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Soy sauce vs. Mexican tea — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between soy sauce and Mexican tea?

  • Soy sauce is higher in phosphorus and vitamin B3, yet Mexican tea is higher in manganese, folate, calcium, copper, vitamin B2, fiber, and magnesium.
  • Soy sauce's daily need coverage for sodium is 237% more.
  • Soy sauce has 3 times more vitamin B3 than Mexican tea. While soy sauce has 2.196mg of vitamin B3, Mexican tea has only 0.639mg.
  • The amount of sodium in Mexican tea is lower.

We used Soy sauce made from soy and wheat (shoyu) and Epazote, 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 86% 83% 56% 71% 63% 30% 37% 5.6% 404% 4.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +93%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +63.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +733.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +45.5%
Contains more IronIron +29.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +341.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +26.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +204.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +80%

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%
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 12% 1% 0% 0% 7% 80% 12% 11% 35% 0% 0% 161% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +17.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +243.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +65.9%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +110.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +1435.7%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.152mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Soy sauce Mexican tea DV% diff.
Sodium 5493mg 43mg 237%
Manganese 1.018mg 3.098mg 90%
Folate 14µg 215µg 50%
Calcium 33mg 275mg 24%
Protein 8.14g 0.33g 16%
Copper 0.043mg 0.19mg 16%
Vitamin B2 0.165mg 0.348mg 14%
Fiber 0.8g 3.8g 12%
Magnesium 74mg 121mg 11%
Phosphorus 166mg 86mg 11%
Vitamin B3 2.196mg 0.639mg 10%
Potassium 435mg 633mg 6%
Iron 1.45mg 1.88mg 5%
Vitamin C 0mg 3.6mg 4%
Choline 18.3mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.263g 2%
Zinc 0.87mg 1.1mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.297mg 0.179mg 2%
Calories 53kcal 32kcal 1%
Selenium 0.5µg 0.9µg 1%
Carbs 4.93g 7.44g 1%
Fats 0.57g 0.52g 0%
Net carbs 4.13g 3.64g N/A
Sugar 0.4g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 3µg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.033mg 0.028mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.148mg 0.152mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.073g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.088g 0%
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%

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
7% 89% 3%
Protein: 0.33 g
Fats: 0.52 g
Carbs: 7.44 g
Water: 89.21 g
Other: 2.5 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +2366.7%
Contains more OtherOther +508.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +50.9%
Contains more WaterWater +25.4%
~equal in Fats ~0.52g

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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. Mexican tea - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169398/nutrients

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

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