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Soy sauce vs. Malt — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between soy sauce and malt

  • Soy sauce has more manganese, iron, magnesium, vitamin B3, phosphorus, and vitamin B6, while malt has more vitamin B12 and selenium.
  • Soy sauce's daily need coverage for sodium is 236% higher.
  • Malt contains 13 times less manganese than soy sauce. Soy sauce contains 1.018mg of manganese, while malt contains 0.08mg.
  • The amount of sodium in malt is lower.
  • Soy sauce has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of soy sauce is 15, while the glycemic index of malt is 59.

The food types used in this comparison are Soy sauce made from soy and wheat (shoyu) and Beverages, Malted drink mix, chocolate, powder, prepared with whole milk.

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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 11% 29% 15% 7.9% 12% 11% 39% 7.8% 10% 29%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +393.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +152.9%
Contains more IronIron +590.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +16.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +112.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +82.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1172.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +197%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +980%

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 0.33% 8.7% 1.2% 0% 14% 42% 4.9% 21% 11% 53% 0.75% 6.8% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +747.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +221.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +55.6%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +63.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +11.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +19.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Soy sauce Malt DV% diff.
Sodium 5493mg 60mg 236%
Manganese 1.018mg 0.08mg 41%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.42µg 18%
Iron 1.45mg 0.21mg 16%
Magnesium 74mg 15mg 14%
Vitamin B3 2.196mg 0.259mg 12%
Phosphorus 166mg 91mg 11%
Protein 8.14g 3.37g 10%
Selenium 0.5µg 5.4µg 9%
Saturated fat 0.073g 1.883g 8%
Potassium 435mg 172mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.148mg 0.046mg 8%
Calcium 33mg 98mg 7%
Zinc 0.87mg 0.41mg 4%
Fats 0.57g 3.29g 4%
Choline 18.3mg 3%
Cholesterol 0mg 10mg 3%
Vitamin A 0µg 26µg 3%
Monounsaturated fat 0.088g 0.827g 2%
Calories 53kcal 85kcal 2%
Vitamin B1 0.033mg 0.054mg 2%
Carbs 4.93g 11.2g 2%
Caffeine 0mg 3mg 1%
Copper 0.043mg 0.037mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.297mg 0.354mg 1%
Fiber 0.8g 0.5g 1%
Vitamin B2 0.165mg 0.184mg 1%
Folate 14µg 9µg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.1mg 0%
Net carbs 4.13g 10.7g N/A
Sugar 0.4g 6.68g N/A
Vitamin E 0mg 0.06mg 0%
Vitamin K 0µg 0.3µg 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.263g 0.208g 0%
Tryptophan 0.096mg 0.074mg 0%
Threonine 0.271mg 0.143mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.318mg 0.165mg 0%
Leucine 0.537mg 0.268mg 0%
Lysine 0.381mg 0.142mg 0%
Methionine 0.097mg 0.074mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.353mg 0.15mg 0%
Valine 0.332mg 0.193mg 0%
Histidine 0.174mg 0.077mg 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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3% 3% 11% 81%
Protein: 3.37 g
Fats: 3.29 g
Carbs: 11.2 g
Water: 81.34 g
Other: 0.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +141.5%
Contains more OtherOther +1801.3%
Contains more FatsFats +477.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +127.2%
Contains more WaterWater +14.3%

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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65% 28% 7%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.883 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.827 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.208 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +26.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +839.8%

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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. Malt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174867/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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