Soy sauce vs. Skipjack tuna — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between soy sauce and skipjack tuna

Soy sauce has more manganese and magnesium, while skipjack tuna has more vitamin B3, vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin B6, phosphorus, and copper.
Soy sauce covers your daily need for sodium, 237% more than skipjack tuna.
Soy sauce contains 54 times more manganese than skipjack tuna. While soy sauce contains 1.018mg of manganese, skipjack tuna contains only 0.019mg.
The amount of sodium in skipjack tuna is lower.
Skipjack tuna has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of skipjack tuna is 0, while the glycemic index of soy sauce is 15.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Soy sauce made from soy and wheat (shoyu) and Fish, tuna, skipjack, fresh, cooked, dry heat.

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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

Skipjack tuna

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+68.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+5257.9%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+12.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+20%
Contains more IronIron	+10.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+155.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+20.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+71.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-99.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+9260%

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

Skipjack tuna

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+35.2%
Contains more FolateFolate	+40%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+15.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+754.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+63.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+562.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Sodium	5493mg	47mg	237%
Vitamin B3	2.196mg	18.756mg	104%
Vitamin B12	0µg	2.19µg	91%
Selenium	0.5µg	46.8µg	84%
Vitamin B6	0.148mg	0.981mg	64%
Manganese	1.018mg	0.019mg	43%
Protein	8.14g	28.21g	40%
Cholesterol	0mg	60mg	20%
Phosphorus	166mg	285mg	17%
Magnesium	74mg	44mg	7%
Copper	0.043mg	0.11mg	7%
Calories	53kcal	132kcal	4%
Vitamin B5	0.297mg	0.485mg	4%
Choline	18.3mg		3%
Vitamin B2	0.165mg	0.122mg	3%
Fiber	0.8g	0g	3%
Potassium	435mg	522mg	3%
Zinc	0.87mg	1.05mg	2%
Vitamin A	0µg	18µg	2%
Iron	1.45mg	1.6mg	2%
Carbs	4.93g	0g	2%
Saturated fat	0.073g	0.42g	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.263g	0.403g	1%
Vitamin C	0mg	1mg	1%
Folate	14µg	10µg	1%
Fats	0.57g	1.29g	1%
Net carbs	4.13g	0g	N/A
Calcium	33mg	37mg	0%
Sugar	0.4g		N/A
Vitamin B1	0.033mg	0.038mg	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.088g	0.243g	0%
Tryptophan	0.096mg	0.316mg	0%
Threonine	0.271mg	1.237mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.318mg	1.3mg	0%
Leucine	0.537mg	2.293mg	0%
Lysine	0.381mg	2.59mg	0%
Methionine	0.097mg	0.835mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.353mg	1.101mg	0%
Valine	0.332mg	1.453mg	0%
Histidine	0.174mg	0.83mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.091g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.237g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.017g	N/A