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Soy sauce vs. Eggplant — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between soy sauce and eggplant

  • Soy sauce has more manganese, phosphorus, iron, magnesium, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, zinc, and potassium; however, eggplant has more fiber.
  • Soy sauce's daily need coverage for sodium is 239% more.
  • Soy sauce has 7 times more phosphorus than eggplant. Soy sauce has 166mg of phosphorus, while eggplant has 24mg.
  • Eggplant is lower in sodium.
  • Eggplant 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 Eggplant, 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 10% 2.7% 20% 8.6% 27% 4.4% 10% 0.26% 30% 1.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +428.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +266.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +90%
Contains more IronIron +530.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +443.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +591.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +338.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +66.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +88.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%

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 7.3% 0.33% 6% 0% 9.8% 8.5% 12% 17% 19% 0% 8.8% 17% 3.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +345.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +238.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +76.2%
Contains more CholineCholine +165.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +18.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +57.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.281mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Soy sauce Eggplant DV% diff.
Sodium 5493mg 2mg 239%
Manganese 1.018mg 0.232mg 34%
Phosphorus 166mg 24mg 20%
Iron 1.45mg 0.23mg 15%
Protein 8.14g 0.98g 14%
Magnesium 74mg 14mg 14%
Vitamin B3 2.196mg 0.649mg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.165mg 0.037mg 10%
Fiber 0.8g 3g 9%
Zinc 0.87mg 0.16mg 6%
Potassium 435mg 229mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.148mg 0.084mg 5%
Copper 0.043mg 0.081mg 4%
Vitamin K 0µg 3.5µg 3%
Calcium 33mg 9mg 2%
Folate 14µg 22µg 2%
Choline 18.3mg 6.9mg 2%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.3mg 2%
Vitamin C 0mg 2.2mg 2%
Fructose 0g 1.54g 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.263g 0.076g 1%
Calories 53kcal 25kcal 1%
Vitamin B1 0.033mg 0.039mg 1%
Fats 0.57g 0.18g 1%
Carbs 4.93g 5.88g 0%
Net carbs 4.13g 2.88g N/A
Sugar 0.4g 3.53g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Selenium 0.5µg 0.3µg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.297mg 0.281mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.073g 0.034g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.088g 0.016g 0%
Tryptophan 0.096mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.271mg 0.037mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.318mg 0.045mg 0%
Leucine 0.537mg 0.064mg 0%
Lysine 0.381mg 0.047mg 0%
Methionine 0.097mg 0.011mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.353mg 0.043mg 0%
Valine 0.332mg 0.053mg 0%
Histidine 0.174mg 0.023mg 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
6% 92%
Protein: 0.98 g
Fats: 0.18 g
Carbs: 5.88 g
Water: 92.3 g
Other: 0.66 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +730.6%
Contains more FatsFats +216.7%
Contains more OtherOther +2204.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +19.3%
Contains more WaterWater +29.7%

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
27% 13% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.034 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.016 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.076 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +450%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +246.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -53.4%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
25% 75%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.1 g
Glucose: 0.3 g
Fructose: 0 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
8% 47% 46%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.26 g
Glucose: 1.58 g
Fructose: 1.54 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +160%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +426.7%
Contains more FructoseFructose +∞%
~equal in Starch ~0g
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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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. Eggplant - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169228/nutrients

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

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