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Soy sauce vs. Daikon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between soy sauce and daikon

  • Soy sauce has more manganese, phosphorus, magnesium, iron, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, and vitamin B6, while daikon has more vitamin C and copper.
  • Soy sauce covers your daily need for sodium, 238% more than daikon.
  • Soy sauce contains 27 times more manganese than daikon. While soy sauce contains 1.018mg of manganese, daikon contains only 0.038mg.
  • The amount of sodium in daikon is lower.
  • Soy sauce has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of soy sauce is 15, while the glycemic index of daikon is 32.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Soy sauce made from soy and wheat (shoyu) and Radishes, oriental, raw.

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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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 8.1% 20% 15% 38% 4.1% 9.9% 2.7% 5% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +362.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +22.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +91.6%
Contains more IronIron +262.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +480%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +621.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2578.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +167.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +40%

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%
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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 73% 0% 0% 0% 5% 4.6% 3.8% 8.3% 11% 0% 0.75% 21% 4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +65%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +725%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +998%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +115.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +221.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +150.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +100%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Soy sauce Daikon DV% diff.
Sodium 5493mg 21mg 238%
Manganese 1.018mg 0.038mg 43%
Vitamin C 0mg 22mg 24%
Phosphorus 166mg 23mg 20%
Protein 8.14g 0.6g 15%
Magnesium 74mg 16mg 14%
Iron 1.45mg 0.4mg 13%
Vitamin B3 2.196mg 0.2mg 12%
Vitamin B2 0.165mg 0.02mg 11%
Vitamin B6 0.148mg 0.046mg 8%
Copper 0.043mg 0.115mg 8%
Zinc 0.87mg 0.15mg 7%
Potassium 435mg 227mg 6%
Folate 14µg 28µg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.297mg 0.138mg 3%
Fiber 0.8g 1.6g 3%
Choline 18.3mg 7.3mg 2%
Calories 53kcal 18kcal 2%
Vitamin B1 0.033mg 0.02mg 1%
Fats 0.57g 0.1g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.263g 0.045g 1%
Calcium 33mg 27mg 1%
Carbs 4.93g 4.1g 0%
Net carbs 4.13g 2.5g N/A
Sugar 0.4g 2.5g N/A
Selenium 0.5µg 0.7µg 0%
Vitamin K 0µg 0.3µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.073g 0.03g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.088g 0.017g 0%
Tryptophan 0.096mg 0.003mg 0%
Threonine 0.271mg 0.025mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.318mg 0.026mg 0%
Leucine 0.537mg 0.031mg 0%
Lysine 0.381mg 0.03mg 0%
Methionine 0.097mg 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.353mg 0.02mg 0%
Valine 0.332mg 0.028mg 0%
Histidine 0.174mg 0.011mg 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
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4% 95%
Protein: 0.6 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 4.1 g
Water: 94.62 g
Other: 0.58 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1256.7%
Contains more FatsFats +470%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +20.2%
Contains more OtherOther +2522.4%
Contains more WaterWater +33%

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
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33% 18% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.03 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.017 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.045 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +417.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +484.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -58.9%

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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. Daikon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168451/nutrients

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

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