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.
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.
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 | +∞% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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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
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
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -26.3% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +99.2% |
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +36.4% |