water: 65.67 g
Other: 3.7 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +498.5%
Contains more OtherOther +311.1%
Contains more FatsFats +84.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +472.4%
~equal in Water ~65.67g

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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. Cocktail sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174067/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.