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Soy sauce vs. Cocoa bean — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are soy sauce and cocoa bean different?

  • Cocoa bean has more copper, iron, manganese, fiber, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, and zinc than soy sauce.
  • Daily need coverage for copper for cocoa bean is 396% higher.
  • Soy sauce contains 289 times more sodium than cocoa bean. While soy sauce contains 5493mg of sodium, cocoa bean contains only 19mg.

Soy sauce made from soy and wheat (shoyu) and Cocoa, dry powder, unsweetened, processed with alkali 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.
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 340% 33% 221% 582% 1202% 174% 312% 2.5% 487% 72%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +543.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +236.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +476.8%
Contains more IronIron +970.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +8288.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +632.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +338.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +267.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2540%

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% 2% 0% 28% 106% 45% 15% 27% 0% 6% 24% 6.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +16.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +25.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +60.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +233.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +178.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +128.6%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~2.4mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Soy sauce Cocoa bean DV% diff.
Copper 0.043mg 3.607mg 396%
Sodium 5493mg 19mg 238%
Iron 1.45mg 15.52mg 176%
Manganese 1.018mg 3.737mg 118%
Fiber 0.8g 29.8g 116%
Magnesium 74mg 476mg 96%
Phosphorus 166mg 728mg 80%
Potassium 435mg 2509mg 61%
Zinc 0.87mg 6.37mg 50%
Saturated fat 0.073g 7.76g 35%
Vitamin B2 0.165mg 0.46mg 23%
Selenium 0.5µg 13.2µg 23%
Protein 8.14g 18.1g 20%
Caffeine 0mg 78mg 20%
Fats 0.57g 13.1g 19%
Carbs 4.93g 58.3g 18%
Monounsaturated fat 0.088g 4.39g 11%
Calories 53kcal 220kcal 8%
Calcium 33mg 111mg 8%
Vitamin B1 0.033mg 0.11mg 6%
Folate 14µg 32µg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.148mg 0.118mg 2%
Vitamin K 0µg 2.4µg 2%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.1mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.263g 0.42g 1%
Choline 18.3mg 11.4mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.297mg 0.254mg 1%
Vitamin B3 2.196mg 2.4mg 1%
Net carbs 4.13g 28.5g N/A
Sugar 0.4g 1.76g N/A
Tryptophan 0.096mg 0.271mg 0%
Threonine 0.271mg 0.716mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.318mg 0.701mg 0%
Leucine 0.537mg 1.097mg 0%
Lysine 0.381mg 0.907mg 0%
Methionine 0.097mg 0.187mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.353mg 0.869mg 0%
Valine 0.332mg 1.086mg 0%
Histidine 0.174mg 0.312mg 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
18% 13% 58% 3% 8%
Protein: 18.1 g
Fats: 13.1 g
Carbs: 58.3 g
Water: 2.7 g
Other: 7.8 g
Contains more WaterWater +2535.2%
Contains more OtherOther +95%
Contains more ProteinProtein +122.4%
Contains more FatsFats +2198.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1082.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
17% 21% 62%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.073 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.088 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.263 g
62% 35% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 7.76 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.39 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.42 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +4888.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +59.7%

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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. Cocoa bean - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169594/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.