Soy sauce vs. Minestrone — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

Summary of differences between soy sauce and minestrone

Soy sauce has more manganese, phosphorus, magnesium, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, potassium, and vitamin B6, while minestrone has more vitamin A.
Soy sauce covers your daily need for sodium, 228% more than minestrone.
Soy sauce contains 25 times more magnesium than minestrone. While soy sauce contains 74mg of magnesium, minestrone contains only 3mg.
The amount of sodium in minestrone is lower.
Soy sauce has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of soy sauce is 15, while the glycemic index of minestrone is 47.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Soy sauce made from soy and wheat (shoyu) and Soup, minestrone, canned, prepared with equal volume water.

Infographic

Infographic link

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

Minestrone

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+2366.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+135.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+234.6%
Contains more IronIron	+281.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+180.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+621.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+569.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+∞%

Contains more CopperCopper	+18.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-95.4%

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

Minestrone

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+50%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+816.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+461.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+112.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+261%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Folate ~15µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Sodium	5493mg	254mg	228%
Manganese	1.018mg	0.152mg	38%
Phosphorus	166mg	23mg	20%
Magnesium	74mg	3mg	17%
Protein	8.14g	1.77g	13%
Iron	1.45mg	0.38mg	13%
Vitamin B2	0.165mg	0.018mg	11%
Vitamin B3	2.196mg	0.391mg	11%
Potassium	435mg	130mg	9%
Vitamin B6	0.148mg	0.041mg	8%
Zinc	0.87mg	0.31mg	5%
Vitamin A	0µg	49µg	5%
Choline	18.3mg		3%
Vitamin B5	0.297mg	0.14mg	3%
Calcium	33mg	14mg	2%
Fiber	0.8g	0.4g	2%
Saturated fat	0.073g	0.23g	1%
Monounsaturated fat	0.088g	0.29g	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.263g	0.46g	1%
Calories	53kcal	34kcal	1%
Selenium	0.5µg		1%
Vitamin B1	0.033mg	0.022mg	1%
Copper	0.043mg	0.051mg	1%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.5mg	1%
Fats	0.57g	1.04g	1%
Carbs	4.93g	4.66g	0%
Net carbs	4.13g	4.26g	N/A
Cholesterol	0mg	1mg	0%
Sugar	0.4g		N/A
Folate	14µg	15µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.096mg	0.013mg	0%
Threonine	0.271mg	0.043mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.318mg	0.054mg	0%
Leucine	0.537mg	0.098mg	0%
Lysine	0.381mg	0.076mg	0%
Methionine	0.097mg	0.018mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.353mg	0.064mg	0%
Valine	0.332mg	0.074mg	0%
Histidine	0.174mg	0.03mg	0%