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Soy sauce vs. Soybean meal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between soy sauce and soybean meal

  • Soy sauce has less copper, iron, manganese, phosphorus, folate, potassium, magnesium, vitamin B1, and zinc.
  • Soy sauce's daily need coverage for sodium is 239% more.
  • Soybean meal is lower in sodium.
  • Soybean meal has a higher glycemic index than soy sauce.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Soy sauce made from soy and wheat (shoyu) and Soy meal, defatted, raw.

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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 219% 73% 220% 514% 667% 138% 300% 0.39% 496% 18%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +313.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +639.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +472.4%
Contains more IronIron +844.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +4551.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +481.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +322.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +273.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +560%

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 0% 0.67% 0% 0% 173% 58% 49% 119% 131% 0% 0% 227% 0%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1993.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +52.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +17.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +565.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +284.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +2064.3%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Soy sauce Soybean meal DV% diff.
Sodium 5493mg 3mg 239%
Copper 0.043mg 2mg 217%
Iron 1.45mg 13.7mg 153%
Manganese 1.018mg 3.8mg 121%
Protein 8.14g 49.2g 82%
Phosphorus 166mg 701mg 76%
Folate 14µg 303µg 72%
Potassium 435mg 2490mg 60%
Vitamin B1 0.033mg 0.691mg 55%
Magnesium 74mg 306mg 55%
Zinc 0.87mg 5.06mg 38%
Vitamin B5 0.297mg 1.976mg 34%
Vitamin B6 0.148mg 0.569mg 32%
Calcium 33mg 244mg 21%
Calories 53kcal 337kcal 14%
Carbs 4.93g 35.89g 10%
Vitamin B2 0.165mg 0.251mg 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.263g 1.045g 5%
Selenium 0.5µg 3.3µg 5%
Fats 0.57g 2.39g 3%
Choline 18.3mg 3%
Fiber 0.8g 3%
Vitamin B3 2.196mg 2.587mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.088g 0.409g 1%
Saturated fat 0.073g 0.268g 1%
Net carbs 4.13g 35.89g N/A
Sugar 0.4g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 2µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.096mg 0.653mg 0%
Threonine 0.271mg 1.952mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.318mg 2.18mg 0%
Leucine 0.537mg 3.66mg 0%
Lysine 0.381mg 2.991mg 0%
Methionine 0.097mg 0.606mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.353mg 2.346mg 0%
Valine 0.332mg 2.243mg 0%
Histidine 0.174mg 1.212mg 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
49% 2% 36% 7% 6%
Protein: 49.2 g
Fats: 2.39 g
Carbs: 35.89 g
Water: 6.94 g
Other: 5.58 g
Contains more WaterWater +925.2%
Contains more OtherOther +172.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +504.4%
Contains more FatsFats +319.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +628%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
17% 21% 62%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.073 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.088 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.263 g
16% 24% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.268 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.409 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.045 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -72.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +364.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +297.3%

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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. Soybean meal - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172445/nutrients

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

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