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Soy sauce vs. Fireweed — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are soy sauce and fireweed different?

  • Fireweed is higher than soy sauce in manganese, vitamin A, calcium, fiber, vitamin B6, copper, folate, vitamin B5, and magnesium.
  • Fireweed covers your daily need for manganese, 247% more than soy sauce.
  • Soy sauce contains 162 times more sodium than fireweed. Soy sauce contains 5493mg of sodium, while fireweed contains 34mg.

Soy sauce made from soy and wheat (shoyu) and Fireweed, leaves, raw types were used in this article.

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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 111% 129% 44% 90% 107% 73% 46% 4.4% 874% 4.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +53.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +110.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1200%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +13.6%
Contains more IronIron +65.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +644.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +205.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +558.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +80%

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% 60% 0% 0% 8.3% 32% 88% 81% 146% 0% 0% 84% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +20.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +112.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +356.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +327%
Contains more FolateFolate +700%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.033mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Soy sauce Fireweed DV% diff.
Manganese 1.018mg 6.704mg 247%
Sodium 5493mg 34mg 237%
Calcium 33mg 429mg 40%
Fiber 0.8g 10.6g 39%
Vitamin B6 0.148mg 0.632mg 37%
Copper 0.043mg 0.32mg 31%
Folate 14µg 112µg 25%
Vitamin B5 0.297mg 1.356mg 21%
Vitamin A 0µg 180µg 20%
Magnesium 74mg 156mg 20%
Zinc 0.87mg 2.66mg 16%
Vitamin B3 2.196mg 4.674mg 15%
Iron 1.45mg 2.4mg 12%
Phosphorus 166mg 108mg 8%
Protein 8.14g 4.71g 7%
Carbs 4.93g 19.22g 5%
Calories 53kcal 103kcal 3%
Choline 18.3mg 3%
Fats 0.57g 2.75g 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.263g 2%
Vitamin B2 0.165mg 0.137mg 2%
Potassium 435mg 494mg 2%
Vitamin C 0mg 2.2mg 2%
Selenium 0.5µg 0.9µg 1%
Net carbs 4.13g 8.62g N/A
Sugar 0.4g N/A
Vitamin B1 0.033mg 0.033mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.073g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.088g 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
5% 3% 19% 71% 3%
Protein: 4.71 g
Fats: 2.75 g
Carbs: 19.22 g
Water: 70.78 g
Other: 2.54 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +72.8%
Contains more OtherOther +498.8%
Contains more FatsFats +382.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +289.9%
~equal in Water ~70.78g

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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. Fireweed - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169399/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.