Soy sauce vs. Lard — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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A recap on differences between soy sauce and lard
- Soy sauce has more manganese, phosphorus, iron, magnesium, vitamin B3, and potassium; however, lard is higher in vitamin D.
- Soy sauce covers your daily sodium needs 239% more than lard.
- Lard 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 Lard.
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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 | +∞% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +∞% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +∞% |
Contains more IronIron | +∞% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +∞% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +690.9% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +∞% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +∞% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +150% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -100% |
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 | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +∞% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D | +∞% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +171.6% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Sodium | 5493mg | 0mg | 239% |
Saturated fat | 0.073g | 39.2g | 178% |
Fats | 0.57g | 100g | 153% |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.088g | 45.1g | 113% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.263g | 11.2g | 73% |
Manganese | 1.018mg | 0mg | 44% |
Calories | 53kcal | 902kcal | 42% |
Cholesterol | 0mg | 95mg | 32% |
Phosphorus | 166mg | 0mg | 24% |
Magnesium | 74mg | 0mg | 18% |
Iron | 1.45mg | 0mg | 18% |
Protein | 8.14g | 0g | 16% |
Vitamin B3 | 2.196mg | 0mg | 14% |
Vitamin D | 0µg | 2.5µg | 13% |
Vitamin D | 0IU | 102IU | 13% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.165mg | 0mg | 13% |
Potassium | 435mg | 0mg | 13% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.148mg | 0mg | 11% |
Zinc | 0.87mg | 0.11mg | 7% |
Choline | 18.3mg | 49.7mg | 6% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.297mg | 0mg | 6% |
Copper | 0.043mg | 0mg | 5% |
Vitamin E | 0mg | 0.6mg | 4% |
Folate | 14µg | 0µg | 4% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.033mg | 0mg | 3% |
Fiber | 0.8g | 0g | 3% |
Calcium | 33mg | 0mg | 3% |
Carbs | 4.93g | 0g | 2% |
Selenium | 0.5µg | 0.2µg | 1% |
Net carbs | 4.13g | 0g | N/A |
Sugar | 0.4g | 0g | N/A |
Tryptophan | 0.096mg | 0mg | 0% |
Threonine | 0.271mg | 0mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 0.318mg | 0mg | 0% |
Leucine | 0.537mg | 0mg | 0% |
Lysine | 0.381mg | 0mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.097mg | 0mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.353mg | 0mg | 0% |
Valine | 0.332mg | 0mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.174mg | 0mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more ProteinProtein | +∞% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +∞% |
Contains more WaterWater | +∞% |
Contains more OtherOther | +∞% |
Contains more FatsFats | +17443.9% |
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -99.8% |
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +51150% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +4158.6% |