Soy sauce vs. English muffin — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between soy sauce and English muffins

Soy sauce has more manganese, magnesium, potassium, vitamin B6, and iron; however, English muffins have more vitamin B1, copper, fiber, and folate.
Soy sauce's daily need coverage for sodium is 219% more.
Soy sauce has 4 times more magnesium than English muffins. Soy sauce has 74mg of magnesium, while English muffins have 21mg.
English muffins are lower in sodium.
English muffins have a higher glycemic index than soy sauce.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Soy sauce made from soy and wheat (shoyu) and English muffins, plain, unenriched, without calcium propionate (includes sourdough).

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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.

Soy sauce

English muffin

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+252.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+232.1%
Contains more IronIron	+62.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+24.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+24.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+185.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+∞%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+57.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+200%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-91.6%

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.

Soy sauce

English muffin

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+40.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+244.2%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+448.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+50.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+164.3%

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.154mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Sodium	5493mg	464mg	219%
Manganese	1.018mg	0.357mg	29%
Carbs	4.93g	46g	14%
Magnesium	74mg	21mg	13%
Vitamin B1	0.033mg	0.181mg	12%
Copper	0.043mg	0.129mg	10%
Calories	53kcal	235kcal	9%
Potassium	435mg	131mg	9%
Fiber	0.8g	2.7g	8%
Vitamin B6	0.148mg	0.043mg	8%
Iron	1.45mg	0.89mg	7%
Folate	14µg	37µg	6%
Phosphorus	166mg	133mg	5%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.263g	0.888g	4%
Vitamin B3	2.196mg	1.566mg	4%
Choline	18.3mg		3%
Vitamin B5	0.297mg	0.446mg	3%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.04µg	2%
Calcium	33mg	52mg	2%
Zinc	0.87mg	0.7mg	2%
Fats	0.57g	1.8g	2%
Saturated fat	0.073g	0.259g	1%
Monounsaturated fat	0.088g	0.302g	1%
Vitamin B2	0.165mg	0.154mg	1%
Protein	8.14g	7.7g	1%
Selenium	0.5µg		1%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.1mg	0%
Net carbs	4.13g	43.3g	N/A
Sugar	0.4g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.096mg	0.092mg	0%
Threonine	0.271mg	0.242mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.318mg	0.315mg	0%
Leucine	0.537mg	0.553mg	0%
Lysine	0.381mg	0.241mg	0%
Methionine	0.097mg	0.139mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.353mg	0.379mg	0%
Valine	0.332mg	0.353mg	0%
Histidine	0.174mg	0.17mg	0%