Soy sauce vs. Margarine — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between soy sauce and margarine

Soy sauce has more phosphorus, iron, magnesium, vitamin B3, and potassium; however, margarine is richer in vitamin K, vitamin A, and vitamin E.
Soy sauce covers your daily sodium needs 239% more than margarine.
Margarine has 95 times less vitamin B3 than soy sauce. Soy sauce has 2.196mg of vitamin B3, while margarine has 0.023mg.
Margarine contains less sodium.
Soy sauce has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of soy sauce is 15, while the glycemic index of margarine is 0.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Soy sauce made from soy and wheat (shoyu) and Margarine, regular, 80% fat, composite, stick, without salt.

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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.

Soy sauce

Margarine

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+2366.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1000%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+2316.7%
Contains more IronIron	+2316.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+∞%
Contains more ZincZinc	+∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+3220%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+∞%

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.

Soy sauce

Margarine

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+230%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+345.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+9447.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+1544.4%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1300%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Sodium	5493mg	2mg	239%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.263g	24.302g	160%
Fats	0.57g	80.71g	123%
Monounsaturated fat	0.088g	38.877g	97%
Vitamin A	0µg	819µg	91%
Vitamin K	0µg	93µg	78%
Saturated fat	0.073g	15.189g	69%
Vitamin E	0mg	9mg	60%
Manganese	1.018mg		44%
Calories	53kcal	717kcal	33%
Phosphorus	166mg	5mg	23%
Magnesium	74mg	3mg	17%
Iron	1.45mg	0.06mg	17%
Protein	8.14g	0.16g	16%
Vitamin B3	2.196mg	0.023mg	14%
Potassium	435mg	18mg	12%
Vitamin B6	0.148mg	0.009mg	11%
Vitamin B2	0.165mg	0.037mg	10%
Zinc	0.87mg	0mg	8%
Vitamin B5	0.297mg		6%
Copper	0.043mg	0mg	5%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.1µg	4%
Calcium	33mg	3mg	3%
Fiber	0.8g	0g	3%
Folate	14µg	1µg	3%
Vitamin B1	0.033mg	0.01mg	2%
Carbs	4.93g	0.7g	1%
Selenium	0.5µg	0µg	1%
Choline	18.3mg	12.4mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	15g	0.02g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	65kcal	44813kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	189g	14g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	4.8	4.2	N/A
Vitamin C	0mg	0.2mg	0%
Net carbs	4.13g	0.7g	N/A
Sugar	0.4g	0g	N/A
Trans fat	0g	14.89g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.096mg		0%
Threonine	0.271mg		0%
Isoleucine	0.318mg		0%
Leucine	0.537mg		0%
Lysine	0.381mg		0%
Methionine	0.097mg		0%
Phenylalanine	0.353mg		0%
Valine	0.332mg		0%
Histidine	0.174mg		0%
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.006g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		21.522g	N/A