Soy sauce vs. Pimiento — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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What are the main differences between soy sauce and pimiento?
- Soy sauce is richer in manganese, phosphorus, magnesium, vitamin B3, potassium, and vitamin B2, yet pimiento is richer in vitamin C, vitamin A, and vitamin K.
- Soy sauce's daily need coverage for sodium is 238% higher.
- Soy sauce has 12 times more magnesium than pimiento. Soy sauce has 74mg of magnesium, while pimiento has 6mg.
- Pimiento contains less sodium.
- Soy sauce has a lower glycemic index than pimiento.
We used Soy sauce made from soy and wheat (shoyu) and Pimento, canned types in this comparison.
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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 | +1133.3% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +450% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +175.3% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +357.9% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +876.5% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +1006.5% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +150% |
Contains more IronIron | +15.9% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +14% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -99.7% |
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 | +94.1% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +175% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +257.1% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +2870% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +133.3% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +190.5% |
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +45.3% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Sodium | 5493mg | 14mg | 238% |
Vitamin C | 0mg | 84.9mg | 94% |
Manganese | 1.018mg | 0.092mg | 40% |
Phosphorus | 166mg | 17mg | 21% |
Magnesium | 74mg | 6mg | 16% |
Vitamin A | 0µg | 133µg | 15% |
Protein | 8.14g | 1.1g | 14% |
Vitamin B3 | 2.196mg | 0.615mg | 10% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.165mg | 0.06mg | 8% |
Potassium | 435mg | 158mg | 8% |
Vitamin K | 0µg | 8.3µg | 7% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.297mg | 0.01mg | 6% |
Zinc | 0.87mg | 0.19mg | 6% |
Vitamin E | 0mg | 0.69mg | 5% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.148mg | 0.215mg | 5% |
Fiber | 0.8g | 1.9g | 4% |
Iron | 1.45mg | 1.68mg | 3% |
Calcium | 33mg | 6mg | 3% |
Folate | 14µg | 6µg | 2% |
Choline | 18.3mg | 6.3mg | 2% |
Calories | 53kcal | 23kcal | 2% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.263g | 0.161g | 1% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.033mg | 0.017mg | 1% |
Selenium | 0.5µg | 0.2µg | 1% |
Copper | 0.043mg | 0.049mg | 1% |
Fats | 0.57g | 0.3g | 0% |
Carbs | 4.93g | 5.1g | 0% |
Net carbs | 4.13g | 3.2g | N/A |
Sugar | 0.4g | 2.71g | N/A |
Saturated fat | 0.073g | 0.045g | 0% |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.088g | 0.02g | 0% |
Tryptophan | 0.096mg | 0.014mg | 0% |
Threonine | 0.271mg | 0.04mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 0.318mg | 0.036mg | 0% |
Leucine | 0.537mg | 0.058mg | 0% |
Lysine | 0.381mg | 0.049mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.097mg | 0.013mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.353mg | 0.034mg | 0% |
Valine | 0.332mg | 0.046mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.174mg | 0.022mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more ProteinProtein | +640% |
Contains more FatsFats | +90% |
Contains more OtherOther | +3702.5% |
Contains more WaterWater | +30.9% |
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Carbs
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +340% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +63.4% |
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -38.4% |