Soy sauce vs. Ground beef — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are soy sauce and ground beef different?

Soy sauce is richer in manganese and magnesium, while ground beef is higher in vitamin B12, zinc, selenium, vitamin B6, and vitamin B3.
Soy sauce covers your daily need for sodium, 236% more than ground beef.
Soy sauce contains 113 times more manganese than ground beef. Soy sauce contains 1.018mg of manganese, while ground beef contains 0.009mg.
Ground beef is lower in sodium.
Soy sauce has a higher glycemic index (15) than ground beef (0).

Soy sauce made from soy and wheat (shoyu) and Beef, ground, 70% lean meat / 30% fat, loaf, cooked, baked 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.

Soy sauce

Ground beef

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+335.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+80.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+11211.1%

Contains more IronIron	+56.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+83.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+571.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-98.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+3720%

~equal in Calcium ~33mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~166mg

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

Ground beef

Contains more FolateFolate

+100%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+54.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+83.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+72.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+110.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+300%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.171mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Sodium	5493mg	73mg	236%
Vitamin B12	0µg	2.49µg	104%
Zinc	0.87mg	5.84mg	45%
Manganese	1.018mg	0.009mg	44%
Selenium	0.5µg	19.1µg	34%
Protein	8.14g	23.87g	31%
Cholesterol	0mg	88mg	29%
Saturated fat	0.073g	6.073g	27%
Fats	0.57g	15.37g	23%
Monounsaturated fat	0.088g	7.322g	18%
Magnesium	74mg	17mg	14%
Vitamin B6	0.148mg	0.311mg	13%
Vitamin B3	2.196mg	4.026mg	11%
Iron	1.45mg	2.27mg	10%
Choline	18.3mg	73.2mg	10%
Calories	53kcal	241kcal	9%
Potassium	435mg	241mg	6%
Copper	0.043mg	0.079mg	4%
Vitamin B5	0.297mg	0.512mg	4%
Fiber	0.8g	0g	3%
Folate	14µg	7µg	2%
Vitamin K	0µg	2.9µg	2%
Carbs	4.93g	0g	2%
Vitamin B1	0.033mg	0.051mg	2%
Vitamin E	0mg	0.12mg	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.263g	0.408g	1%
Net carbs	4.13g	0g	N/A
Vitamin D	0IU	2IU	0%
Calcium	33mg	33mg	0%
Sugar	0.4g	0g	N/A
Phosphorus	166mg	166mg	0%
Vitamin A	0µg	3µg	0%
Vitamin B2	0.165mg	0.171mg	0%
Trans fat	0g	1.173g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.096mg	0.121mg	0%
Threonine	0.271mg	0.923mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.318mg	1.055mg	0%
Leucine	0.537mg	1.861mg	0%
Lysine	0.381mg	1.976mg	0%
Methionine	0.097mg	0.614mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.353mg	0.931mg	0%
Valine	0.332mg	1.172mg	0%
Histidine	0.174mg	0.775mg	0%
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.008g	N/A