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Soy sauce vs. Corn syrup — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between soy sauce and corn syrup

  • Corn syrup has less manganese, phosphorus, magnesium, vitamin B3, iron, vitamin B2, potassium, vitamin B6, and zinc.
  • Soy sauce's daily need coverage for sodium is 232% more.
  • Soy sauce has 110 times more vitamin B3 than corn syrup. Soy sauce has 2.196mg of vitamin B3, while corn syrup has 0.02mg.
  • Corn syrup is lower in sodium.
  • Corn syrup has a higher glycemic index than soy sauce.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Soy sauce made from soy and wheat (shoyu) and Syrups, corn, dark.

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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 5.7% 5.4% 3.9% 14% 18% 1.1% 4.7% 20% 13% 16%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +825%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +83.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +888.6%
Contains more IronIron +291.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +2075%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1409.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +918%
Contains more CopperCopper +23.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +480%

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% 0% 0% 2.8% 2.1% 0.38% 1.4% 2.1% 0% 0% 0% 7.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +200%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1733.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +10880%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1191.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1544.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +37.6%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Soy sauce Corn syrup DV% diff.
Sodium 5493mg 155mg 232%
Manganese 1.018mg 0.1mg 40%
Carbs 4.93g 77.59g 24%
Phosphorus 166mg 11mg 22%
Protein 8.14g 0g 16%
Magnesium 74mg 8mg 16%
Vitamin B3 2.196mg 0.02mg 14%
Iron 1.45mg 0.37mg 14%
Calories 53kcal 286kcal 12%
Vitamin B2 0.165mg 0.009mg 12%
Potassium 435mg 44mg 12%
Vitamin B6 0.148mg 0.009mg 11%
Zinc 0.87mg 0.04mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.297mg 0.023mg 5%
Selenium 0.5µg 2.9µg 4%
Folate 14µg 0µg 4%
Fiber 0.8g 0g 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.263g 0g 2%
Calcium 33mg 18mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.033mg 0.011mg 2%
Copper 0.043mg 0.053mg 1%
Choline 18.3mg 13.3mg 1%
Fats 0.57g 0g 1%
Net carbs 4.13g 77.59g N/A
Sugar 0.4g 77.59g 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
78% 22%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 77.59 g
Water: 22.01 g
Other: 0.4 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +223.3%
Contains more OtherOther +3702.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1473.8%

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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. Corn syrup - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168836/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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