Soy sauce vs. Lamb — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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A recap on differences between soy sauce and lamb
- Soy sauce has more manganese and magnesium; however, lamb is higher in vitamin B12, selenium, zinc, vitamin B3, and choline.
- Soy sauce covers your daily sodium needs 236% more than lamb.
- Lamb contains 46 times less manganese than soy sauce. Soy sauce contains 1.018mg of manganese, while lamb contains 0.022mg.
- Lamb has less sodium.
- The glycemic index of soy sauce is higher.
Food varieties used in this article are Soy sauce made from soy and wheat (shoyu) and Lamb, domestic, composite of trimmed retail cuts, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked.
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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 | +221.7% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +94.1% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +40.3% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +4527.3% |
Contains more IronIron | +29.7% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +176.7% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +412.6% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +13.3% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -98.7% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +5180% |
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 B6Vitamin B6 | +13.8% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +203% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +51.5% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +203.3% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +122.2% |
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +28.6% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +412% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Sodium | 5493mg | 72mg | 236% |
Vitamin B12 | 0µg | 2.55µg | 106% |
Selenium | 0.5µg | 26.4µg | 47% |
Manganese | 1.018mg | 0.022mg | 43% |
Saturated fat | 0.073g | 8.83g | 40% |
Zinc | 0.87mg | 4.46mg | 33% |
Protein | 8.14g | 24.52g | 33% |
Cholesterol | 0mg | 97mg | 32% |
Fats | 0.57g | 20.94g | 31% |
Vitamin B3 | 2.196mg | 6.66mg | 28% |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.088g | 8.82g | 22% |
Choline | 18.3mg | 93.7mg | 14% |
Magnesium | 74mg | 23mg | 12% |
Calories | 53kcal | 294kcal | 12% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.263g | 1.51g | 8% |
Copper | 0.043mg | 0.119mg | 8% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.297mg | 0.66mg | 7% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.165mg | 0.25mg | 7% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.033mg | 0.1mg | 6% |
Iron | 1.45mg | 1.88mg | 5% |
Potassium | 435mg | 310mg | 4% |
Vitamin K | 0µg | 4.6µg | 4% |
Phosphorus | 166mg | 188mg | 3% |
Fiber | 0.8g | 0g | 3% |
Carbs | 4.93g | 0g | 2% |
Calcium | 33mg | 17mg | 2% |
Vitamin D | 0µg | 0.1µg | 1% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.148mg | 0.13mg | 1% |
Folate | 14µg | 18µg | 1% |
Vitamin E | 0mg | 0.14mg | 1% |
Net carbs | 4.13g | 0g | N/A |
Vitamin D | 0IU | 2IU | 0% |
Sugar | 0.4g | 0g | N/A |
Tryptophan | 0.096mg | 0.287mg | 0% |
Threonine | 0.271mg | 1.05mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 0.318mg | 1.183mg | 0% |
Leucine | 0.537mg | 1.908mg | 0% |
Lysine | 0.381mg | 2.166mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.097mg | 0.629mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.353mg | 0.998mg | 0% |
Valine | 0.332mg | 1.323mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.174mg | 0.777mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +∞% |
Contains more WaterWater | +32.4% |
Contains more OtherOther | +1754.9% |
Contains more ProteinProtein | +201.2% |
Contains more FatsFats | +3573.7% |
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -99.2% |
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +9922.7% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +474.1% |