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Soy sauce vs. Couscous — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between soy sauce and couscous

  • Soy sauce has more manganese, phosphorus, magnesium, iron, potassium, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, and vitamin B6; however, couscous has more selenium.
  • Soy sauce's daily need coverage for sodium is 239% more.
  • Soy sauce has 12 times more manganese than couscous. Soy sauce has 1.018mg of manganese, while couscous has 0.084mg.
  • Couscous is lower in sodium.
  • Couscous 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 Couscous, cooked.

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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% 2.4% 5.1% 14% 14% 7.1% 9.4% 0.65% 11% 150%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +825%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +312.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +650%
Contains more IronIron +281.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +234.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +654.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1111.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +5400%
~equal in Copper ~0.041mg

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% 2.6% 0% 16% 6.2% 18% 22% 12% 0% 0.25% 11% 1.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +511.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +123.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +190.2%
Contains more CholineCholine +454.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +90.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +24.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~15µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Soy sauce Couscous DV% diff.
Sodium 5493mg 5mg 239%
Selenium 0.5µg 27.5µg 49%
Manganese 1.018mg 0.084mg 41%
Phosphorus 166mg 22mg 21%
Magnesium 74mg 8mg 16%
Iron 1.45mg 0.38mg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.165mg 0.027mg 11%
Potassium 435mg 58mg 11%
Protein 8.14g 3.79g 9%
Vitamin B3 2.196mg 0.983mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.148mg 0.051mg 7%
Carbs 4.93g 23.22g 6%
Zinc 0.87mg 0.26mg 6%
Choline 18.3mg 3.3mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.033mg 0.063mg 3%
Calories 53kcal 112kcal 3%
Calcium 33mg 8mg 3%
Fiber 0.8g 1.4g 2%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.13mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.263g 0.064g 1%
Vitamin B5 0.297mg 0.371mg 1%
Fats 0.57g 0.16g 1%
Net carbs 4.13g 21.82g N/A
Sugar 0.4g 0.1g N/A
Copper 0.043mg 0.041mg 0%
Vitamin K 0µg 0.1µg 0%
Folate 14µg 15µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.073g 0.029g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.088g 0.022g 0%
Tryptophan 0.096mg 0.049mg 0%
Threonine 0.271mg 0.1mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.318mg 0.147mg 0%
Leucine 0.537mg 0.259mg 0%
Lysine 0.381mg 0.073mg 0%
Methionine 0.097mg 0.059mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.353mg 0.184mg 0%
Valine 0.332mg 0.162mg 0%
Histidine 0.174mg 0.077mg 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
4% 23% 73%
Protein: 3.79 g
Fats: 0.16 g
Carbs: 23.22 g
Water: 72.57 g
Other: 0.26 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +114.8%
Contains more FatsFats +256.3%
Contains more OtherOther +5750%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +371%
~equal in Water ~72.57g

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
25% 19% 56%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.029 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.022 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.064 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +300%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +310.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -60.3%

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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. Couscous - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169700/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.