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Soy sauce vs. Lychee — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between soy sauce and lychee?

  • Soy sauce is higher in manganese, phosphorus, magnesium, iron, vitamin B3, potassium, and vitamin B2, yet lychee is higher in vitamin C and copper.
  • Soy sauce's daily need coverage for sodium is 239% more.
  • Soy sauce has 19 times more manganese than lychee. While soy sauce has 1.018mg of manganese, lychee has only 0.055mg.
  • The amount of sodium in lychee is lower.
  • The glycemic index of soy sauce is lower.

We used Soy sauce made from soy and wheat (shoyu) and Litchis, raw types 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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 1.5% 15% 12% 49% 1.9% 13% 0.13% 7.2% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +640%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +560%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +154.4%
Contains more IronIron +367.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +1142.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +435.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1750.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +244.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +20%

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%
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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 238% 0% 1.4% 0% 2.8% 15% 11% 0% 23% 0% 1% 11% 3.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +200%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +153.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +264.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +48%
Contains more CholineCholine +157.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~14µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Soy sauce Lychee DV% diff.
Sodium 5493mg 1mg 239%
Vitamin C 0mg 71.5mg 79%
Manganese 1.018mg 0.055mg 42%
Phosphorus 166mg 31mg 19%
Protein 8.14g 0.83g 15%
Magnesium 74mg 10mg 15%
Iron 1.45mg 0.31mg 14%
Copper 0.043mg 0.148mg 12%
Vitamin B3 2.196mg 0.603mg 10%
Potassium 435mg 171mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.165mg 0.065mg 8%
Zinc 0.87mg 0.07mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.297mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.148mg 0.1mg 4%
Carbs 4.93g 16.53g 4%
Calcium 33mg 5mg 3%
Fiber 0.8g 1.3g 2%
Choline 18.3mg 7.1mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.033mg 0.011mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.263g 0.132g 1%
Calories 53kcal 66kcal 1%
Fats 0.57g 0.44g 0%
Net carbs 4.13g 15.23g N/A
Sugar 0.4g 15.23g N/A
Vitamin E 0mg 0.07mg 0%
Selenium 0.5µg 0.6µg 0%
Vitamin K 0µg 0.4µg 0%
Folate 14µg 14µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.073g 0.099g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.088g 0.12g 0%
Tryptophan 0.096mg 0.007mg 0%
Threonine 0.271mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.318mg 0%
Leucine 0.537mg 0%
Lysine 0.381mg 0.041mg 0%
Methionine 0.097mg 0.009mg 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
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17% 82%
Protein: 0.83 g
Fats: 0.44 g
Carbs: 16.53 g
Water: 81.76 g
Other: 0.44 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +880.7%
Contains more FatsFats +29.5%
Contains more OtherOther +3356.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +235.3%
Contains more WaterWater +14.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
17% 21% 62%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.073 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.088 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.263 g
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28% 34% 38%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.099 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.12 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.132 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -26.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +99.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +36.4%

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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. Lychee - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169086/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.