Soy sauce vs. Seaweed — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are soy sauce and seaweed different?
- Soy sauce is richer in manganese, phosphorus, vitamin B6, and vitamin B3, while seaweed is higher in vitamin K, folate, iron, calcium, and magnesium.
- Soy sauce covers your daily need for sodium, 229% more than seaweed.
- Soy sauce contains 74 times more vitamin B6 than seaweed. Soy sauce contains 0.148mg of vitamin B6, while seaweed contains 0.002mg.
- Seaweed is lower in sodium.
Soy sauce made from soy and wheat (shoyu) and Seaweed, kelp, raw types were used 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.
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +388.8% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +295.2% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +409% |
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +63.5% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +409.1% |
Contains more IronIron | +96.6% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +202.3% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +41.4% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -95.8% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +40% |
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 B3Vitamin B3 | +367.2% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +7300% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +43% |
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +51.5% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +116.2% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +1185.7% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Sodium | 5493mg | 233mg | 229% |
Vitamin K | 0µg | 66µg | 55% |
Folate | 14µg | 180µg | 42% |
Manganese | 1.018mg | 0.2mg | 36% |
Iron | 1.45mg | 2.85mg | 18% |
Phosphorus | 166mg | 42mg | 18% |
Calcium | 33mg | 168mg | 14% |
Protein | 8.14g | 1.68g | 13% |
Vitamin B3 | 2.196mg | 0.47mg | 11% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.148mg | 0.002mg | 11% |
Magnesium | 74mg | 121mg | 11% |
Copper | 0.043mg | 0.13mg | 10% |
Potassium | 435mg | 89mg | 10% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.297mg | 0.642mg | 7% |
Vitamin E | 0mg | 0.87mg | 6% |
Zinc | 0.87mg | 1.23mg | 3% |
Vitamin C | 0mg | 3mg | 3% |
Fiber | 0.8g | 1.3g | 2% |
Carbs | 4.93g | 9.57g | 2% |
Choline | 18.3mg | 12.8mg | 1% |
Saturated fat | 0.073g | 0.247g | 1% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.263g | 0.047g | 1% |
Calories | 53kcal | 43kcal | 1% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.033mg | 0.05mg | 1% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.165mg | 0.15mg | 1% |
Vitamin A | 0µg | 6µg | 1% |
Fats | 0.57g | 0.56g | 0% |
Net carbs | 4.13g | 8.27g | N/A |
Sugar | 0.4g | 0.6g | N/A |
Selenium | 0.5µg | 0.7µg | 0% |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.088g | 0.098g | 0% |
Tryptophan | 0.096mg | 0.048mg | 0% |
Threonine | 0.271mg | 0.055mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 0.318mg | 0.076mg | 0% |
Leucine | 0.537mg | 0.083mg | 0% |
Lysine | 0.381mg | 0.082mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.097mg | 0.025mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.353mg | 0.043mg | 0% |
Valine | 0.332mg | 0.072mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.174mg | 0.024mg | 0% |
Omega-3 - EPA | 0g | 0.004g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more ProteinProtein | +384.5% |
Contains more OtherOther | +130.1% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +94.1% |
Contains more WaterWater | +14.7% |
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -70.4% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +459.6% |
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +11.4% |