Soy sauce vs. Ketchup — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are soy sauce and ketchup different?
- Soy sauce is richer in manganese, phosphorus, magnesium, iron, zinc, and vitamin B5, while ketchup is higher in vitamin A and vitamin E.
- Soy sauce covers your daily need for sodium, 199% more than ketchup.
- Soy sauce contains 12 times more manganese than ketchup. Soy sauce contains 1.018mg of manganese, while ketchup contains 0.084mg.
- Ketchup is lower in sodium.
Soy sauce made from soy and wheat (shoyu) and Catsup 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.
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +469.2% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +120% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +54.8% |
Contains more IronIron | +314.3% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +411.8% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +538.5% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +1111.9% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +97.7% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -83.5% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +200% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +53.1% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +531.9% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +55.6% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +46.4% |
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Sodium | 5493mg | 907mg | 199% |
Manganese | 1.018mg | 0.084mg | 41% |
Phosphorus | 166mg | 26mg | 20% |
Magnesium | 74mg | 13mg | 15% |
Iron | 1.45mg | 0.35mg | 14% |
Protein | 8.14g | 1.04g | 14% |
Fructose | 0g | 8.72g | 11% |
Vitamin E | 0mg | 1.46mg | 10% |
Carbs | 4.93g | 27.4g | 7% |
Zinc | 0.87mg | 0.17mg | 6% |
Copper | 0.043mg | 0.085mg | 5% |
Potassium | 435mg | 281mg | 5% |
Vitamin B3 | 2.196mg | 1.434mg | 5% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.297mg | 0.047mg | 5% |
Vitamin C | 0mg | 4.1mg | 5% |
Vitamin K | 0µg | 3µg | 3% |
Vitamin A | 0µg | 26µg | 3% |
Calories | 53kcal | 101kcal | 2% |
Fiber | 0.8g | 0.3g | 2% |
Calcium | 33mg | 15mg | 2% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.033mg | 0.011mg | 2% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.148mg | 0.158mg | 1% |
Fats | 0.57g | 0.1g | 1% |
Folate | 14µg | 9µg | 1% |
Choline | 18.3mg | 12.5mg | 1% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.263g | 0.041g | 1% |
Net carbs | 4.13g | 27.1g | N/A |
Sugar | 0.4g | 21.27g | N/A |
Selenium | 0.5µg | 0.7µg | 0% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.165mg | 0.166mg | 0% |
Saturated fat | 0.073g | 0.014g | 0% |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.088g | 0.015g | 0% |
Tryptophan | 0.096mg | 0.005mg | 0% |
Threonine | 0.271mg | 0.019mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 0.318mg | 0.014mg | 0% |
Leucine | 0.537mg | 0.021mg | 0% |
Lysine | 0.381mg | 0.023mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.097mg | 0.005mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.353mg | 0.021mg | 0% |
Valine | 0.332mg | 0.014mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.174mg | 0.013mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more ProteinProtein | +682.7% |
Contains more FatsFats | +470% |
Contains more OtherOther | +415.6% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +455.8% |
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Water
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +486.7% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +541.5% |
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -80.8% |
Carbohydrate type comparison
Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more SucroseSucrose | +2200% |
Contains more GlucoseGlucose | +3316.7% |
Contains more FructoseFructose | +∞% |
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